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Religion and Characters in
Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Katana/Shazam #1 (Oct. 2007):
“Five of a Kind, Part 2: The Queen of Swords & the King of the Rock”
by Mike W. Barr, Tony Bedard, Kevin Sharpe, Robin Riggs

Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Katana/Shazam #1

Title: “Five of a Kind, Part 2: The Queen of Swords & the King of the Rock”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: Oct 2007

Publisher: DC

Written by: Mike W. Barr, Tony Bedard

Art by: Kevin Sharpe, Robin Riggs


8 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.
Katana Katana (Tatsu Yamashiro)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: S Bushido / Buddhist
Outsiders; Birds of Prey DC 223
Marvel (Billy Batson)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: S Greco-Roman classical religion
/ Protestant
Marvel Family; Shazam's Squadron of Justice  Fawcett DC 756
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian / Catholic
(lapsed)
Justice League; Batman family  DC 10,183
Takeo Yamashiro Takeo Yamashiro villain
  [Katana's brother-in-law] DC 4
Ronaldo supporting character
    DC 1
Captain Haruta supporting character
  [Japan] DC 1
Battleaxe villain
CBR Scale: M Shinto mystical being
[Japan. mystical being sent by Takeo to attack Katana] DC 1
Zatanna Zatanna (Zatanna Zatara)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: S eclectic Pentecostal Dianic
Wiccan
Justice League; Seven Soldiers of Victory  DC 435