| Jester | |
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Real Name |
Chuck Lane |
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First Appearance |
Smash Comics #22 (May 1941) |
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Original Publisher |
Quality |
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Created by |
Paul Gustavson |
Origin[]
Chuck Lane was a rookie cop who felt he could do more good than by just being a cop alone. He learned his ancestor was a jester in a medieval court and used his ancestry to base the costumed identity of Jester. As the Jester, Lane became a comical crime fighter making a laughing-stock out of his enemies. Chuck wore his jester costume underneath his cop uniform.
Villains he fought include Lady Satan.
Powers and Abilities[]
The Jester was known to be unpredictable and would use his eerie laugh and jingling bells to intimidate criminals.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Smash Comics #22-85
Notes[]
- Although the Jester never teamed up with any other Quality Comics characters on panel, he made references to knowing Midnight, Lady Luck, and Daffy.
- The Jester's costume is nearly identical to the one worn by another character of the same name from an earlier comic starring Madame Fatal. There is no in-story explanation for this.