Jenny Sparks
Jenny Sparks is a female comic superhero who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Jennifer Sparks was a female Century Baby born in England on January 1, 1900 where she was from a family owning a fortune. Her family came to send her to an all-girls school in Vienna where she was far away from them. Later on, her parents were noted to had died on the RMS Titanic in 1912 whilst her father's arch-nemesis took over the fortune leaving Sparks penniless. Without any money, she was unable to fund her education until her godfather Albert Einstein invited her to Zurich where the professor offered to help finish her education. Before leaving, she came to meet a friend she made who was a young struggling painter named Adolf Hitler. She decided to give him some honest advice namely that his art was abysmal. Sparks suggested that instead of painting that perhaps he considered a career in local government. (Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority v1 #4)
In the 1960's, she was part of a group that provided security for a rock festival though people ultimately died in the event. (StormWatch v1 #37)
During the 1980's, Sparks was once more part of a group that tried to be heroes. (StormWatch v1 #37)
Around 10 years ago, she was approached by Henry Bendix who wanted to recruit her to be part of a superhero team but she came to refuse. (StormWatch v1 #37)
She was approached once more by Bendix who was the Weatherman and headed a team called Stormwatch. At first, she refused until he revealed that he was tackling the root causes of the problems in the world. This led to Sparks agreeing but she vowed that she would kill Bendix if he lost his nerve during the mission. Joining the superhero team, she came to be placed in charge of Stormwatch Black consisting of Swift and Jack Hawksmoor. (StormWatch v1 #37)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
She came to grow tired of trying to change the world as each group she joined lack vision on accomplishing this goal. They always tended to go after the soldiers rather than the actual cause and effect which were the leaders. (StormWatch v1 #37)
By this point, she claimed that her life was boring and empty but was safe as she simply went out to get drunk only to return home. (StormWatch v1 #37)
Her godfather was noted to had been Albert Einstein who helped look after her following her parents deaths. (Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority v1 #4)
Powers and abilities
Her long lifespan meant that she was the oldest known unusual being on the planet not counting aliens where she was around 96 years old. (StormWatch v1 #37)
Notes
- Jenny Sparks was created by Warren Ellis and Tom Raney where she made her first appearance in StormWatch v1 #37 (July, 1996).
- In Empire Magazine, Jenny Sparks was named the 44th Greatest Comic Book Character in 2006.
Alternate Versions
Appearances
- StormWatch v1: (1996)
- The Authority v1:
- Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority v1:
- The Wild Storm v1:
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