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Comic Book Characters
Grouped by Religious Affiliation
This page provides a quick visual reference (in the form of collages) to comic book super-heroes (and some villains), grouped by religious affiliation. Just for fun, compare the various "teams." Which is the most formidable? In a "contest of champions" in which these groups were forced to fight the others, who would win?
Click on the pictures below to see an enlarged version.
Legion of Methodist Super-Heroes
Francine Peters-Silver Amanda Waller Sylvia Danvers Superboy Atoman Church Mice Supergirl Superman
Legion of Presbyterian Super-Heroes
Mutator Wolfsbane Reverend Craig Speedball / Penance Kang and Kodos Ronald Reagan
Legion of Muslim Super-Heroes
Sinbad (Freedom Force/Super 7) The Doctor Alababa Farisa Veil Arabian Knight Black Tiger Sinbad Wise Son Rampart Green Genie Batal Dust Kismet Mohammed Ibn Bornu Ali Justice/Josiah X Sedara Bakut Wild Rose Janissary Muhammad Nur G.W. Bridge Naif al-Sheikh
Legion of Catholic Superheroes
[Note: This is a sampling. There are many more Catholic super-heroes than are pictured above.]
Condor Satana (Melissa Ramos) Phantasmo Vindicator Azrael Strong Guy Jaguar Wind Dancer Shamrock Nightshade Shi El Gato Negro The Hulk Catholic Girl Hellboy Obsidian Blue Beetle Plastique Invisible Kid Living Lightning Doctor Mid-Nite Banshee Punisher Firebird Anti-Body Huntress Dagger Nightcrawler Firestar Silhouette Karma Aurora Monsoon Daredevil Blue Devil Antaeus Gambit Fire Ultra Hellstorm Siryn Witchblade
Legion of Latter-day Saint Super-Heroes
Wonder Twins Captain Steel Dr. Deseret Thunderbird Cypher Scanner Joseph Smith of the Super Best Friends Iron Monger (Obadiah Stane) Straight Arrow Nephi Johnny Thunder Captain Canuck Mallory Book Death Jacob Raven Jasper Sitwell Three Nephites Mary Marvel Power Pack
Legion of Jewish Super-Heroes
[Note: This is a sampling. There are many more Jewish super-heroes than are pictured above.]
Back row: Masada Colossal Boy Magneto Atom Smasher (a.k.a. Nuklon) Seraph Magen David Prime Ragman Justice
Middle row: Sabra The Two-Gun Kid The Thing Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) Mothman (Arthur) Ramban Sabraman Acidic Jew Houston
Front row: Pvt. Izzy Cohen Sasquatch Songbird Nite-Owl Matza Woman Doc Samson Shaloman Dust Devil (and mother)
Legion of Hindu Super-Heroes
Timeslip Krishna (Super Best Friends) Omega Sentinel Thunderbird Non-Stop Indra Maya Calculus Shakti Nagraj Deadman Shroud Shaktiman Krista Marwan Devi Ravan
Legion of Episcopalian and Anglican Super-Heroes
George Bush Marvel Girl (Valeria Richards) Gerald Ford Henrietta Hunter Mr. Justice, the Royal Wraith Hound Madrox the Multiple Man Marvel Girl (Rachel Grey) Tattletale (Franklin Richards) Captain Britain Human Torch Invisible Woman Gideon Turkel Archangel Chamber Psylocke Beast Batman Jean Grey Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future General John Ryker Squire Whitney Fordman
Legion of Buddhist Super-Heroes
Wolverine Swift Iron Fist The Shadow Shockwave Blindshot Sailor Venus Doctor Druid Radioactive Man Green Arrow Xorn Madrox the Multiple Man Thunderbolt Harvest Dalton Fin Fang Foom Bulletproof Monk Lisa Simpson Tara Green Lama Shi Onyx Thunderlord
Legion of Seventh-Day Adventist Super-Heroes
Desmond Doss Cecilia Reyes
Legion of Baptist Super-Heroes
Thunder Joe (Joe and Max) Brooklyn (Seekers) Shock-Headed Peter Jesse Williams Kid Verse Icarus Major Victory Black Lightning Nila Williams Rogue Code Bibleman Black Vulcan Voyager Cannonball Falcon Husk Aero Playback Bible Girl Jimmy Carter of the X Presidents Ghost Rider
Legion of Lutheran Super-Heroes
Little Mermaid Mastodon Jimmy Olsen (Elastic-Lad, Mister Action) Reflex
Legion of Disciples of Christ Super-Hero (Stone-Campbell)
Ronald Reagan (of the X Presidents and Reagan's Raiders)
League of Eastern Orthodox Assassins and Heroes
Black Widow Fireball Confessor Geo-Force Elektra Mindsinger Terra
Legion of Jewish Catholic Super-Heroes
Dolmen Robin Sandman Green Lantern Phantom Stranger Iceman Polaris Microchip, Jr.
Legion of Gypsy (Roma) Super-Heroes
Doctor Doom DayTripper/Magik Nightwing Scarlet Witch Quicksilver Meggan Magneto
Legion of Vodoun Super-Heroes (Voodoo)
Shadowman II Voodoo (of the Wildcats) Shadowman WitchDoctor Zombie Empress Brother Voodoo Voodoo Child
Society of Sikh Supporting Characters
Ram Singh Gun Tabu Jaswinder Singh Lauren Singh Omar Ajeet Patel Fist Blade Saduhl Singh Hadji Singh
Legion of Atheist Super-Heroes
Quasar Yellowjacket Blackhawk Starman Vivisector Mastodon Mr. Terrific Dreadstar Savage Dragon Booster Gold The Atheist The Nazarite
Legion of Taoist Super-Heroes
Shenhua Lao Tsu Shang Chi: Master of Kung Fu Chinese Human Calculator Two-Face Night Dragon Nunchaku
Legion of Wiccan Super-Heroes
Tarot Allure Willow Rosenberg Zatanna
Legion of Congregationalist / United Church of Christ Super-Heroes
The Strobe Minute Man Ms. Indestructible
Legion of Yazidi Super-Hero
King Peacock
Legion of Community Church Super-Heroes
Mr. Christian Redemption
Legion of Objectivist Super-Heroes
Rorschach The Question Layla Miller ("Butterfly")
Legion of Druid Super-Heroes
Ham, the Weather Wizard Druid (Cadre of the Immortal) Doctor Druid
Legion of Druze Super-Hero
Taleb Beni Khalid (Black King of Checkmate)
Legion of Pentecostal Super-Heroes
(including Assemblies of God Super-Heroes)
Buddy Barrel Kahlo Captain Commission
The Santerians
Eleggua Chango Oya Ogun Oshun
Legion of Shinto Super-Heroes
Michiyo Watanabe Sunpyre Sunfire Sailor Mars Mariko Yashida Rising Sun
Legion of Bushido Super-Heroes
Samurai (Toshiro Kimura) Wind Dragon Samurai Jack Michiyo Watanabe Silver Samurai Samurai (Super Friends) Bushido Katana Samurai (Team Nippon) Super Samurai Musashi Solar Samurai Hiro Nakamura Kunou Paul the Samuai Kumori Usagi Yojimbo Manji American Samurai Hitaki
Legion of Polynesian Religionist Super-Heroes
Pineapple Man Finale Loa Varua Kayla
Legion of Inuit Super-Heroes
Nelvana of the Northern Lights Moonstalker Snowbird Thomas Kalmaku ("Pieface")
Legion of Australian Aboriginal Super-Heroes
Talisman Gateway Dreamguard
Legion of Scientologist Super-Heroes
Dr. Mensa ("Fat Head") Ling-Ling The Leader Chef Triathlon L-Ron
Legion of Evangelical Protestant Super-Heroes
Strange Girl (Bethany Black) Illuminator Rapture (Genesis, Exodus, Judges, Leviticus, Isaiah, Matthew) USAgent Sabretooth Mary Vitron Peregrine DesertWind Revelation Armorbearer Adept Princess Clara NovaStar
Legion of Egyptian Religionist Super-Heroes
Living Pharaoh (Akasha Martinez) Indestructible Man Isis (Adrianna Tomaz) Osiris (Cadre of the Immortal) Birdman Black Adam Artemis of Bana-Mighdall Cleopatra Hawkman Hawkgirl Khonshu Moon Knight Isis Brother Power Kemit Kutie Kid Pharaoh Wargod Krakos the Egyptian Earth Lord Skyhawk Wind Warrior
[These are adherents of "Egyptian classical religion", or ancient Egyptian religion, referring to Egyptian religion from pre-Christian and pre-Muslim times. Note that most of these characters are not ethnically Egyptian. In fact, nearly all of them were born (or reborn) in the United States in their current bodies.] |
Legion of Fundamentalist Environmentalist and Gaian Super-Heroes
Ayre Urth Watr Fyre Silk Fever Concrete Europa Firebrand (Rick Dennison) Captain Planet Ms. Mystic Impulse Bloodhawk Talia Earth Goddess Poison Ivy Repulsor Ra's al Ghul Brother Nature Angus Aqueduct Firebrand (Broxtel) Terraformer Skybreaker Gaea Project: Earth Ben Gallagher/Percival Adam Crown/King Arthur Albion Kate McClellan/Guinevere Francesca Grace/Morgause
Legion of Goddess-Worshipping Super-Heroes
Fishnet Angel Leslie Thompkins Alchemiss Storm Red Sonja
Legion of Aztec Super-Heroes
Aztec of the City Aztec Ace Golden Lad Quexalcholmec Aztek Xiuhtecutli Pumaman El Muerto
Legion of Vegan and Animal Rights Super-Heroes
Super Vegan Anything Man Giraffe-Man Great Horned Owl-Man Pig-Man Rabbit-Woman Braceface Layla Williams Lucy in the Sky (Karolina Dean) Artemis Animal Man Animal Rights evangelism comics from PETA Snowbird Vegan Man
Legion of Mayan and Incan Super-Heroes
Supermaya Jaguar Kelly's Eye Ahpuch
Legion of New Age Super-Heroes
Element Lad Scaredycat Centrix Lucy in the Sky (Karolina Dean)
Legion of Unificationist Super-Heroes
Reverend Joon Moon Yuc Chance
Legion of Hippie Super-Heroes
The Masked Hippie The Spleen Sooper Hippie Mandala Captain Flower Brother Power the Geek
Legion of Quaker and/or Radical Pacifist Super-Heroes
Richard Nixon Peacemaker New Moon Crescent Moon Harvest Moon
Legion of Angel Super-Heroes
Gadriel Esphares Genesis 5 David Nira-X CyberAngel Avengelyne Zauriel Angela Spectre Supergirl Blithe Comet Max
Legion of Norse/Teutonic Pagan Super-Heroes
Valkyrie (Alpha-Omega) Valkyrie (Marvel) Krystalin Mirage (Danielle Moonstar) Thor (Dargo Ktor) Thor Thor Girl Red Norvell Beta Ray Bill Ultramagnis Ice Valkryie (Arcana Studios)
Legion of Sumerian / Mesopotamian Super-Heroes
Mr. Zodiac Anu Divinity Drake (Aamshed) Ullikummis Inanna
Legion of Female Supremacist and Radical Feminist Superheroines, etc.
Virginia Woolf robot Ethyl Paprika Superia Man-Killer Thundra Choice Chick Sunlight Grrrl Topaz Dianisis Andrea
Legion of Baha'i Super-Heroes
Flag-Smasher Super Baha'i Girl (on You-Tube)
Sadly, some religious groups have no superhero to represent them.
Few things in life are sadder than having no super-heroes to represent your faith or primary-identity sub-cultures. Click here to find out what you can do if there is no super-hero for your group.
Collage of religious super-teams webpage created 15 January 2006. Collage page last modified 18 August 2007.
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