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Adherents.com fills you in on the religious preference of your favorite comic book hero.

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 Top Super-Heroes and their religion

Superman-------Methodist
Spider-Man-------Protestant
Batman----------Episcopalian/Catholic (lapsed)
Wonder Woman----Greco-Roman Classical Religion
Aquaman---------Greco-Roman Classical Religion
The Hulk---------Catholic (lapsed)
Captain America---Protestant
Invisible Woman---Episcopalian
Nightcrawler------Catholic
Shadowcat--------Jewish
Daredevil---------Catholic
Hawkman---------Egyptian classical religion
The Thing--------Jewish
The Atom---------Jewish (lapsed)
Zatanna----------Dianic Wiccan
Elektra-----------Greek Orthodox

Comments (8)

I always suspected Alfred of being good old CofE.

Posted by Rod Gillis | June 14, 2010 7:40 PM

Ah, so they are in the pews on Sunday morning, they're just invisible!

Posted by Tricia Templeton | June 14, 2010 7:56 PM

What an awesome find. Just knowing that the Beast is an Episcopalian is enough to make one nearly burst with pride. Grin.

Posted by Nicholas Knisely | June 14, 2010 8:59 PM

Invisible woman is Episcopalian? So, that's who keeps turning the sacristy lights on!

Posted by Matthew Buterbaugh+ | June 14, 2010 9:50 PM

So who called Bruce Wayne about pledging this year?

Posted by The Rev. Richard E. Helmer | June 14, 2010 11:10 PM

I've heard that Greenberg the Vampire is Jewish. Cool. Isn't there a line in "The Fearless Vampire Killers," "Oy, vey, you got the wrong vampire?"

Information, corrections welcome.

Posted by EH Culver | June 15, 2010 12:20 AM

This list has left off my favorite Episcopal superhero, Katharine the Fearless.

Pamela Grenfell Smith
Bloomington, Indiana

Posted by Baba Yaga | June 15, 2010 7:20 AM

Shouldn't the Invisible Woman be Church of England?

Posted by Dave Paisley | June 15, 2010 9:27 AM

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