Gentleman Jack Jarvis

"GENTLEMAN JACK" JARVIS

Real Name: Jack Jarvis

Class: Human

Occupation: Criminal

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: New York City, NY, 1940s era

First Appearance: Adventure Comics I #85 (April, 1943)

Powers: "Gentleman Jack" was a charismatic criminal, accustomed to the finer things in lifer. He possessed a not inconsiderable amount of wealth from his criminal endeavors.

History: (Adventure Comics I #85) - “Gentleman Jack” was a dandy of a criminal who was brought to justice by the Sandman. He missed his luxuriant lifestyle and dreamed of continuing it in prison, with guards tending to his every need, and continuing to indulge in the idleness he so enjoyed in the free world. As he begrudgingly worked a rockpile he vowed to make his dream a reality, and see the Sandman die in misery in a solitary cell alongside him. Jack was released after a year of serving his sentence, but chose to give his home all the trappings of a prison, to sleep in a cell and dress in prison whites, and dress up his henchmen like guards in order to live out his dream. He placed an anonymous ad in ther paper requesting a meeting with Sandman. The hero obliged, and Jack explained that he never wanted for comfort, nor missed it until he went to jail because of Sandman. Sandman thought he was just an interesting psychological case for recreating his own prison, but then Jack revealed his plans for revenge. He locked Sandman in a cell and slowly started pumping air out of the room. Fortunately Sandman’s sidekick Sandy had followed him to Jack’s, and freed his partner. The heroes defeated Jack’s goons, and sent him back to jail. Jack raved that he was framed, and was put in solitary, his worast nightmare. Sandman left him a note telling him that his own character shaped not only his dreams but his fate.

Comments: Created by Jack Kirby

“Gentleman Jack” Jarvis’ appearance in Adventure Comics I #85 was reprinted in Adventure Comics I #492 and Forever People I #4.