Justice League of America (vol. 2) #25 (Nov. 2008):
“The Second Coming, Chapter Four: The Best Lack All Conviction”
by Dwayne McDuffie, Ed Benes, Ian Churchill, Shane Davis, etc.

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #25

Title: “The Second Coming, Chapter Four: The Best Lack All Conviction”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Nov. 2008

Publisher:
Written by: Dwayne McDuffie
Art by: Ed Benes, Ian Churchill, Shane Davis, Doug Mahnke, Ivan Reis, Darick Robertson, Christian Alamy

41 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.
Superman (Clark Kent)	Methodist / Kryptonian religion	Kryptonians; Super Friends...  The Justice League		13,409
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
Wonder Woman (Diana)	Greco-Roman classical religion	Amazon; Super Friends...  The Justice League		4,659
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)	Jewish Catholic / Green Lantern	Green Lantern Corps; Super Friends...  The Justice League; U.S. Air Force		2,529
Black Canary (Dinah Lance)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Birds of Prey; The Justice League...  The Network		1,406
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce)	Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)	black; The Justice League...  The Network; The Outsiders		353
Flash (Wally West)	Protestant; Speed Force	Justice League Elite; The Justice League...  The Teen Titans		915
Red Arrow (Roy Harper Jr.)	Navajo traditional religion	CBI; Checkmate...  Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Justice League; The Outsiders; The Teen Titans [was freelance operative for Checkmate]		668
Hawkgirl (Kendra Shiera Saunders)	Egyptian classical religion	The Justice League; The Justice Society of America [film school student]		345
Vixen (Mari Jiwe McCabe)	Anglican (raised); African primal-indigenous religion	Birds of Prey; black...  Checkmate; The Justice League; The Suicide Squad; Ultramarine Corps		254
Red Tornado (John Smith)	religious android	The Justice League; The Justice Society of America...  The Leymen; Young Justice		367
Zatanna (Zatanna Zatara)	eclectic Pentecostal Dianic Wiccan	Homo magi; Sentinels of Magic...  Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Justice League		435
Firestorm (Jason Rusch)		black		40
Kathy Sutton		[wife of Red Tornado]		34
Professor Ivo	obsessed with avoiding death	[mad scientist, creator of Amazo]		39
Animal Man (Buddy Baker)	Animal Rights; Church of Maxine (leader)	Forgotten Heroes; The Justice League		187
Anansi (Kwaku Anansi)	African primal-indigenous religion deity; Spider Clan deity (Incan)	[1st app: Thor (vol. 1) #398 (Dec. 1988)]	, etc.	23
Joe Chill		[mugger who murdered parents of Bruce Wayne (Batman)]		116
Ellen Baker		[Animal Man's wife]		13
Green Lantern (John Stewart) (cover & 4-panel cameo)	Protestant	black; Green Lantern Corps...  The Darkstars; The Justice League		560
Martha Wayne (5-panel cameo)	Catholic	[mother of Batman]		59
Dr. Thomas Wayne (5-panel cameo)	Episcopalian	[Batman's father]		75
Impulse (Bart Allen) (4-panel cameo)	Zen Speed Force	The Teen Titans; Young Justice		483
Green Lantern (David Kim) (4-panel cameo)		Asian; Organitek...  Painful Inscriptions; The Shadow Cabinet; The Star Chamber; Xombies [Korean-American]		35
Ocean Master (Orm Marius) (4-panel cameo)	occult; half-Atlantean	Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang		69
The Yellow Aliens (4-panel cameo)	alien	[alien race]		5
Commissioner Gordon (1-panel cameo)	Protestant	GCPD; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City		2,797
The Joker (1-panel cameo)	anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy	Injustice League; The Injustice Gang...  The Joker League of Anarchy (leader)		1,679
Wonder Woman (WWII-era) (Queen Hippolyta) (1-panel cameo)	Greco-Roman classical religion deity	All-Star Squadron; The Justice League...  The Justice Society of America		362
Lightning (Jennifer Pierce) (voice only)	Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)	black; The Justice Society of America		46
Aquaman (Arthur Curry) (mentioned)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; human...  Super Friends; The Justice League		2,384
Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) (mentioned)	Martian religion	Justice Experience; Martian...  Sentinels of Magic; The Justice League; The Outsiders		2,228
Thunder (Anissa Pierce) (mentioned)	Northern Baptist (ABC/USA) (LGBT)	black; The Outsiders		78
Hawkman (Carter Hall / Katar Hol) (mentioned)	Egyptian classical religion; Thanagarian religion	All-Star Squadron; Super Friends...  Thanagarian; The Justice League; The Justice Society of America		1,270
Amazo (mentioned)	N.A.	Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains [android]		95
Doomsday (mentioned)		Secret Society of Super Villains; The Suicide Squad		100
Nyambe (mentioned)	African primal-indigenous religion	[African Sky God; NOTE: appearances could represent Lusa]		5
Dr. Phil (Phil McGraw) (mentioned)		[psychologist; TV host...]		689
Hamed Ali (mentioned)	Muslim	[1st app: Showcase #66 (Jan.-Feb. 1967)]		4
Errol Flynn (mentioned)		[actor]		72
Mia Saunders (mentioned)		[daughter of Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders)]		5

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