Religion: Jewish
Name: Temper
Alter Ego: Aviva Joby Weinberg
First Appearance: Relative Heroes #1 (Mar. 2000): "Fate and Other Accidents"
Creators: Devin Grayson, Yvel Guichet, Aaron Sowd
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 6
Teams/Affiliations: Relative Heroes
Race: white
Gender: female
From: "Who's Jews in the Marvel & DC Universe?", posted 20 December 2005 on the Orthodox Union (OU.ORG - Your Gateway to the Jewish Internet) blog website (http://www.ou.org/ncsy/projects/kp/5763/kpwint63/thing.htm; viewed 20 December 2005):
The Thing may be the heaviest hitter to announce his Jewish roots, but he's far from alone. There are plenty of fellow Israelites in tights to join him at the Seder table... There are others... DC has Ragman (yes, there is a character called Ragman), Joel and Aviva Weinberg of Relative Heroes...
From: "Passover Wave! Ragman and--?" forum discussion, started 13 April 2006 on the official DC Comics website (http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?forumID=29209087&threadID=2000071426; viewed 1 June 2006):
hateradereloaded
Posted: Apr 13, 2006 10:10 AMAny other Jewish Superheroes besides RAGMAN?...
mrblisterfists
Posted: Apr 13, 2006 10:29 AM...Superman's a Jew, as are the Weinbergs...
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Temper.html
- http://www.comicvine.com/temper/29-63138/