ComicBookReligion.com logo

Religion and Characters in
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #13 (Jan. 2009):
“The Network”
by Frank Tieri, Fernando Dagnino, Raul Fernandez

Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #13

Title: “The Network”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: Jan 2009

Publisher: DC

Written by: Frank Tieri

Art by: Fernando Dagnino, Raul Fernandez


40 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.
Alfred Pennyworth Alfred Pennyworth supporting character
CBR Scale: I Anglican
[butler] DC 1,949
Batgirl Batgirl (Cassandra Cain) hero
CBR Scale: I religiously untrained
Batman family; Justice League Elite  DC 222
Man-Bat Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom) villain scientist
  Secret Society of Super Villains DC 134
Spoiler Spoiler (Stephanie Brown) hero
  Batman family DC 164
Vigilante (Dorian) hero
  [1st app: Nightwing #133 (Aug. 2007)] DC 18
Metamorpho Metamorpho (Rex Mason)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: U secular
U.S. Army; Justice League  DC 392
Geo-Force Geo-Force (Prince Brion Markov)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: U Markovian Orthodox
Outsiders; Justice League DC 214
Grace Grace (Grace Choi)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: S non-religious; Amazonian
Greco-Roman classical religion
(nominal); LGBT
Outsiders DC 66
Thunder Thunder (Anissa Pierce)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: I Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)
(LGBT)
Outsiders DC 78
unnamed club bouncer
(6-panel cameo)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [Vigilante (Dorian) killed him when he asked for password] DC 1
The Penguin The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot)
(5-panel cameo)
villain
  Injustice League; Suicide Squad  DC 403
Killer Croc Killer Croc (Waylon Jones)
(5-panel cameo)
villain
  Secret Society of Super Villains DC 202
Green Arrow Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
(4-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M agnostic; Liberal Marxist
Justice League; Green Arrows of the World  DC 2,266
Black Canary Black Canary (Dinah Lance)
(4-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Justice League; Birds of Prey DC 1,406
Robin Robin (Tim Drake)
(4-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: U Jewish Catholic?
Batman family; Young Justice  DC 695
Johnny Stitches (John Denetto)
(4-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
Intergang DC 7
Superman Superman (Clark Kent)
(3-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Methodist / Kryptonian
religion
Justice League; Super Friends  DC 12,271
Nightwing Nightwing (Dick Grayson)
(3-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown); raised Gypsy/Roma
Teen Titans; Batman family  DC 4,498
Catwoman Catwoman (Selina Kyle)
(3-panel cameo)
villain hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic
Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains  DC 911
The Riddler The Riddler (Edward Nygma)
(3-panel cameo)
villain
  Legion of Doom; Secret Society of Super Villains DC 302
Wonder Woman Wonder Woman (Diana)
(2-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M Greco-Roman classical religion
Justice League; Super Friends DC 4,282
Wildcat Wildcat (Ted Grant)
(2-panel cameo)
hero
  Justice Society of America; All-Star Squadron DC 423
Mr. Freeze Mr. Freeze (Victor Fries)
(2-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Cold Warriors; Injustice League  DC 175
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne)
(mentioned in text & seen in picture)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian / Catholic
(lapsed)
Justice League; Batman family  DC 10,183
Green Lantern Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
(photo/picture/video)
hero
CBR Scale: U Jewish Catholic / Green
Lantern
U.S. Air Force; Green Lantern Corps 
[test pilot]
DC 2,529
Supergirl Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
(photo/picture/video)
hero
CBR Scale: I Kryptonian religion
Outsiders; Teen Titans  DC 1,041
Huntress Huntress (Helena Rosa Bertinelli)
(photo/picture/video)
hero
CBR Scale: M Catholic
Batman family; Birds of Prey 
[Position in Checkmate: Queen]
DC 520
Flash Flash (Wally West)
(photo/picture/video)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant; Speed Force
Teen Titans; Justice League  DC 915
Hawkgirl Hawkgirl (Kendra Shiera Saunders)
(photo/picture/video)
hero
CBR Scale: U Egyptian classical religion
Justice Society of America; Justice League
[film school student]
DC 345
Bombshell Bombshell (Amy Allen)
(photo/picture/video)
villain hero
  Teen Titans; Titans East DC 28
Oracle Oracle (Barbara Gordon)
(photo/picture/video)
hero
  Batman family; Seven Soldiers of Victory  DC 921
Batwoman Batwoman (Kathy Kane)
(photo/picture/video)
hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish; LGBT
[] DC 123
The Question The Question (Renee Montoya)
(photo/picture/video)
hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic; LGBT
Gotham Major Crimes Unit DC 265
Cheetah Cheetah (Dr. Barbara Minerva)
(photo/picture/video)
villain
  Secret Society of Super Villains DC 150
Katana Katana (Tatsu Yamashiro)
(visual reference)
hero
CBR Scale: S Bushido / Buddhist
Outsiders; Birds of Prey DC 223
The Red Hood The Red Hood (Jason Todd)
(visual reference)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Batman family; Teen Titans DC 276
The Joker The Joker
(art)
villain
CBR Scale: M anarchist; obsessed with being
Batman's arch-enemy
Injustice Gang; Injustice League DC 1,679
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln
(art)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Baptist (raised)
[U.S. President] DC 355
Jimmy Hoffa Jimmy Hoffa
(mentioned)
real/historical person
  [famed trade unionist whose body went missing] DC 23
Lassie Lassie
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: I N.A.
[famous heroic pet collie dog] Curtis Publishing Company / John C. Winston Company, etc. 502

A Batman R.I.P. story.