Justice League of America (vol. 2) #17 (Mar. 2008):
“Sanctuary: Part One”
by Alan Burnett, Ed Benes, Sandra Hope, Mariah Benes

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #17

Title: “Sanctuary: Part One”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar. 2008

Publisher:
Written by: Alan Burnett
Art by: Ed Benes, Sandra Hope, Mariah Benes

44 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	Kryptonians; Super Friends...  The Justice League		13,409
Batman (Bruce Wayne)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist	Batman family; Quinntets...  Super Friends; The Justice League; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; The Outsiders (leader)		11,112
Wonder Woman (Diana)	Greco-Roman classical religion	Amazon; Super Friends...  The Justice League		4,659
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce)	Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)	black; The Justice League...  The Network; The Outsiders		353
Red Arrow (Roy Harper Jr.)	Navajo traditional religion	CBI; Checkmate...  Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Justice League; The Outsiders; The Teen Titans [was freelance operative for Checkmate]		668
Hawkgirl (Kendra Shiera Saunders)	Egyptian classical religion	The Justice League; The Justice Society of America [film school student]		345
Backlash	Aryan Nations	The Aryan Brigade		5
Blind Faith	Aryan Nations	The Aryan Brigade		8
Ace of Spades (Ernie Clay)		The Royal Flush Gang		8
Icicle (Cameron Mahkent)	manifestly non-religious	Injustice League; Injustice Unlimited...  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Society		43
Tattooed Man (Mark Richards)		Secret Society of Super Villains		19
The Key	Goth	Injustice League; Intergang...  Secret Society of Super Villains		30
Multiplex (Danton Black)		Secret Society of Super Villains; The 2000 Committee...  The Suicide Squad		54
Black Mass (Geoffrey Thibodeux)		Secret Society of Super Villains; The Cadre		20
Shatterfist		The Cadre		15
Shrike	religious	The Cadre; The Suicide Squad		12
Cyborgirl (LeTonya Charles)	manifestly non-religious	Secret Society of Super Villains; Villainy Inc.		15
Doctor Polaris (John Nichol)		[ 1st app: Justice League of America (vol. 2) #17 (Mar. 2008) ]		10
Houngan (Jean-Louis Droo)	Vodoun	black; Brotherhood of Evil...  Secret Society of Super Villains		27
Bronze Tiger (Ben Turner) (6-panel cameo)		CBI; The Suicide Squad		140
Nightfall (6-panel cameo)		The Cadre		13
Amanda Waller (5-panel cameo)	Methodist	Checkmate; Shadow Fighters...  The Agency (founder); The Suicide Squad		211
Plastique (Bette Sans Souci) (5-panel cameo)	Catholic; Quebecois separatist	Extreme Justice; The Suicide Squad		68
Crowbar (Malcolm Tandy) (5-panel cameo)		The Cadre		11
The General (Wade Eiling) (5-panel cameo)		Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang...  The Suicide Squad; U.S. Air Force		45
unnamed pilot (4-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[pilot]		1
Black Canary (Dinah Lance) (3-panel cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Birds of Prey; The Justice League...  The Network		1,406
Captain Boomerang (Owen Mercer) (3-panel cameo)		Flash's Rogues Gallery; Secret Society of Super Villains...  The Outsiders; The Suicide Squad		79
Red Tornado (John Smith) (2-panel cameo)	religious android	The Justice League; The Justice Society of America...  The Leymen; Young Justice		367
Count Vertigo (Werner Vertigo) (2-panel cameo)	Catholic	Checkmate; Secret Society of Super Villains...  The Injustice Society; The Suicide Squad [Position in Checkmate: White Queen's Knight]		105
Lian Harper (1-panel cameo)		[daughter of Red Arrow and Cheshire]		56
Rick Flag Jr. (1-panel cameo)		Forgotten Heroes; The Suicide Squad		48
The Human Flame (Mike Miller) (1-panel cameo)		Secret Society of Super Villains		12
The Joker (mentioned)	anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy	Injustice League; The Injustice Gang...  The Joker League of Anarchy (leader)		1,679
Lex Luthor (mentioned)	Episcopalian (lapsed); Nietzschean atheist	Injustice League; Secret Six...  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang; The Legion of Doom		1,508
Gorilla Grodd (mentioned)		Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang...  The Legion of Doom		199
Cheshire (Jade Nguyen) (mentioned)		Asian [mother of Arsenal's daughter Lian]		60
Doomsday (mentioned)		Secret Society of Super Villains; The Suicide Squad		100
Chase (Cameron Chase) (mentioned)		DEO; The Suicide Squad		66
Doctor Polaris (Neal Emerson) (mentioned)	obsessed with magnets	Secret Society of Super Villains; The Cadre		49
Pollyanna (mentioned)		[student]	L. C. Page & Co.	15
Pretty Patty (mentioned)	indeterminate	[doll Red Arrow gave daughter Lian in her mother's name]		1
Hera (mentioned)	Greco-Roman deity	Olympus Group [Queen of the Olympian gods; Gods of Olympus]		28
Gargoyle (Bromwell Stikk) (mentioned)	occult	[ 1st app: The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #54 (June-July 1964) ]		4

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