ComicBookReligion.com logo

Religion and Characters in
Secret Society of Super-Villains #8 (July-Aug. 1977):
“Let the Villain Fit the Crime”
by Gerry Conway, Rich Buckler, Bob Layton

Secret Society of Super-Villains #8

Title: “Let the Villain Fit the Crime”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: July-Aug. 1977

Publisher: DC

Written by: Gerry Conway

Art by: Rich Buckler, Bob Layton


10 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.
Flash Kid Flash (Wally West) hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant; Speed Force
Teen Titans; Justice League  DC 915
Gorilla Grodd Gorilla Grodd villain
  Legion of Doom; Secret Society of Super Villains  DC 199
Captain Comet Captain Comet (Adam Blake) hero
  L.E.G.I.O.N.; Secret Society of Super Villains DC 143
The Wizard The Wizard (William I. Zard) villain
CBR Scale: D occult/magic; Tibetan Buddhism
Crime Champions; Injustice Society  DC 61
Copperhead Copperhead villain
CBR Scale: S demonolatry (temporary)
Secret Society of Super Villains; Suicide Squad
[sold his soul to demon Neron]
DC 52
Star Sapphire Star Sapphire (Deborah Darnell) villain
CBR Scale: I alien
Star Sapphires; Secret Society of Super Villains DC 12
Trickster Trickster (James Jesse) villain
CBR Scale: U Catholic (lapsed)
Flash's Rogues Gallery; Secret Society of Super Villains  DC 129
Funky Flashman Funky Flashman supporting character villain based on a real person
CBR Scale: I Jewish
Secret Society of Super Villains
[briefly Mister Miracle's manager; parody of Stan Lee]
DC 19
Andrew Mell villain
  [recovered Energy Prism] DC 1
Ernie supporting character
    DC 1