Religion: Catholic
Name: Antaeus
Alter Ego: Mark Antaeus
Other Names: Antaeus II
First Appearance: JLA Superpower (Nov. 1999)
Creators: John Arcudi, Scot Eaton, Ray Kryssing
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 2
Teams/Affiliations: The Justice League
Gender: male
From: "Religion in comic books" forum discussion, started 24 April 2006 on the official DC Comics website (http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000072787&start=15&tstart=0; viewed 1 May 2006):
regularguy
Posted: Apr 25, 2006 10:26 PM...former JLAer Mark Antaeus was probably Catholic; his mother kept a cross on the wall, fingered prayer beads when she was nervous, described the family as not being Jewish, and otherwise made me wonder, "Why the heck did this guy choose to dress up like a Roman soldier?"
brokenbatfan
Posted: Apr 25, 2006 11:24 PMRome adopted Christianity before its fall.
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Antaeus.html
- http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=antaeus2
- http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=antaeus2
- http://www.comicvine.com/antaeus/29-50240/
- http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=25560