Jack O'Lantern (DC Comics)
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| Jack O'Lantern | |
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Ultramarine Corps | |
| Abilities | (I, II) Mystical lantern provides flight, flame projection, teleportation, illusion casting, enhanced strength, fog creation (III) Has internalized the powers of the lantern used by his predecessors |
Jack O'Lantern is the name of several fictional characters appearing in
Fictional character biography
Daniel Cormac
The first Jack O'Lantern is Daniel Cormac of Ireland, who was born to a poor farmer who was granted a magic lantern by an Irish fairy. Cormac is a member of the Global Guardians, an international group of superheroes.[1] His first recorded mission in Super Friends #8 was to help Green Lantern dismantle a bomb in Ireland.[2] He appears in three solo back up stories in Super Friends issues #37, #40 and #44.
Cormac's first appearance in the mainstream DC Comics universe is DC Comics Presents #46, helping Superman find an ancient ruin in Ireland. He is later seen as part of a group of heroes from Ireland and England trying to save the world in the Crisis on Infinite Earths.
When the
Marvin Noronsa
Marvin Noronsa is a native of Bialya who takes over the Jack O'Lantern identity at Queen Bee's behest. Noronsa is able to use Cormac's mystical lantern only after Queen Bee modifies it.[6] Noronsa is killed in an explosion caused by Sumaan Harjavti in Justice League America #55 (October 1991).
Liam McHugh
More recently, Cormac's cousin Liam McHugh takes up the mantle of Jack O'Lantern. An Irish
Powers and abilities
Daniel Cormac and Marvin Noronsa have a mystical lantern that gives them the power of flight, flame projection, teleportation, illusion casting, enhanced strength, and the ability to create fogs. The power of the lantern is at its weakest at noon, and gradually increases to its peak at midnight.
Liam McHugh has found a way to internalize the powers of the mystical lantern, and no longer needs to carry it.
In other media
The Marvin Noronsa incarnation of Jack O'Lantern appears in Powerless, portrayed by Kimani Ray Smith.[7]
References
- OCLC 213309017
- ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ^ Justice League International #8, #9, #16, #17 and #27.
- ^ Captain Atom Annual #2, Justice League Europe #2-4.
- ^ Revealed in Primal Force #0.
- ^ Justice League Europe #29-30; Justice League #53 - 55.
- ^ "TV Pilot Tuesday! – Powerless". 23 February 2016.
External links
- Daniel Cormac the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Marvin Noronsa at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Liam McHugh at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine