Black Lightning (vol. 1) #2 (May 1977):
“Merlyn Means Murder”
by Tony Isabella, Trevor Von Eeden, Frank Springer

Black Lightning (vol. 1) #2

Title: “Merlyn Means Murder”

Medium: comic

Cover date: May 1977

Publisher:
Written by: Tony Isabella
Art by: Trevor Von Eeden, Frank Springer

11 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.
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) (lead character)	Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)	black; The Justice League...  The Network; The Outsiders		353
The 100	manifestly non-religious	[ 1st app: Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #105 (Oct. 1970) ]		28
Talia (Talia al Ghul)	fundamentalist Environmentalist (lapsed?)	Secret Society of Super Villains; The League of Assassins		185
Merlyn (Arthur King)		Injustice League; Killer Elite...  Secret Society of Super Villains; The 100; The League of Assassins		51
Peter Gambi	repentant	[former hit man; tailor who made Black Lightning's uniform]		8
Joey Toledo		The 100		3
Batman (Bruce Wayne) (cameo)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist	Batman family; Quinntets...  Super Friends; The Justice League; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; The Outsiders (leader)		11,112
Aquaman (Arthur Curry) (cameo)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; human...  Super Friends; The Justice League		2,384
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) (cameo)	agnostic; Liberal Marxist	Green Arrows of the World; Justice League Elite...  Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Justice League; The Outsiders		2,507
Earl Clifford (cameo)		[1st app: Black Lightning (vol. 1) #1 (Apr. 1977)]		2
The League of Assassins (mentioned)		[assassin]		60

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