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

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #9

Title: “The Lightning Saga, Chapter Three: Suicide”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: July 2007

Publisher: DC

Written by: Brad Meltzer

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