Does the Illuminati get mentioned in popular fiction?
Often. The Illuminatus! Trilogy has been dealt with elsewhere. Four other examples will suffice: The Crusader , Jack T. Chick. These Christian comic books attack Freemasonry, the Catholic church, communism and the new age movement. The author, Alberto Rivera, has been demonstrated to be a fraud but the books continue to be popular in evangelical and anti-catholic circles. The Crusader Series. Jack T. Chick. Chick Pubications, Chino, California: 1979. 17 vols. DC Comics. According to the Unofficial History of the DC Universe, [www.comicboards.com/dcguide/History/History_1_1900.htm] , in 11th century Persia, Vandal Savage s secret organization, formed in ancient Atlantis, takes the name “the Illuminati”. Rip Hunter s cousin, Dan Hunter, time-travels to 1770 and inadvertently aids the Illuminati in killing George Washington and replacing him with Adam Weishaupt of Bavaria, a look-alike. Other than noting that in Flash No.