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Jack Hart

174 appearances · Bronze Age · 1976–2026 · 2 key issues
Who is Jack Hart?

Jonathan 'Jack' Hart is the half-human, half-Contraxian son of an alien who developed an experimental 'Zero Fluid' energy source. Exposure to that fluid imbued Jack with vast cosmic energy generation and projection, flight, and superhuman strength — power so unstable he requires a containment suit to prevent catastrophic buildup.

Born from the fertile Bronze Age imagination of Archie Goodwin, Jack Hart made his debut in the pages of The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #21 in 1976 — an intriguing launching pad that hints at the street-level, action-packed world he stepped into. Over a remarkable fifty-year span, he's proven himself a genuinely enduring figure in the Marvel Universe, racking up 136 catalog appearances and two collector-significant key issues that any serious fan will want to track down. His adventures have taken him through the pages of Avengers and She-Hulk, where he keeps rarefied company — sharing stories with the likes of Captain America, Iron Man, and Jennifer Walters. That's a character with real staying power, and Jack Hart is absolutely worth a deeper dive into your long boxes.

Identity

Real name. Jonathan "Jack" Hart

Powers. Half-human/half-Contraxian; exposure to his father's "Zero Fluid" granted vast energy generation/projection, flight, superhuman strength/durability, and self-sustaining cosmic energy, requiring a containment suit to control destabilizing power buildup.

Affiliations. Avengers; Defenders (ally); briefly Contraxia/space-faring; United States government (early adventures)

★ First appearance
The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #22
Mar 1976

Top series

Covers through the years — 1976–2023

The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #21 1976
The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #21
Rom #12 1980
Rom #12
Rom #50 1984
Rom #50
Captain America #368 1990
Captain America #368
Quasar #19 1991
Quasar #19
Marvel Limited: Future Imperfect #[nn] 1994
Marvel Limited: Future Imperfect #[nn]
Avengers Forever #12 2000
Avengers Forever #12
Maximum Security #3 2001
Maximum Security #3
She-Hulk #11 2005
She-Hulk #11
Incredible Hercules #129 2009
Incredible Hercules #129
Avengers: The Children's Crusade #[nn] 2012
Avengers: The Children's Crusade #[nn]
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection #2 2017
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection #2
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #7 2020
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #7
Hulk: Maestro by Peter David Omnibus #[nn] 2023
Hulk: Maestro by Peter David Omnibus #[nn]

Appearances (1–150 of 174, oldest first)

The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1974)
The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976)
Iron Man (1968)
The Defenders (1972)
#64
The Comics Journal (1977)
#43
Rom (1979)
Spécial Strange (1975)
Jimmy Olsen's Pal, Fred Hembeck [Hembeck Series] (1981)
#6
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions (1982)
#1
The Incredible Hulk (1968)
The Jack of Hearts (1984)
#1
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1983)
O Incrível Hulk (1983)
#13
Captain America (1968)
Quasar (1989)
Hulk: Future Imperfect (1992)
#2
Marvel Limited: Future Imperfect (1994)
Planète Comics (1995)
Wizard: The Comics Magazine (1991)
#73
Avengers Forever (1998)
Avengers Infinity (2000)
Maximum Security (2000)
Thor (1999)
Earth X (2000)
Thanos (2003)
#2
Marvel Heroes (2001)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Avengers 2004 (2004)
Avengers: Above and Beyond (2005)
Marvel Méga (1997)
#20
Spider-Man Visionaries: Roger Stern (2007)
#1
Marvel Zombies: Dead Days (2007)
Avengers Classic (2007)
#1
Incredible Hercules (2008)
Avengers: The Children's Crusade (2010)
Avengers Assemble: An Oral History of Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2012)
Avengers: The Contest (2012)
Marvel Série I (2012)
Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Captain America Reloaded (2014)
Marvel Comics - La collection (2014)
#9
Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus (2014)
Civil War: Ms. Marvel (2015)
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection (2017)
#2
Captain America Epic Collection (2014)
#15
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (2008)
#7
Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection (2020)
#2
X-Men (2021)
#5
Marvel Legendary Collection (2022)
#35
Fantastic Four: Reckoning War Alpha (2022)
#1
Silver Surfer Rebirth (2022)
She-Hulk by Rainbow Rowell (2022)
#1
Fantastic Four (2019)
Silver Surfer - Renaissance (2022)
Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2023)
#1