Religion and Characters in
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #5 (Mar. 1986):
“A Christmas Carol -- 1985”
by Mike W. Barr, Jim Aparo

11 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.
Metamorpho (Rex Mason)	secular	U.S. Army; Justice League  Seven Soldiers of Victory; Doom Patrol; Outsiders		392
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce)	Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)	Justice League; Outsiders		353
Geo-Force (Prince Brion Markov)	Markovian Orthodox	Outsiders; Justice League		214
Katana (Tatsu Yamashiro)	Bushido / Buddhist	Outsiders; Birds of Prey		223
Halo (Gabrielle Doe)	Kobra (temporary)	Outsiders; Strike Force Kobra [first name, Gabrielle, inspired by the angel Gabriel]		130
Looker (Lia Briggs)	ethnic Abyssian; vampire	Outsiders		93
Eben Mudge		[racketeer; had Dickensian Scrooge-like role]		1
Tommy Sinclair		[named after Tiny Tim from Dickens' Christmas Carol?]		1
Harold Morley		[named after Jacob Marley from Dickens' Christmas Carol]		1
Daniel Murdock		[in story based on Dickens' Christmas Carol]		1
Ebenezer Scrooge (character based on)	Anglican	[England]		78

This story was reprinted one year later in Adventures of the Outsiders #43 (Mar. 1987).

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