Jack O'Lantern is the name of several

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Fictional character biography

Daniel Cormac

The first Jack O'Lantern is Daniel Cormac of

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, who was born to a poor

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who was granted a magic lantern by an Irish fairy. Cormac is a member of the

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, an international group of superheroes. His first recorded mission in ''Super Friends'' #8 was to help

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dismantle a bomb in Ireland. 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

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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 ''

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''. When the

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decide to fund the

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, the Global Guardians find themselves without financial support, and disband. Cormac subsequently joins Rumaan Harjavti's army in Bialya. After Harjavti is killed by the

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, Jack voluntarily joins forces with the villainess in taking over the world. He is left dying in a sewer after a battle with the Justice League. He is found alive by his girlfriend

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in ''Justice League Quarterly'' issues #6 - #8 when the two heroes are found by

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. They take a major part in reuniting the Global Guardians and fight with

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against the Justice League in ''Justice League Europe'' issues #49 and #50. Afterwards, Jack dies of natural causes.

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. 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

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who wields a mystical jack o'lantern and is blessed with incredible agility, McHugh has fought evil in various arenas over the past few years. He was a member of the Leymen (Primal Force) and later joined the Ultramarine Corps in Superbia. He appears in three solo stories in ''Justice League Quarterly'' #14, 15 and 17. He became a member of Dr. Mist's Leymen in ''

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'' #0, appearing in every issue until the book was cancelled with issue #14. Liam is last seen as a member of the

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in ''JLA'' #26 and ''JLA Classified'' #1-3.

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

* Marvin Noronsa aka Jack O’Lantern is a recurring villain in '' Powerless'', portrayed by Kimani Ray Smith.

References

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External links

Daniel Cormac the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe

Marvin Noronsa at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe

Liam McHugh at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
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