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Religion and Characters in
Teen Titans: Year One #5 (July 2008):
“Young Heroes in Love”
by Amy Wolfram, Karl Kerschl, Serge LaPointe

Teen Titans: Year One #5

Title: “Young Heroes in Love”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: July 2008

Publisher: DC

Written by: Amy Wolfram

Art by: Karl Kerschl, Serge LaPointe


18 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.
Green Arrow Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) hero
CBR Scale: M agnostic; Liberal Marxist
Green Arrows of the World; Seven Soldiers of Victory  DC 2,266
Nightwing Robin (Dick Grayson) hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown); raised Gypsy/Roma
Teen Titans; Batman family  DC 4,498
Flash Kid Flash (Wally West) hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant; Speed Force
Teen Titans; Justice League  DC 915
Donna Troy Wonder Girl (Donna Troy) hero
CBR Scale: M Greco-Roman classical religion
Teen Titans; Darkstars DC 739
Tempest Aqualad (Garth) hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean/Greco-Roman
classical religion; magic
Teen Titans; Sentinels of Magic DC 519
Red Arrow Speedy (Roy Harper Jr.) hero
CBR Scale: S Navajo traditional religion
Seven Soldiers of Victory; Central Bureau of Intelligence 
[was freelance operative for Checkmate]
DC 668
Ding Dong Daddy Ding Dong Daddy (Dowd) villain
  [1st app: Teen Titans #3 (June 1966)] DC 2
unnamed pet turtle unnamed pet turtle supporting character
CBR Scale: I N.A.
[Kid Flash's pet turtle; he moved it to Teen Titan lair] DC 3
The Flips The Flips
(cover & 1-panel cameo)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [young pop band; 2 guys and 1 girl] DC 4
The Abominable Charles Christopher The Abominable Charles Christopher
(only on cover)
lead character comic strip character
CBR Scale: I Yeti
[] Transmission X
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne)
(4-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian / Catholic
(lapsed)
Batman family; Super Friends  DC 10,183
Superman Superman (Clark Kent)
(photo/picture/video)
hero
CBR Scale: S Methodist / Kryptonian
religion
Justice League; Super Friends DC 12,271
Wonder Woman Wonder Woman (Diana)
(photo/picture/video)
hero
CBR Scale: M Greco-Roman classical religion
Justice League; Super Friends DC 4,282
Lois Lane Lois Lane
(photo/picture/video)
supporting character
CBR Scale: I Catholic
[Superman's girlfriend, then wife] DC 3,859
Perry White Perry White
(photo/picture/video)
supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: S Baptist; Elvis worship
(ordained)
[Superman's (Clark Kent's) boss; Daily Planet editor] DC 1,574
Zatanna Zatanna (Zatanna Zatara)
(photo/picture/video)
hero
CBR Scale: S eclectic Pentecostal Dianic
Wiccan
Justice League; Seven Soldiers of Victory  DC 435
Emil Hamilton Emil Hamilton
(photo/picture/video)
supporting character scientist
  [scientist] DC 159
The Joker The Joker
(art)
villain
CBR Scale: M anarchist; obsessed with being
Batman's arch-enemy
Injustice Gang; Injustice League DC 1,679