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Jack-in-the-Box (DC) — First appearance, key issues & comics · Cape Zone

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Jack-in-the-Box

Astro City, Jack Johnson

18 appearancesSince 1997

Part of the Jack-in-the-Box mantle · 3 known bearers →

Jack-in-the-Box first appeared in Kurt Busiek's Astro City #12 (1997-12), published by DC. 18 appearances are indexed across 8 series.

Also known as Jack Johnson

Character history

Key issues

3 issues

Kurt Busiek's Astro City#12Cape Archive1997
Kurt Busiek's Astro City
#12
first appearance · origin · death
1997-12-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

8 series

ACCape Archive 2013
Astro City
2013–2018
4 issues →
ACMCape Archive 2022
Astro City Metrobook
2022–
4 issues →

Astro City

#35

Cape Archive2016

Astro City

#35

origin retold · death

2016-07-00

Astro City#36Cape Archive2016

Astro City

#36

2016-08-00

ACDCape Archive 2005

Astro City: Dark Age / Book One

2005–2005

3 issues →

ACDCape Archive 2007

Astro City: Dark Age / Book Two

2007–2007

2 issues →

ACDCape Archive 2009

Astro City: Dark Age / Book Three

2009–2009

2 issues →

KBACape Archive 1996

Kurt Busiek's Astro City

1996–2000

1 issue →

ACCape Archive 2011

Astro City

2011–2019

1 issue →

ACFCape Archive 2015

Astro City: Family Album

2015–2015

1 issue →