Superheroes and Church
November 29th, 2005 by david brothersYou can scope info on the Religion of Comic Book Characters here.
Batman (Bruce Wayne) - Catholic
Superman (Clark Kent/Kal-El) - raised Protestant (in some versions prior to 1986, he worshipped Kryptonian god Rao, which was explicitly addressed beginning in mid-1980s)
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) - Protestant
Wonder Woman (Princess Diana aka Diana Prince) - Greco-Roman classical religion
Captain Marvel (Billy Batson, published by Fawcett, then DC) - Greco-Roman classical religion
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) - Catholic
Captain America (Steve Rogers) - Protestant
Elektra (Elektra Natchios) - Greek Orthodox (clearly depicted at the funeral of her father in the 2004 movie; according to some sources she is depicted as Catholic in the comics)
Very interesting stuff. Links courtesy of The BEAT.
