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Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #28 (Aug. 2009):
“Phantom Menace”
by Jerry Ordway, Bob Wiacek

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #28

Title: “Phantom Menace”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Aug. 2009

Publisher: DC
Written by: Jerry Ordway
Art by: Jerry Ordway, Bob Wiacek


34 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.
The Flash The Flash (Jay Garrick) hero
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
The Justice Society of America DC 687
Power Girl Power Girl (Kara Zor-L) hero
CBR Scale: I Kryptonian religion
Birds of Prey; Infinity, Inc....  DC 576
Atom Smasher Atom Smasher (Albert Rothstein) hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Conglomerate; Infinity, Inc....  DC 223
Green Lantern Green Lantern (Alan Scott) hero
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
All-Star Squadron; Checkmate... 
[Position in Checkmate: White King]
DC 768
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
Hourman Hourman (Rick Tyler) hero
  Infinity, Inc.; The Justice Society of America DC 45
Liberty Belle Liberty Belle (Jesse Chambers) hero
  Conglomerate; The Justice Society of America...  DC 193
Damage Damage (Grant Emerson) hero
  Freedom Fighters; The Justice Society of America...  DC 148
Stargirl Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore) hero
  The Justice Society of America; The Suicide Squad...  DC 272
Judomaster Judomaster (Sonia Sato) hero
  Asian; Birds of Prey...  DC 40
Cyclone Cyclone (Maxine Hunkel) hero
  The Justice Society of America DC 59
The Spectre The Spectre (Crispus Allen) hero
CBR Scale: M Christian (denomination unknown); angel
black DC 103
Kung Kung (Thomas Morita) villain
CBR Scale: U Buddhist/Shinto/Taoist
[1st app: Wonder Woman (vol. 1) #237 (Nov. 1977)] DC 12
Hiroshima spirits villain group
CBR Scale: M Buddhist; Shinto; spirits
Asian
[killed by atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima]
DC 1
Marlee Hawthorne
(5-panel cameo)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [reported on Stargirl and Spectre incidents at JSA H.Q.] DC 1
Red Tornado Ma Hunkel
(3-panel cameo)
hero
  The Justice Society of America DC 38
Bibbo Bibbowski Bibbo Bibbowski
(3-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: M idolizes Superman
[bartender; business owner] DC 51
Bill
(2-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S possessed by spirit
[possessed by evil spirit Kung which then possessed Stargirl] DC 2
Frankie Frankie
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: I N.A.
monkey
[Cyclone's pet winged monkey]
DC 9
C.C. Batson
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S spirit
[father of Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel] DC 4
Atom Atom (Al Pratt)
(photo/picture/video)
hero
  The Justice Society of America DC 203
Ryujin Ryujin
(someone disguised or dressed as)
deity
CBR Scale: D Japanese dragon god
[] DC 1
Mike
(business/store name)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [Ma Hunkel made tuna sandwiches with "Mike's Mayonnaise"] Marvel 1
Captain Marvel Captain Marvel (Billy Batson)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: S Greco-Roman classical religion / Protestant
Marvel Family; Shazam's Squadron of Justice...  Fawcett 756
Spectre Spectre (Jim Corrigan)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: M angel
All-Star Squadron; The Justice Society of America DC 101
Obsidian Obsidian (Todd Rice)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic; LGBT
Infinity, Inc.; The Justice League...  DC 176
Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler
(mentioned)
villain real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Nazi
[1st app: Uma Kaeru (1935)] Shochiku Kinema 1,593
Johnny Quick Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers)
(mentioned)
hero
  All-Star Squadron DC 263
Winston Churchill Winston Churchill
(mentioned)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Anglican
[politician] Marvel Image 456
Harry S Truman Harry S Truman
(mentioned)
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Baptist
U.S. Army DC 174
Emperor Hirohito Emperor Hirohito
(mentioned)
villain scientist real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Shinto
Asian DC 75
Hideki Tojo Hideki Tojo
(mentioned)
villain real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Jodo Shinshu (Pure Land
Buddhism)
Asian
[led Imperialist Japan during WWII]
DC 31
The Master of the Outer Darkness
(mentioned)
deity
CBR Scale: D deity
[referred to by Kung and the Spectre] DC 1