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Jester

Jester

14 appearances Β· Silver Age Β· 1968–2024
Who is Jester?

Jonathan Powers, a failed actor turned flamboyant criminal, adopted the Jester identity and armed himself with trick weapons and gadgets to bedevil Daredevil on the streets of New York City.

Born from the creative partnership of Stan Lee and Gene Colan in the pages of Daredevil #45 back in 1968, Jester is a Silver Age Marvel villain whose colorful, carnivalesque presence has kept him lurking in the shadows of Hell's Kitchen and beyond for over five decades. He's the kind of antagonist who gravitates toward the biggest names in the Marvel street-level world β€” Daredevil, Spider-Man, and the figures behind those masks have all crossed his path across titles like Daredevil, Superior Spider-Man, and even the universe-shaking Civil War II. That kind of staying power across 56 years speaks to a character who has genuinely embedded himself in Marvel's fabric, popping up whenever chaos and mischief need a theatrical face. For collectors who love deep-cut Silver Age menace with real longevity, Jester is absolutely worth a closer look.

β˜… First appearance
Daredevil #45
Oct 1968

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1968–2021

Daredevil #45 1968
Daredevil #45
Daredevil #136 1976
Daredevil #136
Moon Knight #13 1981
Moon Knight #13
Superior Spider-Man #6 2013
Superior Spider-Man #6
Civil War II #[nn] 2017
Civil War II #[nn]
Marvel-Verse: Moon Knight #[nn] 2021
Marvel-Verse: Moon Knight #[nn]

Appearances

Daredevil (1964)
Moon Knight (1980)
#13
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2006)
#5
Superior Spider-Man (2013)
Daredevil by Mark Waid (2012)
#7
Civil War II (2017)
Marvel-Verse: Moon Knight (2021)
The Marvel Art of David Mack (2024)
Daredevil Omnibus (2017)
#3
Daredevil Epic Collection (2014)
#7