Golden Age Jester (Chuck Lane) Appreciation 2021

[MajorHoy]

First appearance: Smash Comics #22 (May 1941) <from Quality Comics>:



and from Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Vol. XI (January 1986):

[MajorHoy]

The final page to the Jester's first story:


The Jester's last Golden Age appearance was in Smash Comics #85 (October 1949).

[MajorHoy]

The Jester did start popping up in DC Comics stories in Roy Thomas' All-Star Squadron in the 1980s.


from All-Star Squadron #31 (March 1984)


from All-Star Squadron #50 (May 1985)


from All-Star Squadron #60 (August 1986)

[scary harpy]

The Jester is a good name. DC should use it.

[MajorHoy]

Jester was in Starman #46 (September 1998)



I have no idea why there was the difference in years for that one . . .

[Will Evans]

What’s everyone’s opinion that they later had Chick Lane become evil in his later years?

[scary harpy]

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trivia:

Before Chuck Lane became Quality's The Jester, Quality's Madame Fatal fought against/with a criminal called The Jester.

Note the criminal Jester's costume. Look familiar?

[MajorHoy]

OIP.jpg

trivia:

Before Chuck Lane became Quality's The Jester, Quality's Madame Fatal fought against/with a criminal called The Jester.

Note the criminal Jester's costume. Look familiar?

The Madame Fatal story would have been in Crack Comics #10 (February 1941), about three months before Chuck Lane's feature first appeared, so maybe they just decided to reuse the design.

[MajorHoy]

from Smash Comics #23 (June 1941):