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JSA vs. Kobra #1 (Aug. 2009):
“Engines of Faith, Part One: Bad Religion”
by Eric S. Trautmann, Don Kramer, Michael Babinski

JSA vs. Kobra #1

Title: “Engines of Faith, Part One: Bad Religion”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Aug. 2009

Publisher: DC
Written by: Eric S. Trautmann
Art by: Don Kramer, Michael Babinski


37 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.
Power Girl Power Girl (Kara Zor-L) hero
CBR Scale: I Kryptonian religion
Birds of Prey; Infinity, Inc....  DC 576
Checkmate Checkmate supporting character group
  [major covert ops organization] DC 102
Wildcat Wildcat (Ted Grant) hero
  All-Star Squadron; The Justice Society of America DC 423
Mr. Terrific Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt) hero
CBR Scale: M Atheist
black; Checkmate... 
[Position in Checkmate: White King's Bishop; White King]
DC 289
Doctor Mid-Nite Doctor Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross) hero
CBR Scale: M Catholic
The Justice Society of America DC 459
Damage Damage (Grant Emerson) hero
  Freedom Fighters; The Justice Society of America...  DC 148
Kobra Kobra (Jason Burr) villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Kobra (leader)
Kobra DC 15
The Kobra Cult The Kobra Cult villain group
CBR Scale: D Kobra
[joined by Halo; followed Kobra (as "Brother Abraham")] DC 15
Ariadne Persakis Ariadne Persakis villain
CBR Scale: D Kobra
Kobra DC 2
Salifist arms dealers villain group
CBR Scale: D Muslim: Salifist
[arms dealer] DC 1
Hamdan Al-Arazi villain
CBR Scale: D Muslim: Salifist
[interrogated using Mr. Terrific's post-hypnotic protocol] DC 1
unnamed priest supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Episcopalian priest
[1st app: JSA vs. Kobra #1 (Aug. 2009)] DC 1
Starman Starman (Thom Kallor)
(cameo)
hero
  Legion of Substitute Heroes; The Justice Society of America...  DC 343
Hawkman Hawkman (Carter Hall / Katar Hol) hero
CBR Scale: M Egyptian classical religion; Thanagarian religion
All-Star Squadron; Super Friends...  DC 1,270
The Flash The Flash (Jay Garrick)
(cover & 5-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
The Justice Society of America DC 687
Green Lantern Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
(cover & 5-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
All-Star Squadron; Checkmate... 
[Position in Checkmate: White King]
DC 768
Hourman Hourman (Rick Tyler)
(cover & 5-panel cameo)
hero
  Infinity, Inc.; The Justice Society of America DC 45
Stargirl Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore)
(cover & 5-panel cameo)
hero
  The Justice Society of America; The Suicide Squad...  DC 272
Liberty Belle Liberty Belle (Jesse Chambers)
(cover & 4-panel cameo)
hero
  Conglomerate; The Justice Society of America...  DC 193
Cyclone Cyclone (Maxine Hunkel)
(cover & 4-panel cameo)
hero
  The Justice Society of America DC 59
Citizen Steel Citizen Steel (Nathan Heywood)
(cover & 4-panel cameo)
hero
  The Justice Society of America DC 36
Wildcat Wildcat (Tommy Bronson)
(cover & 2-panel cameo)
hero
  The Justice Society of America DC 75
Atom Smasher Atom Smasher (Albert Rothstein)
(cover & 1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Conglomerate; Infinity, Inc....  DC 223
Jakeem Thunder Jakeem Thunder (Jakeem Johnny Williams)
(cover & 1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic
black; The Justice Society of America...  DC 83
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt (Yz)
(cover & 1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: D mystical entity
The Justice Society of America
[fifth-dimensional imp]
DC 160
Sandman Sandman (Sandy Hawkins)
(cover & 1-panel cameo)
hero
  All-Star Squadron; The Justice Society of America...  DC 258
Judomaster Judomaster (Sonia Sato)
(only on cover)
hero
  Asian; Birds of Prey...  DC 40
Lightning Lightning (Jennifer Pierce)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: I Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)
black; The Justice Society of America DC 46
Magog Magog (David Reid)
(only on cover)
villain hero
CBR Scale: M resurrected; religious
The Justice Society of America; United States Marine Corps DC 34
Mr. America Mr. America (Jeff Graves)
(only on cover)
hero
  FBI; The Justice Society of America DC 29
Obsidian Obsidian (Todd Rice)
(9-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic; LGBT
Infinity, Inc.; The Justice League...  DC 176
Agent Samura
(8-panel cameo)
supporting character
 indeterminate  black; Checkmate DC 2
unnamed Kobra cultist
(7-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: D Kobra
Kobra
[suicide bomber; attacked Mr. Terrific]
DC 2
Sasha Bordeaux Sasha Bordeaux
(5-panel cameo)
hero
  Checkmate DC 79
Mr. Jeffreys
(5-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: D Kobra
Kobra
[infiltrated JSA headquarters]
DC 1
O'Brien
(business/store name)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [business owner] DC 1
Darkseid Darkseid (Uxas)
(mentioned)
villain
CBR Scale: S promulgates Apokolipsian
Darkseid worship
[1st app: Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #134 (Dec. 1970)] DC 406