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Why anyone would want to find out the religious beliefs of their favorite superhero completely escapes me. That is, unless you’re a fundamentalist who believes that every single moment of your life must be spent for the greater glory of whatever your religion is.

Well, for those of you whose souls have been tortured by the burning question of whether superheros (or villians) do believe in a God, send your praises to heaven because somebody took the trouble to make a comprehensive list of the religious affiliation of comic book characters. As if the lines between good and evil aren’t already delineated by the by the fact that we have the good guys (the superhero) and the bad guys (the villians).

“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 — mostly from Marvel and DC — who are adherents of real-world (not purely fictional) religions.

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.”

This is why I stick to reading Vertigo Comics. I like my comic book characters secular, thank you very much.