Religion: religious/ethical 
Name: Mr. Ryder
Classification:
supporting character
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #43 (Sep. 1940): "The Case of the City of Terror"
Creators: Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos
Number of Appearances: 1
Enemy of: Mayor Harliss Greer
Defended or Helped by: Batman, Robin
Gender: male
Mr. Ryder made soapbox speeches against the terrible way the corrupt mayor of his town ran things. This prompted Mayor Greer's crooked policemen to beat Mr. Ryder mercilessly, saying "that's what hapens to anybody else that talks agains the mayor!"
Interestingly enough, writer Bill Finger apparently really wanted to use the name "Mr. Ryder." In the Batman story published in the prior issue of Detective Comics (issue #42), a character (Mr. Drake) was mistakenly referred to as "Mr. Ryder" at one point (panel 1 on page 3).
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #43 (Sep. 1940): "The Case of the City of Terror" (4-panel cameo)
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- https://www.comics.org/issue/1020/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=34498