Religion and Characters in
Batman: The Brave and the Bold #1 (Mar. 2009):
“The Panic of the Composite Creature”
by Matt Wayne, Andy Suriano, Dan Davis

29 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) (lead character)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed)	Justice League; Batman family  Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; Super Friends; Outsiders; Quinntets		10,183
Power Girl (Kara Zor-L) (lead character)	Kryptonian religion	Infinity Inc.; Sovereign Seven  Justice Society of America; Justice League; Suicide Squad; Birds of Prey		576
Lex Luthor	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
The Composite Creature		[England. formed by Lex Luthor from dozens of Londoners]		1
Aquaman (Arthur Curry) (cover & 3-panel cameo, pg. 2, panel 1-3)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Justice League; Super Friends [Atlantis]		2,384
Wonder Woman (Diana) (only on cover)	Greco-Roman classical religion	Justice League; Super Friends		4,282
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) (only on cover)	agnostic; Liberal Marxist	Justice League; Green Arrows of the World  Seven Soldiers of Victory; Justice League Elite; Outsiders		2,266
The Atom (Ray Palmer) (only on cover)	Jewish (lapsed)	Justice League; Super Friends		1,086
Metamorpho (Rex Mason) (only on cover)	secular	U.S. Army; Justice League  Seven Soldiers of Victory; Doom Patrol; Outsiders		392
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) (only on cover)	Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)	Justice League; Outsiders		353
Hawkman (Carter Hall / Katar Hol) (only on cover)	Egyptian classical religion; Thanagarian religion	Justice Society of America; All-Star Squadron  Justice League; Super Friends		1,270
Huntress (Helena Rosa Bertinelli) (only on cover)	Catholic	Batman family; Birds of Prey  Checkmate; Justice League; Outsiders [Position in Checkmate: Queen]		520
Red Tornado (John Smith) (only on cover)	religious android	Justice Society of America; Justice League  The Leymen; Young Justice		367
Wildcat (Ted Grant) (only on cover)		Justice Society of America; All-Star Squadron		423
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) (only on cover)	Catholic	Teen Titans		141
Plastic Man (Eel O'Brian) (only on cover)	Christian (denomination unknown)	All-Star Squadron; Freedom Fighters  Justice League; Justice League of Anarchy		636
Demon (Jason Blood / Etrigan) (only on cover)	religious	Justice League		342
Green Lantern (Guy Gardner) (only on cover)	Catholic (lapsed)	Green Lantern Corps; Justice League		534
Jonah Hex (only on cover)	white raised by Native Americans (Apache); also Navajo, Kiowa	Rough Bunch; History's Heroes		172
Bat-Mite (only on cover)		Batman family		43
Kamandi (only on cover)		[lives in post-apocalyptic future]		73
OMAC (Buddy Blank) (only on cover)		[soldier]		22
Carapax (Conrad Carapax) (4-panel cameo, pg. 1-2)	religious	[archaeologist]		11
Nellybelle (2-panel cameo, pg. 1-2)	N.A.	[whale Aquaman called on to defeat Carapax]		1
Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (1-panel cameo, pg. 19, panel 2)  Thanked Batman and Power Girl in person for keeping the Crown Jewels safe.	Church of England/Church of Scotland	[England]		363
Alfred Pennyworth (voice only, pg. 2-3)	Anglican	[butler]		1,949
Superman (Clark Kent) (mentioned, pg. 11, 16, 20)  Lex Luthor (to Power Girl): "Simpleton. You're standing in the rays of my red sun lamp! I'd been developing it to use on that other Kryptonian busybody, Superman!" Also, Batman and Power Girl easily guessed (correctly) that Lex Luthor used "Superman" as the password for his encrypted computer system.	Methodist / Kryptonian religion	Justice League; Super Friends  Daily Planet		12,271
Atlanteans (mentioned, pg. 2, panel 2)  Batman (to Aquaman): "Make sure you wipe his computer memory. Then Carapax can be safely broken down and stored in your royal Atlantean vault."	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion			165
Tony Blair (mentioned, pg. 3, panel 2)  Alfred Pennyworth (to Batman): "I wouldn't have disturbed you, sir, but the Prime Minister did say it was rather urgent."	Anglican; Catholic (convert)	[United Kingdom. U.K. Prime Minister]		229

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