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Justice League of America (vol. 2) #21 (July 2008):
“The Gathering Crisis”
by Dwayne McDuffie, Carlos Pacheco, Jesus Merino

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #21

Title: “The Gathering Crisis”

Medium: comic

Cover date: July 2008

Publisher: DC
Written by: Dwayne McDuffie
Art by: Carlos Pacheco, Jesus Merino


38 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 Superman (Clark Kent) hero
CBR Scale: S Methodist / Kryptonian religion
Kryptonians; Super Friends...  DC 13,409
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne) hero
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist
Batman family; Quinntets...  DC 11,112
Wonder Woman Wonder Woman (Diana) hero
CBR Scale: M Greco-Roman classical religion
Amazon; Super Friends...  DC 4,659
Red Arrow Red Arrow (Roy Harper Jr.) hero
CBR Scale: S Navajo traditional religion
CBI; Checkmate... 
[was freelance operative for Checkmate]
DC 668
Hawkgirl Hawkgirl (Kendra Shiera Saunders) hero
CBR Scale: U Egyptian classical religion
The Justice League; The Justice Society of America
[film school student]
DC 345
Libra villain
  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang DC 16
The Human Flame (Mike Miller) villain
  Secret Society of Super Villains DC 12
Lex Luthor Lex Luthor
(4-panel cameo)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian (lapsed); Nietzschean atheist
Injustice League; Secret Six...  DC 1,508
Red Tornado Red Tornado (John Smith)
(4-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S religious android
The Justice League; The Justice Society of America...  DC 367
Firestorm Firestorm (Jason Rusch)
(3-panel cameo)
hero
  black DC 40
Gorilla Grodd Gorilla Grodd
(3-panel cameo)
villain
  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang...  DC 199
Vandal Savage Vandal Savage (Vandar Adg)
(3-panel cameo)
villain
  The Legion of Doom (leader) DC 187
Talia Talia (Talia al Ghul)
(3-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: U fundamentalist
Environmentalist (lapsed?)
Secret Society of Super Villains; The League of Assassins DC 185
Martian Manhunter Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz)
(2-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M Martian religion
Justice Experience; Martian...  DC 2,228
Ace of Spades Ace of Spades (Ernie Clay)
(2-panel cameo)
villain
  The Royal Flush Gang DC 8
Icicle Icicle (Cameron Mahkent)
(2-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
Injustice League; Injustice Unlimited...  DC 43
Ocean Master Ocean Master (Orm Marius)
(2-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: S occult; half-Atlantean
Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang DC 69
The Key
(1-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: S Goth
Injustice League; Intergang...  DC 30
Ten Ten (Wanda Wayland)
(1-panel cameo)
villain
  The Royal Flush Gang
[of 2nd Royal Flush Gang, founded by Hector Hammond]
DC 32
Shatterfist Shatterfist
(1-panel cameo)
villain
  The Cadre DC 15
Shrike Shrike
(1-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: M religious
The Cadre; The Suicide Squad DC 12
Cyborgirl Cyborgirl (LeTonya Charles)
(1-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Secret Society of Super Villains; Villainy Inc. DC 15
Doctor Polaris Doctor Polaris (John Nichol)
(1-panel cameo)
villain
  [] DC 10
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein
(quoted and cited)
scientist real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Jewish; Humanist; Ethical Culture
[1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #269 (May 1982)] Marvel DC 252
Green Lantern Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: U Jewish Catholic / Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps; Super Friends...  DC 2,529
The Atom The Atom (Ray Palmer)
(mentioned)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: U Jewish (lapsed)
Super Friends; The Justice League DC 1,086
Black Canary Black Canary (Dinah Lance)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Birds of Prey; The Justice League...  DC 1,406
The Joker The Joker
(mentioned)
villain
CBR Scale: M anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy
Injustice League; The Injustice Gang...  DC 1,679
The Flash The Flash (Jay Garrick)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
The Justice Society of America DC 687
Flash Flash (Wally West)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant; Speed Force
Justice League Elite; The Justice League...  DC 915
Vixen (Mari Jiwe McCabe)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: M Anglican (raised); African primal-indigenous religion
Birds of Prey; black...  DC 254
Green Lantern Green Lantern (John Stewart)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
black; Green Lantern Corps...  DC 560
The Atom The Atom (Ryan Choi)
(mentioned)
hero
  Asian DC 48
Amazo Amazo
(mentioned)
villain
CBR Scale: I N.A.
Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains
[android]
DC 95
Steel Steel (John Henry Irons)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: S Protestant
black; Infinity, Inc....  DC 321
Jean Loring Jean Loring
(mentioned)
supporting character villain
  [ex-wife of Atom (Ray Palmer)] DC 127
Little Dot Little Dot (Dot Polka)
(mentioned)
lead character
CBR Scale: D obsessed with dots
[1st app: Sad Sack Comics #1 (Sep. 1949)] Harvey 533
Mr. Polka-Dot (Abner Krill)
(mentioned)
villain
  [1st app: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #300 (Feb. 1962)] DC 4