Religion and Characters in
Batman (vol. 1) #294 (Dec. 1977):
“Testimony of the Joker!”
by David Vern (as David V. Reed), John Calnan, Tex Blaisdell

24 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Batman (Bruce Wayne)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed)	Justice League; Batman family  Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; Super Friends; Outsiders; Quinntets		10,183
The Joker	anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy	Injustice Gang; Injustice League		1,679
Jerry Randall	idolized Batman	[routinely dressed as Batman to recreate idol's exploits]		1
Commissioner Gordon (8-panel cameo)	Protestant	GCPD; Mystery Analysts of Gotham City		2,681
Ra's al Ghul (5-panel cameo)	fundamentalist Environmentalist; alchemist	League of Assassins (leader); Secret Society of Super Villains		151
Poison Ivy (Pamela Lillian Isley) (2-panel cameo)	fundamentalist Environmentalist	Injustice League; Injustice Gang  Secret Society of Super Villains; Suicide Squad		414
Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane) (2-panel cameo)	Freudian	Legion of Doom; Injustice Gang  Secret Society of Super Villains		267
Mr. Freeze (Victor Fries) (2-panel cameo)	Catholic (lapsed)	Cold Warriors; Injustice League  Secret Society of Super Villains		175
Captain Stingaree (Karl Courtney) (2-panel cameo)	LGBT	Secret Society of Super Villains		8
Killer Moth (Cameron van Cleer) (2-panel cameo)		[ 1st app: (as Charaxes) Underworld Unleashed #1 (Nov. 1995) ]		54
Mad Hatter (imposter) (2-panel cameo)				9
Tweedledee and Tweedledum (Deever and Dumson Tweed) (2-panel cameo)		Wonderland Gang; Secret Society of Super Villains		25
The Cavalier (Mortimer Drake) (2-panel cameo)	LGBT			15
Cluemaster (Arthur Brown) (2-panel cameo)		Injustice League; Suicide Squad [former game show host; father of Stephanie Brown (Batgirl)]		33
The Spook (Val Kaliban) (2-panel cameo)		[one of world's greatest escape-artists]		20
Superman (Clark Kent) (1-panel cameo)	Methodist / Kryptonian religion	Justice League; Super Friends  Daily Planet		12,271
Lex Luthor (1-panel cameo)	Episcopalian (lapsed); Nietzschean atheist	Legion of Doom; LexCorp  Injustice Gang; Secret Society of Super Villains; Injustice League; Secret Six [Foe of: Superman (arch-enemy)]		1,508
Catwoman (Selina Kyle) (1-panel cameo)	Catholic	Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains  Batman family		911
Two-Face (Harvey Dent) (1-panel cameo)	obsessed with dualism and number 2; Taoist	Injustice League; Injustice Gang		240
The Riddler (Edward Nygma) (1-panel cameo)		Legion of Doom; Secret Society of Super Villains		302
Signalman (Phil Cobb) (1-panel cameo)		Secret Society of Super Villains		35
Martha Wayne (mentioned)	Catholic	[mother of Batman]		59
Dr. Thomas Wayne (mentioned)	Episcopalian	[Batman's father]		75
The Claw (Colonel Jake van Cleeve) (mentioned)		["trial" to determine who killed Batman was at his estate]		1

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