Justice League of America (vol. 2) #1 (Oct. 2006):
“The Tornado’s Path, Chapter One: Life”
by Brad Meltzer, Ed Benes, Dick Dillin, Sandra Hope, etc.

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #1

Title: “The Tornado’s Path, Chapter One: Life”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 2006

Publisher:
Written by: Brad Meltzer
Art by: Ed Benes, Dick Dillin, Sandra Hope, Mariah Benes, Dick Giordano

85 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
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)	Jewish Catholic / Green Lantern	Green Lantern Corps; Super Friends...  The Justice League; U.S. Air Force		2,529
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)	agnostic; Liberal Marxist	Green Arrows of the World; Justice League Elite...  Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Justice League; The Outsiders		2,507
Black Canary (Dinah Lance)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Birds of Prey; The Justice League...  The Network		1,406
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce)	Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)	black; The Justice League...  The Network; The Outsiders		353
Arsenal (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
Vixen (Mari Jiwe McCabe)	Anglican (raised); African primal-indigenous religion	Birds of Prey; black...  Checkmate; The Justice League; The Suicide Squad; Ultramarine Corps		254
Red Tornado (John Smith)	religious android	The Justice League; The Justice Society of America...  The Leymen; Young Justice		367
Felix Faust	sorcerer; Necronomicon	Crime Champions; Secret Society of Super Villains		98
Kathy Sutton		[wife of Red Tornado]		34
Traya Sutton	Kali Cult (temporary)	[adopted daughter of Red Tornado]		34
Doc Magnus (Will Magnus)		Metal Men; The Doom Patrol		169
Signalman (Phil Cobb)		Secret Society of Super Villains		35
Platinum (Sharon Magnus)		Metal Men		158
Gold (Mike Magnus)		Metal Men		146
Dr. Impossible	Apokolopsian Darkseid worship	[claims to be Mr. Miracle's brother from Apokolips]		3
Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) (only on cover)	Martian religion	Justice Experience; Martian...  Sentinels of Magic; The Justice League; The Outsiders		2,228
Huntress (Helena Rosa Bertinelli) (only on cover)	Catholic	Batman family; Birds of Prey...  Checkmate; The Justice League; The Outsiders [Position in Checkmate: Queen]		520
Donna Troy (only on cover)	Greco-Roman classical religion	Amazon; The Darkstars...  The Teen Titans		739
Hawkgirl (Kendra Shiera Saunders) (only on cover)	Egyptian classical religion	The Justice League; The Justice Society of America [film school student]		345
Zatanna (Zatanna Zatara) (only on cover)	eclectic Pentecostal Dianic Wiccan	Homo magi; Sentinels of Magic...  Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Justice League		435
Firestorm (Jason Rusch) (only on cover)		black		40
Doctor Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross) (only on cover)	Catholic	The Justice Society of America		459
Hourman (Rick Tyler) (only on cover)		Infinity, Inc.; The Justice Society of America		45
Doctor Fate (Hector Hall) (only on cover)		Infinity, Inc.; Sentinels of Magic...  The Justice Society of America		33
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) (only on cover)	Catholic	Hispanic; The Teen Titans		141
Fire (Beatriz DaCosta) (only on cover)	Catholic	Checkmate; Global Guardians...  Hispanic; Super Buddies; The Justice League		297
Green Lantern (Guy Gardner) (only on cover)	Catholic (lapsed)	Green Lantern Corps; The Justice League		534
Batwoman (Kathy Kane) (only on cover)	Jewish; LGBT	The Network		123
The Phantom Stranger (only on cover)	Jewish Christian?	Quintessence; Sentinels of Magic...  Shadowpact; The Justice League; Trenchcoat Brigade		340
Big Barda (Barda Free) (only on cover)	Apokolipsian Darkseid worship (lapsed)	Birds of Prey; The Female Furies...  The Justice League; The New Gods		255
The Manhattan Guardian (Jake Jordan) (only on cover)		black; Newsboy Army...  Seven Soldiers of Victory		12
Solomon Grundy (Cyrus Gold) (1-panel cameo)	atheist	Infinity, Inc. (founder); Injustice League...  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang; The Injustice Society; The Legion of Doom; The Suicide Squad		102
Plastique (Bette Sans Souci) (1-panel cameo)	Catholic; Quebecois separatist	Extreme Justice; The Suicide Squad		68
Electrocutioner (Lester Buchinsky) (1-panel cameo)		[originally worked in cause of justice like his late brother]		24
Aquaman (Arthur Curry) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; human...  Super Friends; The Justice League		2,384
The Atom (Ray Palmer) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	Jewish (lapsed)	Super Friends; The Justice League		1,086
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	Kryptonian religion	Kryptonians; The Legion of Super-Heroes...  The Outsiders; The Teen Titans		1,041
Hawkman (Carter Hall / Katar Hol) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	Egyptian classical religion; Thanagarian religion	All-Star Squadron; Super Friends...  Thanagarian; The Justice League; The Justice Society of America		1,270
Power Girl (Kara Zor-L) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	Kryptonian religion	Birds of Prey; Infinity, Inc....  Kryptonians; The Justice League; The Justice Society of America; The Sovereign Seven; The Suicide Squad		576
Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	Greco-Roman classical religion / Protestant	Marvel Family; Shazam's Squadron of Justice...  The Justice League		756
Flash (Wally West) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	Protestant; Speed Force	Justice League Elite; The Justice League...  The Teen Titans		915
Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	atheist	black; Checkmate...  The Justice Society of America [Position in Checkmate: White King's Bishop; White King]		289
Nightwing (Dick Grayson) (mentioned & on cover)	Christian (denomination unknown); raised Gypsy/Roma	Batman family; Super Friends...  The Network; The Outsiders; The Teen Titans		4,498
Metamorpho (Rex Mason) (mentioned & on cover)	secular	Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Doom Patrol...  The Justice League; The Outsiders; U.S. Army		392
Green Lantern (John Stewart) (mentioned & on cover)	Protestant	black; Green Lantern Corps...  The Darkstars; The Justice League		560
Cyborg (Vic Stone) (mentioned & on cover)	Protestant	black; Super Friends...  The Teen Titans		670
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) (mentioned & on cover)	Catholic (lapsed)	Green Lantern Corps; Sinestro Corps...  The Challengers From Beyond; The Justice League; The Teen Titans		629
Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi) (mentioned & on cover)	Buddhist	Asian; The Doom Patrol...  The Justice League; The Outsiders		134
Captain Atom (Nathaniel Christopher Adam) (mentioned & on cover)	Catholic	Extreme Justice; L.A.W....  The Justice League; U.S. Air Force [major in U.S. Air Force]		259
Mister Miracle (Scott Free) (mentioned & on cover)	Apokolipsian Darkseid worship (lapsed)	The Justice League; The New Gods		305
Firehawk (Lorraine Reilly) (mentioned & on cover)		Captains of Industry; The Justice League...  The Suicide Squad		113
Deadman (Boston Brand) (someone disguised or dressed as)	Hindu	Sentinels of Magic		258
Katana (Tatsu Yamashiro) (mentioned)	Bushido / Buddhist	Asian; Birds of Prey...  The Outsiders		223
The Flash (Jay Garrick) (mentioned)	Christian (denomination unknown)	The Justice Society of America		687
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
Snapper Carr (mentioned)		Blasters; Checkmate...  The Justice League; Young Justice [Position in Checkmate: Pawn]		143
Red Tornado (Ma Hunkel) (mentioned)		The Justice Society of America		38
Impulse (Bart Allen) (mentioned)	Zen Speed Force	The Teen Titans; Young Justice		483
The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot) (mentioned)		Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains...  The Suicide Squad		403
Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane) (mentioned)	Freudian	Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang...  The Legion of Doom		267
Oracle (Barbara Gordon) (mentioned)		Batman family; Birds of Prey...  Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Justice League; The Network; The Suicide Squad		921
Mento (Steve Dayton) (mentioned)		Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Doom Patrol...  The Hybrid		105
The Ultra-Humanite (mentioned)	Nazi; classical music	Secret Society of Super Villains; Time Stealers [Superman's 1st super-villain foe]		59
Professor Ivo (mentioned)	obsessed with avoiding death	[mad scientist, creator of Amazo]		39
T.O. Morrow (Thomas Oscar Morrow) (mentioned)		Injustice League; Science Squad [creator of Red Tornado]		60
Animal Man (Buddy Baker) (mentioned)	Animal Rights; Church of Maxine (leader)	Forgotten Heroes; The Justice League		187
Karate Kid (Val Armorr) (mentioned)		The Legion of Super-Heroes; Workforce		264
Lian Harper (mentioned)		[daughter of Red Arrow and Cheshire]		56
The Question (Vic Sage) (mentioned)	Objectivist; Zen	L.A.W.; The Justice League [Member of Justice League only in DCAW: animated series]		162
Blue Devil (Dan Cassidy) (mentioned)	Catholic	Sentinels of Magic; Shadowpact...  The Justice League		169
Silver Ghost (Raphael Van Zandt) (mentioned)	Nazi	Secret Society of Super Villains; The Crusaders		7
The Tornado Tyrant (mentioned)	sentient tornado	[1st app: Mystery in Space (vol. 1) #61 (Aug. 1960)]		5
Multiplex (Danton Black) (mentioned)		Secret Society of Super Villains; The 2000 Committee...  The Suicide Squad		54
Psycho-Pirate (Roger Hayden) (mentioned)		Secret Society of Super Villains		71
Athena (mentioned)	Greco-Roman deity	[Goddess of Wisdom and War; Gods of Olympus]		2
Anais Nin (mentioned)	Catholic	[French surrealist novelist]		10
George Romero (mentioned)		[famed horror/zombie film director]		75
King Solomon (mentioned)	Jewish prophet	[son of David]		17
Superman robots (mentioned)	N.A.	[ 1st app: World's Finest Comics (vol. 1) #42 (Sep.-Oct. 1949) ]		76
Ellen Baker (mentioned)		[Animal Man's wife]		13
Skeets (mentioned)	N.A.	[Booter Gold's constant companion]		24
Tao Jones (mentioned)	Taoist	Helix		10

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