Jack-in-the-Box (Zachary Johnson) - Revision history

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-Famously described on his debut as a "goofy clown," and the Harlequin of Justice, Jack-in-the-Box has become one of the most easily identifiable and popular heroes of Astro City. Almost as famous for his love of wordplay during a battle as for the battles themselves, Jack has attracted considerable attention from the media and the public, not all of it positive. Since the start of his career in 1964, he has been the subject of debates about his background, motivations and alliances.
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 == Jack-in-the-Box's Rogues Gallery ==
-:Brass Monkey
+:[[Brass Monkey]]
-:The Deacon
+:[[The Deacon]]
-:The Human Weasel
+:[[The Human Weasel]]
-:Junkman
+:[[Junkman]]
-:Prospero
+:[[Prospero]]
-:Smoke & Mirrors
+:[[Smoke & Mirrors]]
-:Underlord
+:[[Underlord]]
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 He has also been known to carry other gadgets in his satchel, and even devise impromptu devices at the scene of a conflict or emergency.

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-In 1989, while settling his parent's meager estate, Zachary discovered his father's special crime-fighting equipment and secret journals, and thus learned of his secret alter ego as Jack-in-the-Box. He was torn by the revelation, unable to help feeling that his father, by risking his life as a superhero, had chosen helping strangers over being there for his family. Despite this ambivalence, Zach adopted the Jack-in-the-Box identity, and used it as a revenge tactic to bring down the [[Underlord]], the Weirdies' employer.
+In 1989, while settling his parent's meager estate, Zachary discovered his [[Jack-in-the-Box (Jack Johnson)|father's]] special crime-fighting equipment and secret journals, and thus learned of his secret alter ego as Jack-in-the-Box. He was torn by the revelation, unable to help feeling that his father, by risking his life as a superhero, had chosen helping strangers over being there for his family. Despite this ambivalence, Zach adopted the Jack-in-the-Box identity, and used it as a revenge tactic to bring down the [[Underlord]], the Weirdies' employer.
 By 1995, Zach was the owner and CEO of his own toy company, the small-but-growing [[Z.J. Toys]], and married to [[Tamra Dixon]], a news anchor. He was a successful superhero in his own right. He had befriended the [[Trouble Boys]], who would sometimes help him in his adventures.

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 |image         = Image:jackInTheBoxII.jpg
 |status        = Retired - Fall 1997<br>
 currently in mentorship mode

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 currently in mentorship mode
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-|debut         = {{KBAC1}} [[1:3|#3]]
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-|earliest =   Reappeared December 28, 1989
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-''May 5, 1989'': '''Jack's Back'''<br>
+|appearances   = {{KBAC1}} [[{{KBAC1}} No.3|#3]], [[{{KBAC1}} No.5|5]]<br>
-''August 8, 1995'': '''Jack-in-the-Box Captures Brass Monkey'''<br>
+{{WP}} [[{{WP}} No.1/2|#1/2]]<br>
-|appearances   = {{KBAC1}} [[1:3|#3]], [[1:5|5]]<br>
+{{KBAC2}} [[{{KBAC2}} No.1|#1]], [[{{KBAC2}} No.4|4]], [[{{KBAC2}} No.6|6]], [[{{KBAC2}} No.8|8]], [[{{KBAC2}} No.10|10]], [[{{KBAC2}} No.11|11]], [[{{KBAC2}} No.12|12]]<br>
 {{AC}} #12, 35 <Br>
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 {{WP}} [[WP:1/2|#1/2]]<br>
 {{KBAC2}} [[2:1|#1]], [[2:4|4]], [[2:6|6]], [[2:8|8]], [[2:10|10]], [[2:11|11]], [[2:12|12]]<br>
-{{AC}} #12 <Br>
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 One night, unbeknownst to Zach, a small-time criminal, [[Andrew Eisenstein|"Eyes" Eisenstein]]; secretly witnessed him changing into his civilian clothing, thus reveling his secret identity. Eyes considered profiting from this knowledge but over time became too paranoid to tell anyone. ("[[A Little Knowledge]]")
-In 1997, Zach encountered three time travelers from the future, each a possible future version of his own son, as yet unborn in the present. They revealed that his death was in the near future. [[Box|Two]] [[The Jackson|versions]] of his son were twisted, monstrous mirror images of Jack-in-the-Box and the third an ordinary individual, but all three were men who had been deeply scarred and haunted by the absence of their father growing up. Not wanting to leave his future child fatherless as his own father inadvertently did to him, Zach passed on the Jack-in-the-Box identity to [[Jack-in-the-Box (Roscoe James)|Roscoe James]].
+In 1997, Zach encountered three time travelers from the future, each a possible future version of his own son, as yet unborn in the present. They revealed that his death was in the near future. Two versions,([[Box]] and [[The Jackson]],  were twisted, monstrous mirror images of Jack-in-the-Box. The third was a sane and seemingly normal individual. All three were young men who had been deeply scarred and haunted by the absence of their father throughout their childhood. Not wanting to leave his future child fatherless, as his own father inadvertently did to him, Zach passed on the Jack-in-the-Box identity to [[Jack-in-the-Box (Roscoe James)|Roscoe James]].
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