Jack in the Green
Plant elemental used by Neil Gaiman for the Swamp Thing Annual he was contractually obligated to write, different from the character seen in Hellblazer years later with a similar name.
Name:
Jack in the Green
Publisher:
Real name:
Alfred Oldland
Aliases:
- Alfred Oldland
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
- Immortal
- Plant Control
- Super Strength
First issue:
Jack's story occurs in England sometime between the late Middle Ages and the early 18th Century. He is at the death bed of his friend Simon as a plague ravishes the town of Purchester. Jack soothes Simon's suffering with tales of his travels throughout the world throughout time. He thoughtfully eases Simon on to death, then with much melancholy, burns the town to ashes as he travels through the Green to a nearby place to watch it burn.
