Jack of Hearts (Marvel)
Jack of Hearts is a male comic superhero who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Jonathan Hart was the son of Phillip Hart and a humanoid alien woman of the Contraxian race. His father had been a brilliant scientist who developed a revolutionary, extremely efficient liquid fuel called Zero Fluid. The alien was one of many scientists dispatched to try to discover an energy source to resuscitate the dwindling nuclear processes of the Contraxian sun. Learning of Hart's experiments, the alien assumed a totally human form to keep Hart under surveillance. Hart and the alien eventually met, married, and produced a son they named Jack. The alien woman went by the name of Marie who later died in a car accident when the boy was a child. Jack grew up without knowing of his mother's origins. (Marvel Team-Up v1 #134)
When Jack was a teenager, Phillip Hart perfected his 'Zero Fluid' and decided to donate the fuel to all the free countries of the world. Hart was then contacted by agents of the criminal Corporation who wanted to market the Zero Fluid. Refusing to deal with them, Phillip Hart was murdered by Corporation agents before the eyes of his son. (Deadly Hands of Kung Fu v1 #22)
Jack of Hearts
When his energy powers began to increase uncontrollably, he placed himself into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. Chaffing in isolation, Jack eventually broke S.H.I.E.L.D. quarantine to meet a former classmate of his, Marcy Kane, who was also actually a Contraxian. She revealed to him his mother's extraterrestrial origin and convinced him to accompany her back to Contraxia to try to save their sun. (Marvel Team-Up v1 #134)
Avengers
The neutro-mist's effects did not last, however -- eventually Jack's power levels became so hazardous, he needed to spend an increasing number of hours a day in isolation in the 'Zero Room'. The strain of isolation made Jack increasingly stand-offish and aggressive, causing him to clash with his teammates, particularly Ant-Man. (Avengers v3 #62)
When the Earth's Mightiest Heroes were recognized by the U.N. as a sovereign nation, Jack remained with the team, despite struggling with his motivations for being a hero. (Avengers v3 #61)
With She-Hulk and Jack's ability to safely co-exist in question, the Avengers and Jack agreed that he would leave the team to focus on solving the issues with his powers. While attempting to patch up his relationship with Jack, Ant-Man was called away by a phone call, as his daughter had been kidnapped. Despite barely having 30 minutes left before his powers spun out of control, Jack followed Ant-Man, and stopped him from shooting his daughter's kidnapper in front of her. Finally finding his motivation for being a hero, but with not enough time to make it to the Zero Room, Jack snatched up the kidnapper and flew him into space. As his timer reached zero, Jack exploded, his body crumbling to dust in Earth's orbit. (Avengers v3 #76)
Return
Overview
Personality and attributes
Jack grew up without knowing the true origins of his mother. (Marvel Team-Up v1 #134)
Powers and abilities
Jack of Hearts's brain has incorporated the artificial intelligence of a computerized device called the Scanalyzer, enabling him to think with the speed of a computer and store and retrieve information with a computer-like capacity and efficiency.
Originally, he wore a suit of armor crafted in medieval Europe. (Deadly Hands of Kung Fu v1 #23)
Notes
- Jack of Hearts was created by Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen where he made his first appearance in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #22 (March, 1976).
In other media
Television
- In Silver Surfer, Jack of Hearts made a non-voiced cameo appearance in the setting of the animated television series.
Appearances
- Deadly Hands of Kung Fu v1: (1976)
- Avengers v3:
- Marvel Zombies Supreme v1:
- She-Hulk:
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