Jester

JESTER

Real Name: Charles Lane

Class: Human hero

Occupation: Policeman

Group Affiliation: All-Star Squadron, Freedom Fighters

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: New York City

First Appearance: Smash Comics #22(May, 1941)

Powers: Jester is an Olympic-level athlete and superb fighter.

History: (Smash Comics #22)-The direct descendent of a medieval court jester, rookie policeman Chuck Lane secretly became the costumed hero known as the Jester. The Jester would make criminals he fought into laughing-stocks, joking at their expense and using tricks straight out of slapstick comedy to defeat them. Despite his lighthearted manner, the Jester was feared by criminals.

During WWII the Jester joined the All-Star Squadron.

(Starman vol. 2 #46)-Jester’s last known case was in 1954 when he aided Starman I against Icicle I, Fiddler and the Gambler. Jester was beginning to feel old and his costumed identity now seemed silly to him. He faded into obscurity and his final fate is unknown.

List of appearances: All-Star Squadron #31, 60
Smash Comics #22-85
Starman vol. 2 #46

Comments: Created by Paul Gustavson

In pre-Crisis continuity Jester lived on Earth 2. In this continuity, after his service in the All-Star Squadron he joined the Freedom Fighters and travelled to Earth-X, a world without superheroes where the Third Reich was in power and WWII raged for over 30 years. The war finally came to an end through the combined efforts of the Freedom Fighters, Justice League and Justice Society.

Jester was originally published by Quality Comics, which DC obtained the rights to in 1956.

Last updated: 3/23/2002

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