Jack Flag

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Jack Flag
Marko Djurdjevic.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceCaptain America #434 (Dec. 1994)
Created byMark Gruenwald (writer)
Dave Hoover (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoJack Harrison
Team affiliationsGuardians of the Galaxy
PartnershipsCaptain America
Notable aliasesKing Cobra, AZ-1260
AbilitiesSuperb athlete
Skilled martial artist
Superhuman strength, stamina and durability

Jack Flag (Jack Harrison) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He has occasionally appeared alongside Captain America and has been a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Publication history

He first appeared in Captain America #434 (Dec. 1994), and was created by Mark Gruenwald and Dave Hoover.

Fictional character biography

Jack and his brother, Drake, were members of Captain America's computer hotline network. Together, they created a citizen's patrol group in their hometown Sandhaven, Arizona. Several criminals attacked Drake; the attack left him unable to use his legs. After the attack, Jack and Drake discovered that the Serpent Society had infiltrated their hometown and they had attempted to contact the local authorities. They found that law enforcement had been bribed by the Serpent Society. Jack, unhappy with this information, began training in martial arts and weight lifting so that he could fight the Serpent Society on his own. He took on a disguise becoming Jack Flag, an identity which he thought would make Captain America proud.[1]

During a bank robbery, Jack intervened and stepped on

Zach Moonhunter with maintaining his hotline.[3]

Civil War

During the

Bullseye, puncturing his cauda equina and leaving him paralyzed. Bullseye states that Flag would "never walk again".[5] He is then taken into custody, where he is severely beaten by an enraged Swordsman
.

Guardians of the Galaxy

Jack Flag is later shown leading the prisoners of the Negative Zone prison against Blastaar's army, which he does from a wheelchair.[6] After escaping with the Guardians of the Galaxy,[7] Jack's spine is repaired, in two minutes, by Knowhere's medical staff. He opts to remain on the station rather than return to Earth (where he would be considered a fugitive).[8] He later joins the Guardians as part of 'The Kree Team' during the crossover event War of Kings. He is part of a diplomatic team sent to the Inhumans as the Guardians believe the Inhumans are naively endangering the galaxy with their war.[9] Jack is still an active member of the team in The Thanos Imperative.[10] During the War of Kings storyline, one of many alternate future iterations of the 31st Century Guardian, Starhawk, kidnaps Jack Flag, Starlord, Bug, Mantis, and Cosmo. They discover that the future is in a perilous flux due to "The Fault": a multi-parsec wide tear in the fabric of spacetime. The tear was created as a result of Black Bolt of the Inhuman-led Kree Empire having detonated a bomb so powerful it ruptured the Dark Matter holding the universe together. The Guardians make their way through this odyssey, attempting to deliver a message to Adam Warlock, who is in the 21st Century just prior to the T-Bomb's Detonation. The Guardians are suffering symptoms of the broken time-stream. With Peter Quill, via the use of a Ba enslaved Celestial and the telepathic dog Cosmo, Warlock manages to stop the growth of the Fault. The tear remains, opening a door for greater perils: Warlock has become his evil self, The Magus, as a result of his saving the universe from destruction via the Fault's expansion, Star-Lord becomes geriatric, Mantis an infant, Bug an adolescent, Cosmo a puppy, and Jack Flag seem intangible. Starhawk reveals to him that this is due to Jack Flag's "unique nature". He informs him that it is Jack Flag's destiny to reshape the universe.

Captain America: Steve Rogers

Jack Flag later returned to Earth, recruited by the rejuvenated Steve Rogers to be a part of

Rick Jones visit him.[13] Later, Steve Rogers attempts to kill Jack, by injecting him with poison, until Free Spirit arrives and tells him that Jack's family decided to disconnect him. During his funeral, Steve tries to help Cathy and Rick, who are still in grief.[14]

Powers and abilities

After being drenched with Mr. Hyde's chemicals, Jack Flag gained superhuman strength, stamina, and durability. He is also a skilled martial artist and athlete.

In other media

Jack Flag makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in

Universal Church of Truth.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ Captain America #434
  2. ^ Captain America #435-436
  3. ^ Captain America #437-444
  4. ^ Thunderbolts #110
  5. ^ Thunderbolts #111
  6. ^ Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #9 (March 2009)
  7. ^ Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #10 (April 2009)
  8. ^ Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #10 (April 2009)
  9. ^ Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #11-12
  10. ^ Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #25
  11. ^ Captain America: Steve Rogers #1
  12. ^ Captain America: Steve Rogers #3
  13. ^ Captain America: Steve Rogers #4
  14. ^ Captain America: Steve Rogers #10-11
  15. ^ "Easter Eggs - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Game Wiki Guide - IGN".
  16. ^ "Guardians of the Galaxy: What Happens if You Free the Prisoner in Chapter 5?". 29 October 2021.

External links

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