Religion and Characters in
Batman and the Outsiders Special #1 (Mar. 2009)
by Peter J. Tomasi, Adam Kubert, John Dell, Sandu Florea

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.
Batman (Bruce Wayne)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed)	Batman family; Super Friends  Quinntets; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; The Outsiders; The Justice League		10,183
Alfred Pennyworth	Anglican	[butler]		1,949
Geo-Force (Prince Brion Markov)	Markovian Orthodox	Outsiders; Justice League		214
Katana (Tatsu Yamashiro)	Bushido / Buddhist	Outsiders; Birds of Prey		223
The Creeper (Jack Ryder)	anarchist	Justice League of Anarchy; Justice League  Shadow Fighters; Outsiders; Secret Society of Super Villains		184
Owlman (Roy Raymond Jr.)		Outsiders [grandson of TV host Roy Raymond]		27
"The Intolerant Ones"	unnamed religious sect			1
unnamed kidnapped girl	indeterminate	[Menaced by: unnamed kidnappers]		1
unnamed male kidnapper	manifestly non-religious			1
Metamorpho (Rex Mason)	secular	Justice League; Seven Soldiers of Victory  Doom Patrol; Outsiders; U.S. Army		392
Halo (Gabrielle Doe)	Kobra (temporary)	Outsiders; Strike Force Kobra  Kobra [first name, Gabrielle, inspired by the angel Gabriel]		130
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) (cover & 4-panel cameo)	Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)	Justice League; Outsiders		353
unnamed female kidnapper (5-panel cameo)	manifestly non-religious			1
Sergei (5-panel cameo)	Markovian Orthodox	[Markovia]		1
Catwoman (Selina Kyle) (photo/picture/video)	Catholic	Injustice League; Batman family  Secret Society of Super Villains		911
Cap'n Crunch (Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch) (photo/picture/video)		[breakfast cereal mascot]	Quaker Oats Company / Jay Ward Studios	8
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) (statue)	Buddhist (founder)			29
Superman (Clark Kent) (mentioned)	Methodist / Kryptonian religion	Justice League; Super Friends		12,271
Wonder Woman (Diana) (mentioned)	Greco-Roman classical religion	Justice League; Super Friends		4,282
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (mentioned)	Jewish Catholic / Green Lantern	Green Lantern Corps; Justice League  Super Friends; U.S. Air Force [test pilot]		2,529
Nightwing (Dick Grayson) (mentioned)	Christian (denomination unknown); raised Gypsy/Roma	Teen Titans; Batman family  Super Friends; Outsiders		4,498
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) (mentioned)	Kryptonian religion	Outsiders; Teen Titans  Legion of Super-Heroes		1,041
Thunder (Anissa Pierce) (mentioned)	Northern Baptist (ABC/USA) (LGBT)	Outsiders		78
Hawkgirl (Kendra Shiera Saunders) (mentioned)	Egyptian classical religion	Justice Society of America; Justice League [film school student]		345
Firestorm (Jason Rusch) (mentioned)		[student]		40
Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt) (mentioned)	Atheist	Justice Society of America; Checkmate [Position in Checkmate: White King's Bishop; White King]		289
Robin (Tim Drake) (mentioned)	Jewish Catholic?	Batman family; Teen Titans  Young Justice		695
Deathstroke the Terminator (Slade Wilson) (mentioned)	manifestly non-religious	Titans East; H.I.V.E.  Secret Society of Super Villains; Checkmate [was a freelance operative for Checkmate]		376
Steel (John Henry Irons) (mentioned)	Protestant	Justice League; Infinity Inc.  The Suicide Squad		321
Darkseid (Uxas) (mentioned)	promulgates Apokolipsian Darkseid worship	[ 1st app: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (Nov. 1970) ]		406
REMAC (Dr. Salah Miandad) (mentioned)	Muslim	Outsiders		9
A.C. Nielsen (mentioned)		[market analyst; founded famed TV ratings tracking company]		2
Roy Raymond (mentioned)		[host of TV show "Impossible... But True!"]		143
Martha Wayne (mentioned)	Catholic	[mother of Batman]		59
Dr. Thomas Wayne (mentioned)	Episcopalian	[Batman's father]		75
Maseo Yamashiro (mentioned)	Buddhist / spirit	[Japan. late husband of Katana]		2
Yuki Yamashiro (mentioned)	Buddhist	[Japan. one of Katana's twin daughters]		1
Reiko Yamashiro (mentioned)	Buddhist	[Japan. one of Katana's twin daughters]		1

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