Jack Knight (DC)
Jack Knight is a male comic superhero who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Jack Knight
He later attended the funeral for the Sandman Wesley Dodds at the Valhalla Cemetery alongside the members of the Justice Society. The gathering was interrupted by Jared Stevens who was mortally wounded and died from his wounds. At that moment, the undead Sons of Anubis arrived in order to claim the artefacts of Fate leading to a fight with the superheroes leading to Jack Knight battling them. The defeated the undead mummies whereupon Scarab arrived who warned of a great threat and that only the JSA could help stop it. (JSA v1 #1) He later joined the Justice Society as they sought to find the Fate-Child that was being targeted by the mysterious Dark Lord with Jack Knight joining a team to Venice to examine one of three new born children to see if it was a prophecised child. (JSA v1 #2) Jack came to join the other Justice Society members as they sought to save the captive Fate-Child from the Dark Lord who was revealed to be Mordru. The sorcerer had taken the child to the Tower of Fate to claim the power of Doctor Fate when the Justice Society arrived. Jack Knight was among the many heroes that sought to stop Mordru but was easily overpowered by the villain. (JSA v1 #3)
Overview
Personality and attributes
As a child, he was said to had always wanted to be a superhero and knew all the names of the heroes operating when his father was Starman. A young Jack was said to had all his father's cases and collected clippings from newspapers with these being in his scrapbook. This stemmed from him always liking old things including the aesthetic. (Starman Secret Files v1 #1)
It was said that he had the need to rebel ever since he was in the womb. According to his father, he believed that the rebelliousness came after his mother had died. He was noted to had changed as a result where he came to no longer like superheroes. (Starman Secret Files v1 #1)
He used to listen to danceband music as a kid but after his mother's death he began to listen to louder music instead. It was during this time that he was noted to have gotten his nose pierced that led to a big fight with his father. According to Ted Knight, his son Jack was said to had not been a good person back in this time. (Starman Secret Files v1 #1)
One of his hobbies was painting where it was said that he had become a slave to art. (Starman Secret Files v1 #1)
His relationship with his father changed after his mother's death as he began to have numerous arguments and fights with him. (Starman Secret Files v1 #1)
He and his brother David were said to had been too different due to Jack being so unlike his father. Meanwhile, his brother David was said to had been more like Ted Knight. (Starman Secret Files v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
By adulthood, he had gotten into martial arts though his father was not sure if it was Kung-Fu or Karate. (Starman Secret Files v1 #1)
Notes
- Jack Knight was created by James Robinson and Tony Harris where he made his first appearance in Zero Hour v1 #1 (September, 1994).
In other media
Video games
- In DC: Legends, Jack Knight was referenced in the setting of the mobile video game where he was mentioned in the entry of the Cosmic Staff wielded by Stargirl Courtney Whitmore.
Appearances
- Zero Hour v1: (1994)
- Starman v2:
- Starman Secret Files v1: (1998):
- JSA v1:
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