Which Superhero Do You Share Religious Beliefs With?

[Brian Olewnick]

Well?

[Jimmy Cantiello]

Holy shit! I never knew there were so many superheroes. I glanced quickly at the list and didn't see any atheists so I guess my answer would be "none".

[Root Doctor]

Human Torch

[Brian Olewnick]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Cantiello

Holy shit! I never knew there were so many superheroes. I glanced quickly at the list and didn't see any atheists so I guess my answer would be "none".

There's an atheist link buried in among the religion list. I never knew that the character variously called Ant Man/Giant Man/Goliath etc. (from the Avengers) was an atheist. Go, Hank Pym!

[jaka]

Lethargic Lad doesn't appear in the list and that's a shame!

[Erik Lund]

When me and Mystique get married, religion won't get in our way. Hopefully my requests for her to morph into different women on a nightly basis won't either.

[steve(thelil)]

The list is flawed.

I KNOW Superman is Jewish. Not only is the name Jewish (correctly pronounced "Supermin") , but "Krypton" is a code word for the Krakow Jewish Ghetto. Red Kryptonite is Manishewitz and Smallville is Vatican City.

[rollhead]

Methane Man

[Jason Bivins]

So King Arthur is a devout of "environmentalism," Matzohgirl is Jewish (no way!), and Baron Zemo belongs to the "Nazi" tradition. I smell a conference paper . . .

[Uli]

Originally Posted by rollhead

Methane Man

[walto]

I don't know, I think Dr. Druid is a Druid in spite of his brief dalliance with Tibetan Buddhism.

[Hudson Boy]

Lex Luthor: Episcopalian (lapsed); Nietzschean atheist

Lex is not really "superhero" but he did manage to do pretty well for himself when pitted against that smug, self-righteous bastard Superman.


The early Spiderman, by co-creator Steve Ditko, is also rumored to have been an atheist, but I really don't know.

[Gentle Giant]

I know that The Thing is Jewish cause he was outed in an issue of FF several years ago. Apparently, Jack Kirby kept a drawing at his desk that he did of The Thing wearing a tallit and kipah, so I guess it was always intended that he be Jewish (which is good, considering how difficult it would be too circumcise him once he got that orange rock skin).

I also dug Dr. Strange, who seems a little outside the organized religion thing.

[Hudson Boy]

Originally Posted by steve(thelil)

The list is flawed.

I KNOW Superman is Jewish. Not only is the name Jewish (correctly pronounced "Supermin") , but "Krypton" is a code word for the Krakow Jewish Ghetto. Red Kryptonite is Manishewitz and Smallville is Vatican City.

The case for Superman as Christ-Figure:

http://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/superman.htm

[Monte Smith]

Originally Posted by walto

I don't know, I think Dr. Druid is a Druid in spite of his brief dalliance with Tibetan Buddhism.

Dr. Druid gets his mysterious powers from Tibetan mysticism. He's not actually a druid at all. In early issues of Amazing Fantasy, issues predating the appearance of Spiderman in that magazine, the doctor is introduced as a character called Dr Droom. He had a fair run in those pages under that name, but eventually the massive success of Spiderman led to the minor character Droom being ignored and discontinued. When Droom was revived years later, Marvel started calling him Dr Druid--perhaps to avoid confusion with the main FF villain, Dr Doom. And also maybe because Droom is such a stupid name.

[Gary Sisco]

Is there a superhero whose god is ....

SATAN!!??!!

[Brian Olewnick]

Originally Posted by Hudson Boy

The early Spiderman, by co-creator Steve Ditko, is also rumored to have been an atheist, but I really don't know.

I think that's the case. He had a Randian, atheist hero called Mr. A, iirc.

[rollhead]

Originally Posted by steve(thelil)

The list is flawed.

I KNOW Superman is Jewish. Not only is the name Jewish (correctly pronounced "Supermin") , but "Krypton" is a code word for the Krakow Jewish Ghetto. Red Kryptonite is Manishewitz and Smallville is Vatican City.

Lex Luther is the Pope.

[rollhead]

Originally Posted by Brian Olewnick

I think that's the case. He had a Randian, atheist hero called Mr. A, iirc.

Based the real-life character, one Mr. Brian O., iirc.

[Borat Pri Hagafen]

Originally Posted by Jason Bivins

" Matzohgirl is Jewish (no way!)

Not only Matzohgirl, but apparently Mr. Mitzvah as well. Who knew?

[clinthopson]

The Michelin Man

[walto]

Dr. Druid gets his mysterious powers from Tibetan mysticism.

Yeah, I've already admitted the dalliance in his (ill-spent)youth. But he eventually returns to his Celtic, Druidical roots.

[Robert de St. Loup]

Originally Posted by steve(thelil)

The list is flawed.

I KNOW Superman is Jewish. Not only is the name Jewish (correctly pronounced "Supermin") , but "Krypton" is a code word for the Krakow Jewish Ghetto. Red Kryptonite is Manishewitz and Smallville is Vatican City.

C'mon, thelil, "Kal-El" is obviously a Muslim name.

[Monte Smith]

Originally Posted by Gary Sisco

Is there a superhero whose god is ....

SATAN!!??!!

There's Marvel's Son-of-Satan. He's aptly named.

[steve(thelil)]

Originally Posted by Monte Smith

There's Marvel's Son-of-Satan. He's aptly named.

Wasn't he adopted? (If so, the adoption parental screening process was arguably flawed.)

[walto]

Satan, Shmatan. If his mother was Jewish, he's Jewish.

[steve(thelil)]

Originally Posted by walto

Satan, Shmatan. If his mother was Jewish, he's Jewish.

Fair enough. Although I don't think he's particularly observant. (Even less than Superman)


PS. Love "Satan, Shmatan."

[LennyH]

Johnny Holmes.

[Noj]

I can't get the link to work. Which superhero is agnostic?

[crawjo]

The Catholics and Jews could have an awesome battle between them. Marvel should make this happen. Religious war!