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)
Jenny Sparks and Stormwatch Black were in hiding when most of Stormwatch died at the hand of the insane Henry Bendix. Jenny recruited new versions of the Engineer and the Doctor, and along with Swift, Jack Hawksmoor, Midnighter and Apollo they formed the Authority to take the place of Stormwatch as the world's first defense against superhuman menaces. They discovered the Carrier, a sentient ship that could travel the Bleed, the space between worlds in the multiverse, and used it as their headquarters. Terrorist Kaizen Gamorra attacked Moscow, causing untold loss of life, and Jenny contacted her old handlers Jackson King and Christine Trelane for information on him. The Authority had already done their research, but she wanted her ex-handlers, who were still connected with the UN, to feel important. Jack visited Moscow, and realized the Children of Gamorra used teleporters with a unique energy signature. The signature appeared next in London, and the Authority arrived to defend Jenny's home. The Authority violently murdered a number of the Children of Gamorra, forcing the rest to teleport away. Apollo had wrecked the teleportation gear of one of the Children, who was forced to fly back to Gamorra Island, with Apollo in pursuit. Kaizen put up his island's force field to rethink his strategy, and the Doctor saved Apollo from splattering himself on the forcefield. The Doctor reminded him that although he was new to superheroics his mind was as old as human existence. Jenny split her team to offer emergency aid to Moscow and London. Jack thought that the more responsibility Jenny got the more yelley and horrible she became, but he still supported her. Jenny told Apollo that she was uncomfortable with leadership, and haunted by past mistakes, but she'd resolved that there had to be people ready to save the world and then change it. (The Authority v1 #2)
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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