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Religion of Comic Book Characters who first appeared in the year:
1957

Number of characters in this sub-list: 40 (out of a total of 36,945 in the database).

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Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Bea Arthur Bea Arthur real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Jewish
[
1st app: Washington Square - Season 1, Episode 11 (9 May 1957)
]
NBC Marvel 178
Barb supporting character
  [accidentally duplicated herself with fiance's invention] Marvel 1
Barb's clone supporting character
  [accidentally made copy of Mr. Wren's fiance] Marvel 1
Jean-Paul Belmondo Jean-Paul Belmondo real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Catholic
[1st app: Thirty-Six Candles (4 Feb. 1957)] France 2 45
the candlemaker's wife supporting character
CBR Scale: M Lutheran
[1st app: The Candlemaker (1957)] Cathedral Films; Lutheran Church in America 1
Captain Cold Captain Cold (Leonard Snart) villain
  Cold Warriors; Flash's Rogues Gallery... 
Secret Society of Super Villains; The Legion of Doom; The Suicide Squad
DC 188
The Cat in the Hat The Cat in the Hat lead character
CBR Scale: I anthropomorphic animal
cat Random House Houghton Mifflin 10
The Challengers of the Unknown The Challengers of the Unknown hero group
  [1st app: Showcase #6 (Jan.-Feb. 1957)] DC 235
June Cleaver June Cleaver supporting character
  [Beaver's mother] Revue Productions CBS 343
Ward Cleaver supporting character
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
[
1st app: Leave It to Beaver - Season 1, Episode 0 (25 Apr. 1957)
]
Revue Productions CBS 236
Rocky Davis Rocky Davis hero
  The Challengers of the Unknown DC 146
The Fly (Andre Delambre) non-feature lead character scientist
  [1st app: Playboy (June 1957)] 20th Century Fox 6
Prof Haley Prof Haley hero
  The Challengers of the Unknown DC 126
Hero of the Hinterland Hero of the Hinterland (Jeronimo Homem) hero
  [1st app: Jeronimo, o Heroi do Sertao #1 (July-Aug. 1957)] Rio Grafica 83
Hot Stuff Hot Stuff lead character
CBR Scale: D demon
[a little devil] Harvey 373
Batman Jones supporting character
  [expert on Batman and organized crime] DC 2
Martha Martha lead character
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
[young child who loves to draw] Little, Brown and Company Collins 3
Lee Marvin Lee Marvin real/historical person
  [1st app: Operation Raintree (1957)] MGM 66
Diane Meade Diane Meade supporting character
  [police partner, girlfriend of Martian Manhunter] DC 7
Arthur Miller Arthur Miller real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Jewish agnostic
[wrote "Death of a Salesman", "Crucible", ec.] CBS 66
Ace Morgan Ace Morgan hero
  The Challengers of the Unknown DC 130
A.C. Nielsen A.C. Nielsen real/historical person
  [market analyst; founded famed TV ratings tracking company] CBS 2
O'Toole villain
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
[1st app: The Raven #5 (1957)] Young's Merchandising Company 1
Officer O'Floodle Officer O'Floodle (Orville O'Floodle) supporting character
  [constable of Tinytown] Harvey 91
Phorbus villain
CBR Scale: R Greco-Roman classical religion
[King of Rhodes] DC 1
Mrs. Plump Mrs. Plump supporting character
  [Little Lotta's mother] Harvey 54
Phineas Potter Phineas Potter supporting character scientist
  [Lana Lang's eccentric uncle] DC 60
Professor Milo (Achilles Milo) villain scientist
  [1st app: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #247 (Sep. 1957)] DC 15
The Raven The Raven supporting character
  [1st app: The Raven #1 (Jan. 1957)] Young's Merchandising Company 1
June Robbins June Robbins hero scientist
  The Challengers of the Unknown DC 51
Red Ryan Red Ryan hero
  The Challengers of the Unknown DC 128
Rod Serling Rod Serling real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Jewish (born); Unitarian (convert)
[famed Twilight Zone host] Marvel 167
Signalman Signalman (Phil Cobb) villain
  Secret Society of Super Villains DC 35
Squeaky supporting character
CBR Scale: D N.A.
mouse
[pet of candlemaker's son Tom]
Cathedral Films; Lutheran Church in America 1
Stumbo the Giant Stumbo the Giant lead character
CBR Scale: I giant
[
1st app: Hot Stuff, the Little Devil (vol. 1) #2 (Dec. 1957)
]
Harvey 121
Thersus villain
CBR Scale: R Greco-Roman classical religion
[lived in ancient Roman times] DC 1
The Thought Master (Wade Barnaby) supporting character scientist
  [telepath; Yellow Claw drugged him to turn him into servant] Marvel Atlas 1
Tom supporting character
CBR Scale: M Lutheran
[learned meaning of Christmas] Cathedral Films; Lutheran Church in America 1
unnamed pastor supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Lutheran
[1st app: The Candlemaker (1957)] Cathedral Films; Lutheran Church in America 1
Hubert Wren supporting character scientist
  [made duplicator machine; accidentally copied fiance] Marvel 1

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