Justice League (vol. 1) #1 (May 1987):
“Born Again”
by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire, Terry Austin

Justice League (vol. 1) #1

Title: “Born Again”

Medium: comic

Cover date: May 1987

Publisher:
Written by: Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis
Art by: Keith Giffen, Kevin Maguire, Terry Austin

27 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.
Batman (Bruce Wayne)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist	Batman family; Quinntets...  Super Friends; The Justice League; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; The Outsiders (leader)		11,112
Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz)	Martian religion	Justice Experience; Martian...  Sentinels of Magic; The Justice League; The Outsiders		2,228
Black Canary (Dinah Lance)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Birds of Prey; The Justice League...  The Network		1,406
Captain Marvel (Billy Batson)	Greco-Roman classical religion / Protestant	Marvel Family; Shazam's Squadron of Justice...  The Justice League		756
Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)	occult	All-Star Squadron; The Justice Society of America		114
Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi)	Buddhist	Asian; The Doom Patrol...  The Justice League; The Outsiders		134
Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)		Extreme Justice; L.A.W....  Super Buddies; The Justice League	, etc.	457
Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)	Catholic (lapsed)	Green Lantern Corps; The Justice League		534
Mister Miracle (Scott Free)	Apokolipsian Darkseid worship (lapsed)	The Justice League; The New Gods		305
Maxwell Lord		Checkmate; Extremists...  Illuminati; Super Buddies; The Justice League		163
Oberon	Jewish	The New Gods		169
The Justice League		[ 1st app: The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #28 (Feb.-Mar. 1960) ]		217
John Charles Collins		[thug hired by Maxwell Lord to pose as terrorist leader]		2
Schrick		[fake "terrorist" hired by Maxwell Lord as threat to JLA]		1
Dr. Emory Hunt		[scientist]		1
Mitch		[TV reporter]		1
Ronald Reagan (cameo)	Presbyterian (raised in Disciples of Christ)	Reagan's Raiders; X Presidents	, etc.	583
Rudy Giuliani (cameo)	Catholic	[politician; attorney...]		137
Tom Brokaw (cameo)		[journalist; news anchor]		316
Ms. Wootenhoffer (cameo)	Manhunters	[undercover Manhunter; tried to kill Maxwell Lord]		3
Connie Chung (cameo)  One reporter in story resembles Connie Chung. Her name (which is only partially provided) is revealed as "Lonnie Chu...", an obvious respelling of Connie Chung.	Jewish	Asian	, etc.	55
Vixen (Mari Jiwe McCabe) (photo/picture/video)	Anglican (raised); African primal-indigenous religion	Birds of Prey; black...  Checkmate; The Justice League; The Suicide Squad; Ultramarine Corps		254
Gypsy (Cindy Reynolds) (photo/picture/video)	unknown	Birds of Prey; Conglomerate...  The Justice League		135
Steel (Hank Heywood III) (photo/picture/video)		The Justice League		55
Vibe (Paco Ramone) (photo/picture/video)		The Justice League		68
Pat Sajak (photo/picture/video)  Pat Sajak, host of the daytime game show The Wheel of Fortune makes a behind-the-scenes cameo appearance on a television screen.	Churches of Christ	[hosts Wheel of Fortune game show]		3,800
terrorists (someone disguised or dressed as)  Low-rent thugs hired by Maxwell Lord pose as terrorists and attack the United Nations, as part of Maxwell Lord's plan to present a threat that unites a new Justice League.	terrorists	[generic listing for unnamed terrorist groups]		100

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Justice League #1 (May 1987) created 5 June 2013. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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