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Batman: The Brave and the Bold #1 (Mar. 2009):
“The Panic of the Composite Creature”
by Matt Wayne, Andy Suriano, Dan Davis

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #1

Title: “The Panic of the Composite Creature”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar. 2009

Publisher: DC
Written by: Matt Wayne
Art by: Andy Suriano, Dan Davis


29 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)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist
Batman family; Quinntets...  DC 11,112
Power Girl Power Girl (Kara Zor-L)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: I Kryptonian religion
Birds of Prey; Infinity, Inc....  DC 576
Lex Luthor Lex Luthor villain scientist
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian (lapsed); Nietzschean atheist
Injustice League; Secret Six...  DC 1,508
The Composite Creature villain
  [formed by Lex Luthor from dozens of Londoners] DC 1
Aquaman Aquaman (Arthur Curry)
(cover & 3-panel cameo, pg. 2, panels 1-3)
hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
Atlantean; human...  DC 2,384
Wonder Woman Wonder Woman (Diana)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: M Greco-Roman classical religion
Amazon; Super Friends...  DC 4,659
Green Arrow Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: M agnostic; Liberal Marxist
Green Arrows of the World; Justice League Elite...  DC 2,507
The Atom The Atom (Ray Palmer)
(only on cover)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: U Jewish (lapsed)
Super Friends; The Justice League DC 1,086
Metamorpho Metamorpho (Rex Mason)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: U secular
Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Doom Patrol...  DC 392
Black Lightning Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: S Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)
black; The Justice League...  DC 353
Hawkman Hawkman (Carter Hall / Katar Hol)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: M Egyptian classical religion; Thanagarian religion
All-Star Squadron; Super Friends...  DC 1,270
Huntress Huntress (Helena Rosa Bertinelli)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: M Catholic
Batman family; Birds of Prey... 
[Position in Checkmate: Queen]
DC 520
Red Tornado Red Tornado (John Smith)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: S religious android
The Justice League; The Justice Society of America...  DC 367
Wildcat Wildcat (Ted Grant)
(only on cover)
hero
  All-Star Squadron; The Justice Society of America DC 423
Blue Beetle Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic
Hispanic; The Teen Titans DC 141
Plastic Man Plastic Man (Eel O'Brian)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
All-Star Squadron; Freedom Fighters...  Quality 636
Demon Demon (Jason Blood / Etrigan)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: S religious
The Justice League DC 342
Green Lantern Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Green Lantern Corps; The Justice League DC 534
Jonah Hex Jonah Hex
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: S white raised by Native
Americans (Apache); also
Navajo, Kiowa
History's Heroes; Rough Bunch DC 172
Bat-Mite Bat-Mite
(only on cover)
hero
  Batman family DC 43
Kamandi Kamandi
(only on cover)
hero
  [lives in post-apocalyptic future] DC 73
OMAC OMAC (Buddy Blank)
(only on cover)
hero
  [soldier] DC 22
Carapax (Conrad Carapax)
(4-panel cameo, pg. 1-2)
villain
CBR Scale: S religious
[archaeologist] DC 11
Nellybelle
(2-panel cameo, pg. 1-2)
supporting character
CBR Scale: I N.A.
whale
[whale Aquaman called on to defeat Carapax]
DC 1
Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 19, panel 2) 
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Church of England/Church of
Scotland
[queen] DC 363
Alfred Pennyworth Alfred Pennyworth
(voice only, pg. 2-3)
supporting character
CBR Scale: I Anglican
[butler] DC 3,048
Superman Superman (Clark Kent)
(mentioned, pg. 11, 16, 20) 
hero
CBR Scale: S Methodist / Kryptonian religion
Kryptonians; Super Friends...  DC 13,409
Atlanteans Atlanteans
(mentioned, pg. 2, panel 2) 
supporting character group
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
[hidden race] Marvel DC 165
Tony Blair Tony Blair
(mentioned, pg. 3, panel 2) 
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Anglican; Catholic (convert)
[U.K. Prime Minister] Marvel 229