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Jesteris the name of threesupervillainsappearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.
Publication history
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Theoriginal Jesterfirst appeared inDaredevil#42 (July 1968) and was created byStan LeeandGene Colan.[1]
The second Jester first appeared inCloak and Daggervol. 3 #8 and was created byTerry Austin,Mike Vosburg,and Don Cameron. TheCivil War: Battle Damage Reportone-shot established this Jester's real name as Jody Putt. He also received an entry inThe Official Handbook of the Marvel UniverseA-Z vol. 6 hardcover.
Fictional character biography
editJonathan Powers
editJonathan Powerswas the first of several costumed criminals to use the identity of the Jester. He was primarily an enemy ofDaredevil.[2]
Jody Putt
edit| Jester | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Cloak and Daggervol. 3 #8 (November 1989) |
| Created by | Terry Austin Mike Vosburg Don Cameron |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Jody Putt |
| Team affiliations | the Assembly of Evil theThunderbolts |
| Abilities | Possesses an arsenal of weaponry |
Jody Putt is a fan of supervillains who obtained the costume of the original Jester after he retired to become an actor. He was given his weaponry byDoctor Doom.Among the arsenal granted to him by Doom was the "long-lived"Hulk Robotcreated years prior by a pair of college students and theEternalUni-Mind.The Jester recruited a team of villains made up of himself, the Hulk Robot, theFenristwins,Hydro-Man,and Rock of theHulkbustersto form the Assembly of Evil. The team was defeated byCloak and Daggerand several interveningAvengers.[3]
The Jester appeared during the superheroCivil Waras a member of theThunderbolts Army.As part of the Thunderbolts Army, the Jester was among the supervillains who helped capture unregistered heroes. The Jester did this due to nanobots in his system, which would electrocute him if he did not do as he was told.[4]The Jester andJack O'Lanternare sent to bring inSpider-Man.They pursue the hero through the sewers. Spider-Man ends up badly injured and subdued as the two move in for the kill. Both Jack O' Lantern and the Jester are then shot dead by thePunisher.[5]This fight and these deaths are also detailed in thePunisher: War Journaltitle.[6]
Mister Hyde later exhumed the Jester's body to find a way around the nanotechnology.[7]
Crazy Gang Jester
edit| Jester | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | (Earth-238): Marvel Superheroes#377 (September 1981) (Earth-616): The Mighty World of Marvel#10 (March, 1984) |
| Created by | (Earth-238): David Thorpe Paul Neary Alan Davis (Earth-616): Alan Moore Alan Davis |
| In-story information | |
| Team affiliations | the Crazy Gang |
| Notable aliases | the Clown |
| Abilities | Highly skilled acrobat, fencer and kickboxer Carries a fencing foil |
Captain Britainwas sent to an alternate Earth, known as Earth-238, byMerlyn.Together withSaturnyne,he hoped to save this world from the corruption that threatened it. Instead they encountered Earth-238's Mad Jim Jaspers, a lunatic with the ability to warp reality. Serving Jaspers was the Crazy Gang, which included the Jester.[volume & issue needed]
TheJester,also known as theClown,is a very agile fighter and sometimes the self-proclaimed leader of the Crazy Gang. His Earth-238 counterpart was known asCoco.This group of superhumans were based on characters fromLewis Carroll'sThrough the Looking-Glass.Captain Britain and Saturnyne individually managed to escape this Earth. Jaspers and the Crazy Gang, including the Jester, were killed when Earth-238 was destroyed by Saturnyne's successor, Mandragon.[volume & issue needed]
Powers and abilities
editJody Putt has no superpowers, but possesses an arsenal of weaponry given to him by Doctor Doom.
The Crazy Gang's Jester has no superhuman powers, but he is a highly skilled acrobat, fencer and kickboxer, and carries a fencing foil.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019).The Marvel Encyclopedia.DK Publishing. p. 199.ISBN978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ^Brevoort, Tom; DeFalco, Tom; Manning, Matthew K.; Sanderson, Peter; Wiacek, Win (2017).Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History.DK Publishing. p. 130.ISBN978-1465455505.
- ^Cloak & Daggervol. 3 #9. Marvel Comics.
- ^Civil War#4. Marvel Comics.
- ^Civil War#5. Marvel Comics.
- ^Punisher War Journal#2-3 (Feb.-March 2007). Marvel Comics.
- ^Thunderbolts - Reason in Madnessone-shot. Marvel Comics.