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Religion of Comic Book Characters (esp. Super- Heroes)< Return to Adherents. If people can't stand cartoons about religion, they've got a problem."- - Frank Miller, author of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns; Daredevil; Sin City; etc.(2. February 2. 00. 6)Methodist. Disciples of Christ (Stone- Campbell).

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Eastern Orthodox. Quakers (Society of Friends). Seventh- Day Adventists. Latter- day Saints.

Community Church. Evangelical Christian/Protestant/other Christian. Muslim / Islam. Jewish Catholics. Native American religion. Inuit / Eskimo. Australian Aboriginal traditional religion.

Polynesian traditional religion. African primal- indigenous religion. Greco- Roman classical religion. Watch The Witches Of Eastwick Online Freeform. Egyptian classical religion.

Norse/Teutonic paganism. Goddess worship. Fictional / Alien Religions. Veganism / Animal Rights. Fundamentalist Environmentalist / Gaian.

Female Supremacist / Radical Feminist. Miscellaneous. The emphasis of this page is on fictional characters who originated as comic book characters. Of course real- life people such as Pope John Paul II, St. Francis of Assisi, and Mother Teresa have been depicted in comic books (Marvel published one- shot comics about these prominent Catholics), but such people are not listed here. This page focuses on fictional comic book characters who are adherents of real- world (not purely fictional) religions. Some fictional religious groups are listed as well, as appropriate.). We want this page to be as accurate as possible, backed up by objective, published information and not based on conjecture.

We do not want this listing to be slanted toward any particular denominational or religious viewpoint. It is intended to accurately report the composition of comic book character religiosity. If you have corrections, suggestions, additional information, etc., or would like to post an alternative viewpoint, please write to us at webmaster@adherents. Nothing you send to us or say via email will be added to our website without your express permission.). How do I find my favorite super- hero?

Characters are grouped by religious affiliation and are not listed alphabetically. If you are looking for a specific character, try using the "Find" feature of your web browser (you may be able to type "Ctrl- F" or use the the Command- F keyboard shortcut). If you don't find the character you're looking for on this page, try looking here or here. Feel free to write to us if you still can't find what you are looking for. Have a question about this website? Feel free to read the FAQ page or send us an email message. Remember: For each character, you can click on the link in the "religious affiliation" column to see supporting material, excerpts from the comics, images, discussion, etc.

Clicking on the word "Catholic" next to Nightcrawler's name does not take you to a page about Catholicism. It links to a page about Nightcrawler and his religious beliefs, affiliation, practice, etc.)God Squad. Which major mainstream superheroes are most consistently portrayed as overtly religious? These are characters who go beyond simply exhibiting positive religious values, charity and heroism, but who openly exhibit religiosity tied to an organized religious affiliation, through prayer, verbally sharing their faith, worship service attendance, and other means.

This brief list only includes some of the best known devoutly religious comic book characters. Watch The Incredibles Online Hitfix. Many other characters listed on this page are devout in their religion.  - Nightcrawler. Doctor Mid- Nite.

Martian Manhunter. Captain Canuck. - Black Lightning. Note that these characters represent many different religious faiths and denominations, including: Catholic, Greco- Roman classical religion, American Baptist Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, Buddhist, Jewish and Islam.). Superheroes who are Clergy or Religious Leaders.

In addition to superheroes who are devout lay members of their religious faith (see above), there is another class of superhero: those that are actually active clergy or religious leaders. A surprising number of full- time religious have been members of various super- hero teams, including the Avengers, Defenders, the Legion of Super Heroes, Infinity Inc., etc. Black Panther. - Brother Voodoo. Justice/Josiah X. Cerebus the Aardvark. Mr. Christian. - Marvel Boy (Noh- Varr). Lilandra Neramani (UXM).

Scarecrow of Romney Marsh. Superheroes who are Former Clergy or Seminarians. A number of major superheroes are former clergy, former religious leaders or (in the case of former Catholic seminarian Frank Castle, the Punisher) former clergy- in- training. For the most part, these heroes have left their religious calling, but not their faith. The Punisher. - Michael Devlin.

Are Nearly All Major Superheroes Episcopalian? From: "At DC Comics, Diversity Is No Laughing Matter", published on AOLTime. Warner. com website, 1 November 2. December 2. 00. 5). The original creators of comics, 6. Jewish and Italian kids from various parts of New York," notes DC Comics Executive Vice President and Publisher Paul Levitz.

And the characters they created were pseudo- whitebread Episcopalian. It was almost de rigueur back then to paint people in this idealized American image."John Rogers: Most Superheroes are White Protestants. From: Jennifer M. Contino, "John Rogers' Comic Bug, Blue Beetle" (interview with Blue Beetle writer John Rogers), published in The Pulse, April 2. May 2. 00. 6). To tell you the truth - - gahh, I don't want to make a big political statement here, but God, why does every superhero have to be a Protestant White Guy? Is it still 1. 95.

Stan Lee and the Religion Taboo. From: Radford, Bill, "Holy Superhero! Comic books increasingly making reference to faith", published in Colorado Springs Gazette, 6 May 2. In the foreword to The Gospel According to Superheroes, a book examining superheroes and religion, legendary comic- book writer and editor Stan Lee says he always scrupulously avoided any mention of specific religions in his stories. I thought of myself as an 'equal opportunity writer,'" he says. When comic books first appeared in the late '3. America was supposed to be a melting pot," [Douglas] Rushkoff says.

That was our cultural metaphor. Religion and ethnicity were supposed to be subordinate to our role as Americans. I think now we're much more in a multicultural phase where people are trying to discover their roots.". The Comics Code and the Religion Taboo. Most people familiar with comics are aware that the Comics Code restricted content such as nudity, drug use, graphic sex, etc. The Comics Code also featured specific restrictions about religious content. For many years, part of the reason that there was effectively a "religion taboo" that severely limited overt recognition of real- world religious affiliation among comic book characters was that the Comics Code that the major publishers adhered to specifically prohibited many types of religiously- oriented content.

Such prohibitions may have been inspired by the Hayes film code, which contained very similar restrictions against negative portrayals of clergy and real- world religious denominations. Religious restrictions were still in the Comics Code in 1.

A copy of the 1. 98. Code can be read here, with religious restrictions highlighted.

Notable Writers of Religiously Themed Comic Book Stories. It is no coincidence that some of the world's most popular and critically acclaimed comic book writers are the writers who have written the most comic book stories about overt religious themes and openly religious characters. These are writers who take their stories beyond stereotypical superheroic fisticuffs and explore fascinating, more complex themes and deeper aspects of their characters. These deeper themes, which often resonate with serious readers and garner accolades for the writers and their stories, include religion and spirituality.