The Religious Affiliation of
Commissioner Gordon
 

Religion: Protestant

Name: Commissioner Gordon

Other Names: Jim Gordon; James Worthington Gordon

Classification:  supporting character  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #27 (May 1939): "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate"

Creators: Bill Finger, Bob Kane (as Rob't Kane)

Number of Appearances: 2,797

   Comic Book Appearances: 2,571

   TV, Film Appearances: 223

   Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 3

Teams/Affiliations: GCPD; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City

Ally: Robin

Ally: Batman

Occupation: police commissioner

Location: Gotham City, USA

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 136 stories which have been indexed by this website:
America vs. the Justice Society #1 (Jan. 1985): "I Accuse"
Anarky (vol. 1) #4 (Aug. 1997): "Fanfare for the Common Man" (hallucination)
Arkham Asylum (Oct. 1989): "A Serious House on Serious Earth"
Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #1 (July 2003): "Whole in the Head"
Batman / Captain America (Dec. 1996)
Batman

Batman - Season 2, Episode 13 (19 Oct. 1966): "An Egg Grows in Gotham"
Batman (vol. 1) #1 (Spring 1940): "The Joker Returns"
Batman (vol. 1) #2 (Summer 1940): "Joker Meets Catwoman" (5-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #2 (Summer 1940): "The Case of the Clubfoot Murders" (7-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #3 (Fall 1940): "The Ugliest Man in the World" (2-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #3 (Fall 1940): "The Batman Vs. the Cat-Woman" (3-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #8 (Dec. 1941 - Jan. 1942): "Stone Walls Do Not a Prison Make"
Batman (vol. 1) #16 (Apr.-May 1943): "The Grade A Crimes!"
Batman (vol. 1) #112 (Dec. 1957): "The Signalman of Crime"
Batman (vol. 1) #112 (Dec. 1957): "Am I Really Batman?"
Batman (vol. 1) #139 (Apr. 1961): "The Blue Bowman"
Batman (vol. 1) #156 (June 1963): "Robin Dies at Dawn"
Batman (vol. 1) #164 (June 1964): "Two-Way Gem Caper!" (1-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #164 (June 1964): "Batman's Great Face-Saving Feat!" (6-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #165 (Aug. 1964): "The Dilemma of the Detective's Daughter!" (5-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #166 (Sep. 1964): "Two-Way Deathtrap!" (mentioned)
Batman (vol. 1) #166 (Sep. 1964): "A Rendezvous with Robbery!" (1-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #167 (Nov. 1964): "Zero Hour for Earth!" (5-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #168 (Dec. 1964): "The Fight that Jolted Gotham City!" (3-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #168 (Dec. 1964): "How to Solve the Perfect Crime - in Reverse!"
Batman (vol. 1) #169 (Feb. 1965): "Partners in Plunder!" (1-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #170 (Mar. 1965): "Genius of the Getaway Gimmicks!" (1-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #171 (May 1965): "Remarkable Ruse of the Riddler" (mentioned)
Batman (vol. 1) #172 (June 1965): "Attack of the Invisible Knights!" (4-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #173 (Aug. 1965): "Secret Identities for Sale!" (3-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #174 (Sep. 1965): "The Off-Again On-Again Lightbulbs!" (9-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #240 (Mar. 1972): "Vengeance for a Dead Man!"
Batman (vol. 1) #240 (Mar. 1972): "Batman's Great Face-Saving Feat!" (6-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #292 (Oct. 1977): "The Testimony of the Riddler!" (2-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #294 (Dec. 1977): "Testimony of the Joker!" (8-panel cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #297 (Mar. 1978): "The Mad Hatter Goes Straight!"
Batman (vol. 1) #307 (Jan. 1979): "Dark Messenger of Mercy!"
Batman (vol. 1) #318 (Dec. 1979): "My City Burns at Both Ends -- It Will Not Last the Night!" (cameo)
Batman (vol. 1) #331 (Jan. 1981): "Wolf in the Fold" (lead character)
Batman (vol. 1) #341 (Nov. 1981): "The Ghost of Wayne Mansion"
Batman (vol. 1) #341 (Nov. 1981): "Murder Will Out"
Batman (vol. 1) #436 (Early Aug. 1989): "Different Roads"
Batman (vol. 1) #475 (Mar. 1992): "Mustache Pete is Dead!"
Batman (vol. 1) #687 (Aug. 2009): "A Battle Within: An Epilogue to Battle for the Cowl"

Batman and the Outsiders

Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #11 (Nov. 2008): "Outsiders No More: Part 1"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #12 (Dec. 2008): "Outsiders No More: Part 2" (mentioned)
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #14 (Feb. 2009): "A Family Affair"

Batman Annual #27 (Dec. 2009): "Darker Than Black: Part 1"
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Confidential #29 (July 2009): "Good Cop..."
Batman Family #11 (May-June 1977): "Surprise! Surprise!" (lead character)
Batman Special #1 (June 1984): "...The Player on the Other Side!"
Batman: Battle for the Cowl

Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1 (May 2009): "A Hostile Takeover"
Batman: Battle for the Cowl #2 (June 2009): "Army of One"
Batman: Battle for the Cowl #3 (July 2009): "Last Man Standing" (4-panel cameo)

Batman: Gotham Adventures

Batman: Gotham Adventures #17 (Oct. 1999): "Daddy Dearest"
Batman: Gotham Adventures #55 (Dec. 2002): "Rescue Me"

Batman: Hong Kong (Aug. 2003): "Hong Kong"
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #32 (Late June 1992): "Blades: Part One"
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #213 (Feb. 2007): "Otaku"

Batman: Night Cries (Aug. 1992)
Batman: Poison Ivy (May 1997): "Poison Ivy"
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #67 (Oct. 1997): "Thinker and the Cheat"
Batman: Streets of Gotham

Batman: Streets of Gotham #1 (Aug. 2009): "Ignition"
Batman: Streets of Gotham #1 (Aug. 2009): "Strange Bedfellows" (6-panel cameo)

Batman: Sword of Azrael #1 (Oct. 1992): "Vanishing Angels & Sudden Death"
Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series - Season 1, Episode 1 (5 Sep. 1992): "The Cat and the Claw: Part 1"
Batman: The Animated Series - Season 1, Episode 2 (6 Sep. 1992): "On Leather Wings"
Batman: The Animated Series - Season 3, Episode 9 (19 Nov. 1994): "Lock-Up"

Batman: The Dark Knight

Batman: The Dark Knight #1 (Mar. 1986): "The Dark Knight Returns"
Batman: The Dark Knight #2 (Apr. 1986): "The Dark Knight Triumphant"
Batman: The Dark Knight #3 (May 1986): "Hunt the Dark Knight"
Batman: The Dark Knight #4 (June 1986): "The Dark Knight Falls"

Batman: Turning Points #5 (Jan. 2001): "Old as the Stars" (lead character)
Batman: Vengeance of Bane Special #1 (Jan. 1993): "Vengence of Bane"
The Brave and the Bold

The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #67 (Aug.-Sep. 1966): "The Death of the Flash"
The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #78 (June-July 1968): "In the Coils of Copperhead!"
The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #115 (Oct.-Nov. 1974): "The Corpse that Wouldn't Die"
The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #200 (July 1983): "Introducing: Batman and the Outsiders"

Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Catwoman #1 (Dec. 2010): "Lifting the Vale" (cameo)
Catwoman / Vampirella: The Furies (Feb. 1997): "The Furies"
Catwoman

Catwoman (vol. 3) #35 (Nov. 2004): "Betrayal"
Catwoman (vol. 3) #59 (Nov. 2006): "It's Only a Movie, Take One" (mentioned)

DC Special #28 (June-July 1977): "And the Town Came Tumbling Down!"
Deathstroke, the Terminator

Deathstroke, the Terminator #6 (Jan. 1992): "City of Assassins" (cameo)
Deathstroke, the Terminator #7 (Feb. 1992): "City of Assassins, Episode Two: The Rival"
Deathstroke, the Terminator #8 (Mar. 1992): "City of Assassins, Episode Three: The Allies"
Deathstroke, the Terminator #9 (Apr. 1992): "City of Assassins, Episode Four: The Resurrection"

Detective Comics

Detective Comics (vol. 1) #27 (May 1939): "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate"
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #36 (Feb. 1940): "Professor Hugo Strange"
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #42 (Aug. 1940): "The Case of the Prophetic Pictures!" (7-panel cameo)
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #91 (Sep. 1944): "The Case of the Practical Joker"
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #197 (July 1953): "The League Against Batman!"
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #225 (Nov. 1955): "If I Were Batman"
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #253 (Mar. 1958): "The Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture"
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #328 (June 1964): "Gotham Gang Line-Up!" (1-panel cameo)
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #329 (July 1964): "Castle with Wall-to-Wall Danger!"
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #330 (Aug. 1964): "The Fallen Idol of Gotham City!" (1-panel cameo)
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #331 (Sep. 1964): "Museum of Mixed-Up Men!" (1-panel cameo)
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #334 (Dec. 1964): "The Man Who Stole from Batman!" (2-panel cameo)
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #336 (Feb. 1965): "Batman's Bewitched Nightmare!" (voice only)
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #337 (Mar. 1965): "The Deep-Freeze Menace!" (mentioned)
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #339 (May 1965): "Batman Battles the Living Beast-Bomb!" (mentioned)
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #340 (June 1965): "The Outsider Strikes Again!" (1-panel cameo)
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #342 (Aug. 1965): "Midnight Raid of the Robin Gang!" (4-panel cameo)
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #469 (May 1977): "...By Death's Eerie Light!"
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #470 (June 1977): "The Master Plan of Doctor Phosphorus!"
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #477 (May-June 1978): "The House That Haunted Batman!"
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #489 (Apr. 1980): "When the Inmates Run the Madhouse!" (lead character)
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #518 (Sep. 1982): "He with Secrets Fears the Sound..."
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #546 (Jan. 1985): "Hill's Descent"
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #573 (Apr. 1987): "The Mad Hatter Flips His Lids!"
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #743 (Apr. 2000): "Evolution: Part One: Whispers in the Dark"
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #779 (Apr. 2003): "Dead Reckoning: Part 3"
Detective Comics Annual #11 (Dec. 2009): "Darker Than Black: Part 2"

The Flash (vol. 1) #318 (Feb. 1983): "New Hopes, New Fears"
Harley Quinn #1 (Dec. 2000): "An Harley Quinn Romance"
The Joker

The Joker #1 (May 1975): "The Joker's Double Jeopardy!"
The Joker #2 (July 1975): "The Sad Saga of Willy the Weeper!"

Joker: Last Laugh

Joker: Last Laugh #3 (Dec. 2001): "Lunatic Fringe" (mentioned)
Joker: Last Laugh #5 (Dec. 2001): "Mad, Mad World" (mentioned)

Joker's Asylum: Poison Ivy #1 (Sep. 2008): "Deflowered!"
Justice League of America

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #2 (Nov. 2006): "The Tornado's Path, Chapter Two: Tornado Red / Tornado Blue" (mentioned)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #25 (Nov. 2008): "The Second Coming, Chapter Four: The Best Lack All Conviction" (1-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #26 (Dec. 2008): "The Second Coming, Chapter Five: Spiritus Mundi"

Justice Society of America

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #1 (Feb. 2007): "The Next Age, Chapter 1" (cameo)
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #4 (May 2007): "The Next Age, Chapter 4" (mentioned)
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #5 (June 2007): "The Lightning Saga, Chapter Two: Dreams and Fire"

Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (19 June 2012)
New York World's Fair Comics #2 (1940): "Batman and Robin Visit the New York World's Fair" (7-panel cameo)
Nightwing (vol. 2) #52 (Feb. 2001): "Modern Romance" (1-panel cameo)
Outsiders

Outsiders (vol. 2) #7 (May 1994): "Friendly Fire"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #8 (June 1994): "Shadows of Knight"
Outsiders (vol. 2) #9 (July 1994): "Breakout"

World's Finest Comics

World's Finest Comics (vol. 1) #184 (May 1969): "Robin's Revenge" (1-panel cameo)
World's Finest Comics (vol. 1) #269 (June-July 1981): "Buried Alive"

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Commissioner_Jim_Gordon.html
  - http://www.comicvine.com/james-gordon/29-3727/
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0150832/
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=jamesgordonga
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=jamesgordonga
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=jamesgordonsa
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=jamesgordonsa
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=jamesgordon
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=jamesgordon
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/442/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=96