Religion and Characters in
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #9 (July 2007):
“The Lightning Saga, Chapter Three: Suicide”
by Brad Meltzer, Ed Benes

39 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)	Justice League; Batman family  Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; Super Friends; Outsiders; Quinntets		10,183
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)	Jewish Catholic / Green Lantern	U.S. Air Force; Green Lantern Corps  Justice League; Super Friends [test pilot]		2,529
Black Canary (Dinah Lance)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Justice League; Birds of Prey		1,406
Hawkman (Carter Hall / Katar Hol)	Egyptian classical religion; Thanagarian religion	Justice Society of America; All-Star Squadron  Justice League; Super Friends		1,270
The Flash (Jay Garrick)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Justice Society of America		687
Power Girl (Kara Zor-L)	Kryptonian religion	Infinity Inc.; Sovereign Seven  Justice Society of America; Justice League; Suicide Squad; Birds of Prey		576
Red Arrow (Roy Harper Jr.)	Navajo traditional religion	Teen Titans; Checkmate  Seven Soldiers of Victory; Central Bureau of Intelligence; Outsiders; Justice League [was freelance operative for Checkmate]		668
Hawkgirl (Kendra Shiera Saunders)	Egyptian classical religion	Justice Society of America; Justice League [film school student]		345
Vixen (Mari Jiwe McCabe)	Anglican (raised); African primal-indigenous religion	Checkmate; Ultramarine Corps  Suicide Squad; Birds of Prey; Justice League		254
Red Tornado (John Smith)	religious android	Justice Society of America; Justice League  The Leymen; Young Justice		367
Wildcat (Tommy Bronson)		Justice Society of America		75
Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt)	Atheist	Justice Society of America; Checkmate [Position in Checkmate: White King's Bishop; White King]		289
Doctor Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross)	Catholic	Justice Society of America		459
The Ultra-Humanite	Nazi; classical music	Secret Society of Super Villains; Time Stealers [Superman's 1st super-villain foe]		59
Starman (Thom Kallor)		Legion of Super-Heroes; Legion of Substitute Heroes  Uncanny Amazers; Justice Society of America		343
Dream Girl (Nura Nal)		Legion of Substitute Heroes; Legion of Super-Heroes  Uncanny Amazers		243
Karate Kid (Val Armorr)		Legion of Super-Heroes; Workforce		264
Timber Wolf (Brin Londo)		Legion of Super-Heroes		197
Wildfire (Drake Burroughs)		Legion of Super-Heroes; Uncanny Amazers  Workforce		246
Dawnstar's girlfriend	Thanagarian religion; LGBT			1
Tokolo	Gorilla City religion	[Gorilla City. informed Nnamdi of birth of Nzame]		1
Mampoa	Gorilla City religion	[Gorilla City. champion dinosaur racer; defeated Timber Wolf in race]		1
Nnamdi	Gorilla City religion	[Gorilla City. Solivar's son; ruler of Gorilla City]		5
Despero (4-panel cameo)	hatred of the Justice League; alien (Kalanor) with mystic powers	Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains  Time Stealers		108
Dolores Winters (4-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[actress]		1
Dawnstar (3-panel cameo)	Native American spirituality	Legion of Super-Heroes		157
Per Degaton (3-panel cameo)	Nazi; obsessed with time travel	Injustice Society; Time Stealers		50
Biyo (3-panel cameo)	Gorilla City religion	[Gorilla City. gave birth to Messiah-like Nzame child]		5
Nzame (3-panel cameo)	Gorilla City religion	[Gorilla City. birth long prophesied; given Messiah-like reverence]		5
The Wingmen (2-panel cameo)	Thanagarian religion	[police]		50
The Flash (Barry Allen) (mentioned)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Justice League; Super Friends		1,826
Sandman (Sandy Hawkins) (mentioned)		All-Star Squadron; Justice Society of America  Young All-Stars		258
Solomon Grundy (Cyrus Gold) (mentioned)	atheist	Injustice League; Injustice Society  Secret Society of Super Villains; Infinity Inc.; Injustice Gang of the World; Suicide Squad		102
Tarzan (John Clayton) (mentioned)			, etc.	1,406
Animal Man (Buddy Baker) (mentioned)	Animal Rights; Church of Maxine (leader)	Forgotten Heroes; Justice League		187
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox) (mentioned)		Legion of Super-Heroes		610
Doctor Destiny (John Dee) (mentioned)	alchemist	Crime Champions		43
King Solovar (mentioned)	Gorilla City religion	[Gorilla City. leader of Gorilla City]		36
Mama (Thelma Harper) (mentioned)	Protestant	[President of Church Ladies League]		130

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