Jack O'Lantern (Impostor II) (Earth-616)

Jack O'Lantern
Name	Unknown
Current Alias	Jack O'Lantern
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly War Witches
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Hazel
Hair	Brown
Unusual Features	Missing left eye
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human; formerly empowered by a Dreamstone
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Arms dealer
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman
First	Venom (Vol. 4) #1 (May, 2018)
First	Venom (Vol. 4) #1 (May, 2018)

History

A petty criminal who stumbled across a cache of Jack O'Lantern's equipment, and opted to assume the identity to pursue a career as a supervillain and arms-dealer. While supplying a group of criminals with weapons he claimed were from Norman Osborn's armory, Jack O'Lantern was busted by a police sting. Shooting a cop while fleeing, Jack O'Lantern was attacked by Venom - whose symbiote went berserk and succumbed to the influence of a dark god, gouging out one of his eyes.

Jack O'Lantern managed to escape, regaling a group of supervillain in the Bar with No Name with his encounter. As the group swapped stories of their own run-ins with Venom, Venom himself attacked and caused them all to flee.

Months later, Jack O'Lantern was approached by one of Malekith's War Witches, who had also been maimed by Venom and offered Jack O'Lantern the power to seek revenge in exchange for serving her. Jack O'Lantern attacked Venom and began to destroy the city, reveling in the power the Dreamstone gave him, but was ultimately defeated when he was struck by mystical lightning conjured by Venom using his own Dreamstone to emulate Thor. Stripped of the Dreamstone, Jack O'Lantern begged for mercy from Eddie, saying he was just a nobody who found the suit and equipment.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Former Powers

Dreamstone: Accepting a dark elf Dreamstone from one of Malekith's War Witches, Jack O'Lantern used it to mystically enhance himself, his costume, and his weapons - making his costume's pumpkin helmet function as an actual head and giving it the ability to breathe fire. He lost these powers after losing the Dreamstone.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Jack O'Lantern's Suit

Weapons

• Pistol: Jack was initially armed with a pistol, though this was presumably lost following his first altercation with Venom.

Former Weapons

Flaming Scythe: After being equipped with a dark elf Dreamstone, Jack O'Lantern manifested a mystical flaming scythe. He lost the ability to produce the weapon after losing the Dreamstone.

Transportation

Former Transportation

Flying Broomstick: While not a tool he was initially seen with, Jack O'Lantern used his Dreamstone to augment a Flying Broomstick into a Goblin Glider-like construct in the shape of a fiery bat-skeleton, capable of breathing torrents of flame. It was later destroyed.

Notes

• Jack O'Lantern was originally shown with his right eye gouged out in Venom (Vol. 4) #1, but in Venom Annual #1 his left eye was shown gouged out instead.

See Also

• 6 appearance(s) of Jack O'Lantern (Impostor II) (Earth-616)
• 3 minor appearance(s) of Jack O'Lantern (Impostor II) (Earth-616)
• 1 mentions of Jack O'Lantern (Impostor II) (Earth-616)
• 4 image(s) of Jack O'Lantern (Impostor II) (Earth-616)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Jack O'Lantern (Impostor II) (Earth-616)
• 1 item(s) used/owned by Jack O'Lantern (Impostor II) (Earth-616)

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