Yeah, redirects take up separate pages...its possible to do links much more easily...
For example, it you want to link The Spectre to Spectre of Earth-2, just enter it as -- [[Spectre|Spectre of Earth-2]] in the entry...
This is just me, but I think everything would work out best if we felt free to add entries, add info, edit sentences when they need it, but leave organizational edits like categories and redirects to the Council of Wisdom or you, since you have admin powers and are at the site all the time...too many grand editors can spoil the broth...just my opinion...