Blue Jay (character)
Blue Jay | |
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Justice League of America #87 (February 1971) | |
Created by | Mike Friedrich (writer) Dick Dillin (artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Jay Abrams |
Place of origin | Angor |
Team affiliations | Champions of Angor Justice League Europe Justice League Justice League International |
Notable aliases | Massive Man (Earth-8 version only) |
Abilities | Size manipulation Flight with feathery wings Enhanced eyesight |
Blue Jay (Jay Abrams) is a
Fictional character biography
The three primary members of the
After surviving the destruction of his home world of Angor, Blue Jay and his allies come to Earth, in an attempt to disarm its nuclear arsenal and save it from a similar fate.[2] Wandjina seemingly sacrifices his life in a successful attempt to protect the country of Bialya from a nuclear meltdown (he would return, briefly, a shell of his former self). Blue Jay and the Sorceress are imprisoned by Russian officials.[3] Sorceress escapes back to her homeworld through magic. Blue Jay escapes into the Russian wilderness.[4] He evades multiple Russian patrols and ends up with the League.[5]
The Extremist Vector
While with the League, they confront the
It turns out that Dreamslayer, one of the Extremists, is not a robotic duplicate, but the real thing.[8]
Leader for a mission
Blue Jay becomes a member of the
He is one of the many to fall victim to
Losing friends
Dreamslayer eventually returns to take over the mind of the Justice League financier,
Post-JLE activities
Later, Blue Jay, as a JLE Reserve, becomes involved in power struggles involving the Rocket Reds and the villain known as Sonar.[18]
He is kidnapped by acquisitive aliens, along with dozens of other superhumans.
Due to a mistake by Livewire and the intentional transmissions of the aliens themselves, Blue Jay's efforts, along with the rest of his temporary allies, were broadcast to every television on Earth and to many alien worlds beyond. This makes them intergalactically famous.[20]
Justice League of America
Blue Jay was recently seen again in the pages of Justice League. He was apparently killed by a mysterious unknown villain while attempting to warn the Justice League of a plot against them.[21] However, author James Robinson has suggested that the character is not in fact dead and that he will play a bigger role in the future.[22]
This was confirmed later on, when it was revealed Blue Jay was alive, and held captive by
Heroes in Crisis
During the Heroes in Crisis storyline, Blue Jay checked into Sanctuary to regain his powers. He was among the heroes killed in a blast caused by Savitar and his corpse was found being eaten by crows.[27] In The Flash #791, it was revealed that the hero Goldbug has replaced all of the dead heroes with clones from the 31st Century and that they were all actually alive.
Powers and abilities
Through unspecified means, Blue Jay is able to shrink himself down to seven inches high. He also grows a pair of bird-like wings while shrinking, allowing him to fly.
Other versions
Earth-8 Blue Jay
The Lord Havok and The Extremists series (2007) features another universe's versions of the Extremists and Champions on
In his previous identity of Massive Man, the Earth-8 version of Blue Jay was able to increase his height to over 20 feet. It is not known whether this was also true for the main timeline/New Earth Blue Jay.
Justice League Europe
A biologically ten years older Blue Jay is tossed into the far future by a time-based accident. He ends up in the middle of a
See also
- Justice League Europe
- List of DC Comics characters
References
- ^ In Homage – Marvel At DC (I)
- ^ Justice League #2 (June 1987). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League #3 (July 1987). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League Europe #12 (March 1990). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League Europe #16 (July 1990). DC Comics.
- OCLC 213309017
- ^ Justice League Quarterly #3 (Summer 1991)
- ^ Justice League Europe #19 (October 1990). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League Europe #20 (November 1990). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League Europe #26–28 (May–July 1991). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League Europe #29 (August 1991). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League Europe #30 & 31 (September & October 1991). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League America #55 (October 1991). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League Europe #32 (November 1991). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League America #57 & Justice League Europe #33 (December 1991). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League America #59 & Justice League Europe #35 (February 1992). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League America #60 & Justice League Europe #36 (March 1992). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League Europe #47 & 48 (February & March 1993). DC Comics.
- ^ Action Comics #842 (2006). DC Comics.
- ^ Action Comics #843 (2006). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League of America (vol. 2) #38 (October 2009). DC Comics.
- ^ Robinson's Twitter page, 23 October 2009, accessed 27 November 2009: "For the record Blue Jay isn't dead. And he has a big heroic heart in a little body and a big future". See also this post from 20 October.
- ^ Justice League of America (vol. 2) #42 (March 2010). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League of America (vol. 2) #50 (December 2010). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League of America (vol. 2) #51 (January 2011). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League of America (vol. 2) #53. DC Comics.
- ^ Heroes in Crisis #1. DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League Europe Annual #2 (October 1991). DC Comics.