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Batman: Battle for the Cowl #3 (July 2009):
“Last Man Standing”
by Tony S. Daniel, Sandu Florea

Batman: Battle for the Cowl #3

Title: “Last Man Standing”

Medium: comic

Cover date: July 2009

Publisher: DC
Written by: Tony S. Daniel
Art by: Tony S. Daniel, Sandu Florea


45 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.
Nightwing Robin (Dick Grayson) hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination unknown); raised Gypsy/Roma
Batman family; Super Friends...  DC 4,498
Alfred Pennyworth Alfred Pennyworth supporting character
CBR Scale: I Anglican
[butler] DC 3,048
Robin Robin (Damian Wayne) supporting character
CBR Scale: U tabula rasa
Batman family; The League of Assassins
[son of Batman and Talia al Ghul]
DC 28
The Red Hood The Red Hood (Jason Todd) hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Batman family; The Teen Titans DC 276
Robin Robin (Tim Drake) hero
CBR Scale: U Jewish Catholic?
Batman family; The Teen Titans...  DC 695
Squire Squire (Beryl Hutchinson) hero
  Ultramarine Corps DC 18
The Network The Network hero group
  [defended Gotham after Batman (supposedly) died] DC 7
Two-Face Two-Face (Harvey Dent) villain
CBR Scale: M obsessed with dualism and
number 2; Taoist
Injustice League; The Injustice Gang DC 240
The Penguin The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot)
(cover & 1-panel cameo)
villain
  Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains...  DC 403
Poison Ivy Poison Ivy (Pamela Lillian Isley)
(only on cover)
villain
CBR Scale: M fundamentalist
Environmentalist
Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains...  DC 414
The Riddler The Riddler (Edward Nygma)
(only on cover)
villain
  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Legion of Doom DC 302
The Firefly The Firefly (Garfield Lynns)
(only on cover)
villain
  Secret Society of Super Villains DC 57
Harley Quinn Harley Quinn (Dr. Harleen Quinzel)
(only on cover)
villain
CBR Scale: S Jewish Catholic
Justice League of Anarchy; Secret Six...  DC 206
Batman Jones
(5-panel cameo)
supporting character
  [expert on Batman and organized crime] DC 2
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne)
(4-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist
Batman family; Quinntets...  DC 11,112
Commissioner Gordon Commissioner Gordon
(4-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: U Protestant
GCPD; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City DC 2,797
Duffy Duffy
(4-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
[new intelligence chief for Two-Face's criminal organization] DC 1
Harvey Bullock Harvey Bullock
(3-panel cameo)
supporting character
  Checkmate; Gotham Major Crimes Unit DC 259
Vicki Vale Vicki Vale
(3-panel cameo)
supporting character
  [reporter; TV host] DC 132
Huntress Huntress (Helena Rosa Bertinelli)
(2-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M Catholic
Batman family; Birds of Prey... 
[Position in Checkmate: Queen]
DC 520
Oracle Oracle (Barbara Gordon)
(2-panel cameo)
hero
  Batman family; Birds of Prey...  DC 921
Black Canary Black Canary (Dinah Lance)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Birds of Prey; The Justice League...  DC 1,406
Metamorpho Metamorpho (Rex Mason)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: U secular
Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Doom Patrol...  DC 392
Black Lightning Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)
black; The Justice League...  DC 353
Geo-Force Geo-Force (Prince Brion Markov)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: U Markovian Orthodox
The Justice League; The Outsiders DC 214
Katana Katana (Tatsu Yamashiro)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Bushido / Buddhist
Asian; Birds of Prey...  DC 223
Halo Halo (Gabrielle Doe)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Kobra (temporary)
Aurakle; Kobra... 
[first name, Gabrielle, inspired by the angel Gabriel]
DC 130
Batgirl Batgirl (Cassandra Cain)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I religiously untrained
Asian; Batman family...  DC 222
The Creeper The Creeper (Jack Ryder)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: U anarchist
Justice League of Anarchy; Secret Society of Super Villains...  DC 184
Owlman Owlman (Roy Raymond Jr.)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
  The Outsiders
[grandson of TV host Roy Raymond]
DC 27
Wildcat Wildcat (Ted Grant)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
  All-Star Squadron; The Justice Society of America DC 423
Ragman Ragman (Rory Regan)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M Jewish
Sentinels of Magic; Shadowpact DC 98
Black Mask Black Mask (Roman Sionis)
(1-panel cameo)
villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: S cult leader
Secret Society of Super Villains DC 131
Lady Blackhawk Lady Blackhawk (Zinda Blake)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
  Birds of Prey; Blackhawks DC 116
Manhunter Manhunter (Kate Spencer)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
  Birds of Prey; FBI DC 76
Misfit Misfit (Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
  Birds of Prey DC 39
The Knight The Knight (Cyril Sheldrake)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
  Club of Heroes; The Dome...  DC 20
Lynx Lynx (Ling)
(1-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: S resurrected
Asian DC 22
Scarecrow Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane)
(mentioned & on cover)
villain
CBR Scale: S Freudian
Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang...  DC 267
God God
(mentioned)
deity real/historical person
CBR Scale: D God
[1st app: Old Testament (1402 B.C.)] various 313
The Joker The Joker
(mentioned)
villain
CBR Scale: M anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy
Injustice League; The Injustice Gang...  DC 1,679
Catwoman Catwoman (Selina Kyle)
(mentioned)
villain hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic
Batman family; Injustice League...  DC 911
Talia Talia (Talia al Ghul)
(mentioned)
villain
CBR Scale: U fundamentalist
Environmentalist (lapsed?)
Secret Society of Super Villains; The League of Assassins DC 185
Mary Poppins Mary Poppins
(mentioned)
lead character
  [nanny] Reynal & Hitchcock 10
Linus Hampton Linus Hampton
(mentioned)
supporting character
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
[was briefly Gotham City district attorney] DC 1