John Tane
John Tane is a male comic superhero who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Pre-Crisis
John Stuart Mill Tane
Johnny Thunder and Madame .44 were once again trying to ferret out each other’s secret identities hen they witnessed outlaw Silk Black rob a bank. They pursued him into the mountains, and a shot by Johnny caused a rockslide that tumbled him and .44 into a river. Thunder saved .44 from drowning,. And gave her mouth to mouth. He had to remove her mask, and realized that she was indeed photographer. Jeanne Walker. The river washed the black dye from his hair that he used as a disguise, and she recognized him as John Tane. After a tense standoff Johnny shot Silk Black, and they returned to Mesa City. Johnny convinced .44 to see his father the sheriff. Johnny revealed his identity to his father, who got the governor to pardon .44’s past wrongdoing. Together tThunder and .44 served as the law in Mesa City for many years. They fell in love, got married, and raised two children, Becky and Chuck. (DC Comics Presents v1 #28)
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
One night, he was reading when he heard his parents arguing and wanted to block their fight. It was then he witnessed lightning strike the ground and he saw a man emerge from it. The young Johnny came to believe the man to be a genie such as the ones he read in his books. He had hoped the man would grant him a wish that would lead to the fighting between his parents to end. (Impulse Annual v1 #2)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
As a young boy, he was enamoured by Max Mercury who he thought was a genie after seeing him emerge from lightning. He came to ask the man a wish which was to stop the arguments between his parents. On that night though, his mother was killed by a criminal and Johnny believed that the genie had granted the wish as the arguments had indeed ended with the death of his mother. At first, he blamed the 'genie' for the death of Ella Tane but then decided that he was simply just doing what was commanded of him. (Impulse Annual v1 #2)
From Max Mercury, he came to be inspired to adopt a secret identity as a masked vigilante. This allowed Johnny to keep the promise to his mother. (Impulse Annual v1 #2)
Powers and abilities
He rode an aged white stallion that he named Black Lightning. (All-American Comics v1 #100)
Notes
- John Tane was created by Alex Toth and Robert Kanigher where he made his first appearance in All-American Comics v1 #100 (August, 1948).
Appearances
- All-American Comics v1: (1948)
- DC Comics Presents v1:
- Impulse Annual v1:
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