Religion and Characters in
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #1 (Oct. 2006):
“The Tornado’s Path, Chapter One: Life”
by Brad Meltzer, Ed Benes, Dick Dillin, Sandra Hope, Mariah Benes, Dick Giordano

85 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.
Superman (Clark Kent)	Methodist / Kryptonian religion	Justice League; Super Friends  Daily Planet		12,271
Batman (Bruce Wayne)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed)	Justice League; Batman family  Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; Super Friends; Outsiders; Quinntets		10,183
Wonder Woman (Diana)	Greco-Roman classical religion	Justice League; Super Friends		4,282
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)	Jewish Catholic / Green Lantern	U.S. Air Force; Green Lantern Corps  Justice League; Super Friends [test pilot]		2,529
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)	agnostic; Liberal Marxist	Justice League; Green Arrows of the World  Seven Soldiers of Victory; Justice League Elite; Outsiders		2,266
Black Canary (Dinah Lance)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Justice League; Birds of Prey		1,406
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce)	Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)	Justice League; Outsiders		353
Arsenal (Roy Harper Jr.)	Navajo traditional religion	Teen Titans; Checkmate  Seven Soldiers of Victory; Central Bureau of Intelligence; Outsiders; Justice League [was freelance operative for Checkmate]		668
Vixen (Mari Jiwe McCabe)	Anglican (raised); African primal-indigenous religion	Checkmate; Ultramarine Corps  Suicide Squad; Birds of Prey; Justice League		254
Red Tornado (John Smith)	religious android	Justice Society of America; Justice League  The Leymen; Young Justice		367
Felix Faust	sorcerer; Necronomicon	Crime Champions; Secret Society of Super Villains  Injustice League		98
Kathy Sutton		[wife of Red Tornado]		34
Traya Sutton	Kali Cult (temporary)	[adopted daughter of Red Tornado]		34
Doc Magnus (Will Magnus)		Metal Men; Doom Patrol		169
Signalman (Phil Cobb)		Secret Society of Super Villains		35
Platinum (Sharon Magnus)		Metal Men		158
Gold (Mike Magnus)		Metal Men		146
Dr. Impossible	Apokolopsian Darkseid worship	[claims to be Mr. Miracle's brother from Apokolips]		3
Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) (only on cover)	Martian religion	Justice League; Justice Experience  Outsiders; Sentinels of Magic		2,228
Huntress (Helena Rosa Bertinelli) (only on cover)	Catholic	Batman family; Birds of Prey  Checkmate; Justice League; Outsiders [Position in Checkmate: Queen]		520
Donna Troy (only on cover)	Greco-Roman classical religion	Teen Titans; Darkstars		739
Hawkgirl (Kendra Shiera Saunders) (only on cover)	Egyptian classical religion	Justice Society of America; Justice League [film school student]		345
Zatanna (Zatanna Zatara) (only on cover)	eclectic Pentecostal Dianic Wiccan	Justice League; Seven Soldiers of Victory  Sentinels of Magic		435
Firestorm (Jason Rusch) (only on cover)		[student]		40
Doctor Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross) (only on cover)	Catholic	Justice Society of America		459
Hourman (Rick Tyler) (only on cover)		Infinity Inc.; Justice Society of America		45
Doctor Fate (Hector Hall) (only on cover)		Justice Society of America; Sentinels of Magic  Infinity Inc.		33
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) (only on cover)	Catholic	Teen Titans		141
Fire (Beatriz DaCosta) (only on cover)	Catholic	Global Guardians; Justice League  Super Buddies; Checkmate [Brazil]		297
Green Lantern (Guy Gardner) (only on cover)	Catholic (lapsed)	Green Lantern Corps; Justice League		534
Batwoman (Kathy Kane) (only on cover)	Jewish; LGBT	[ 1st app: (Earth-2) [12311]; (modern, cameo) 52 #7 (July 2006); (modern, full) 52 #11 (July 2006) ]		123
The Phantom Stranger (only on cover)	Jewish Christian?	The Quintessence; Justice League  Sentinels of Magic; Shadowpact; The Trenchcoat Brigade		340
Big Barda (Barda Free) (only on cover)	Apokolipsian Darkseid worship (lapsed)	New Gods; Female Furies  Justice League; Birds of Prey		255
The Manhattan Guardian (Jake Jordan) (only on cover)		Newsboy Army; Seven Soldiers of Victory		12
Solomon Grundy (Cyrus Gold) (1-panel cameo)	atheist	Injustice League; Injustice Society  Secret Society of Super Villains; Infinity Inc.; Injustice Gang of the World; Suicide Squad		102
Plastique (Bette Sans Souci) (1-panel cameo)	Catholic; Quebecois separatist	Suicide Squad; Extreme Justice		68
Electrocutioner (Lester Buchinsky) (1-panel cameo)		[originally worked in cause of justice like his late brother]		24
Aquaman (Arthur Curry) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Justice League; Super Friends [Atlantis]		2,384
The Atom (Ray Palmer) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	Jewish (lapsed)	Justice League; Super Friends		1,086
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	Kryptonian religion	Outsiders; Teen Titans  Legion of Super-Heroes		1,041
Hawkman (Carter Hall / Katar Hol) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	Egyptian classical religion; Thanagarian religion	Justice Society of America; All-Star Squadron  Justice League; Super Friends		1,270
Power Girl (Kara Zor-L) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	Kryptonian religion	Infinity Inc.; Sovereign Seven  Justice Society of America; Justice League; Suicide Squad; Birds of Prey		576
Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	Greco-Roman classical religion / Protestant	Marvel Family; Shazam's Squadron of Justice  Justice League		756
Flash (Wally West) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	Protestant; Speed Force	Teen Titans; Justice League  Justice League Elite		915
Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	Atheist	Justice Society of America; Checkmate [Position in Checkmate: White King's Bishop; White King]		289
Nightwing (Dick Grayson) (mentioned & on cover)	Christian (denomination unknown); raised Gypsy/Roma	Teen Titans; Batman family  Super Friends; Outsiders		4,498
Metamorpho (Rex Mason) (mentioned & on cover)	secular	U.S. Army; Justice League  Seven Soldiers of Victory; Doom Patrol; Outsiders		392
Green Lantern (John Stewart) (mentioned & on cover)	Protestant	Justice League; Green Lantern Corps  Darkstars		560
Cyborg (Vic Stone) (mentioned & on cover)	Protestant	Teen Titans; Super Friends		670
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) (mentioned & on cover)	Catholic (lapsed)	Green Lantern Corps; Justice League  Teen Titans; Sinestro Corps; Challengers From Beyond		629
Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi) (mentioned & on cover)	Buddhist	Justice League; Outsiders  Doom Patrol; S.T.A.R. Labs [Japan]		134
Captain Atom (Nathaniel Christopher Adam) (mentioned & on cover)	Catholic	U.S. Air Force; Justice League  L.A.W.; Extreme Justice [major in U.S. Air Force]		259
Mister Miracle (Scott Free) (mentioned & on cover)	Apokolipsian Darkseid worship (lapsed)	New Gods; Justice League		305
Firehawk (Lorraine Reilly) (mentioned & on cover)		Captains of Industry; Suicide Squad  Justice League		113
Deadman (Boston Brand) (someone disguised as)	Hindu	Sentinels of Magic		258
Katana (Tatsu Yamashiro) (mentioned)	Bushido / Buddhist	Outsiders; Birds of Prey		223
The Flash (Jay Garrick) (mentioned)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Justice Society of America		687
Lex Luthor (mentioned)	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
Snapper Carr (mentioned)		Justice League; Blasters  Young Justice; Checkmate [Position in Checkmate: Pawn]		143
Red Tornado (Ma Hunkel) (mentioned)		Justice Society of America		38
Impulse (Bart Allen) (mentioned)	Zen Speed Force	Teen Titans; Young Justice		483
The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot) (mentioned)		Injustice League; Suicide Squad  Secret Society of Super Villains		403
Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane) (mentioned)	Freudian	Legion of Doom; Injustice Gang  Secret Society of Super Villains		267
Oracle (Barbara Gordon) (mentioned)		Batman family; Seven Soldiers of Victory  Suicide Squad; Justice League; Birds of Prey		921
Mento (Steve Dayton) (mentioned)		Doom Patrol; Seven Soldiers of Victory  Hybrid		105
The Ultra-Humanite (mentioned)	Nazi; classical music	Secret Society of Super Villains; Time Stealers [Superman's 1st super-villain foe]		59
Professor Ivo (mentioned)	obsessed with avoiding death	[mad scientist, creator of Amazo]		39
T.O. Morrow (Thomas Oscar Morrow) (mentioned)		Injustice League; Science Squad [creator of Red Tornado]		60
Animal Man (Buddy Baker) (mentioned)	Animal Rights; Church of Maxine (leader)	Forgotten Heroes; Justice League		187
Karate Kid (Val Armorr) (mentioned)		Legion of Super-Heroes; Workforce		264
Lian Harper (mentioned)		[daughter of Red Arrow and Cheshire]		56
The Question (Vic Sage) (mentioned)	Objectivist; Zen	Justice League; L.A.W. [Member of Justice League only in DCAW: animated series]		162
Blue Devil (Dan Cassidy) (mentioned)	Catholic	Justice League; Sentinels of Magic  Shadowpact		169
Silver Ghost (Raphael Van Zandt) (mentioned)	Nazi	Crusaders; Secret Society of Super Villains [Foe of: Freedom Fighters (arch-enemy)]		7
The Tornado Tyrant (mentioned)	sentient tornado	[ 1st app: "Threat of the Tornado Tyrant" in Mystery in Space (vol. 1) #61 (Aug. 1960); (as Tornado Champion) Justice League of America #17 (Feb. 1963) ]		5
Multiplex (Danton Black) (mentioned)		Suicide Squad; Secret Society of Super Villains [Foe of: Firestorm (arch-enemy)]		54
Psycho-Pirate (Roger Hayden) (mentioned)		Secret Society of Super Villains		71
Athena (mentioned)	Greco-Roman deity	[Goddess of Wisdom and War; Gods of Olympus]		2
Anais Nin (mentioned)	Catholic	[France. French surrealist novelist]		10
George Romero (mentioned)		[famed horror/zombie film director]		75
King Solomon (mentioned)	Jewish prophet	[Israel. son of David]		17
Superman robots (mentioned)	N.A.	[ 1st app: "The Alphabetical Animal Adventure!" in World's Finest Comics #42 (Sep.-Oct. 1949) ]		76
Ellen Baker (mentioned)		[Animal Man's wife]		13
Skeets (mentioned)	N.A.	[Booter Gold's constant companion]		24
Tao Jones (mentioned)	Taoist	Helix		10

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