Jack O'Lantern

In this town
Called New York
Everyone hail to the pumpkin dork

The midnight hour approaches... and so too does the fright-faced fiend Jack O'Lantern! Once a highly-trained soldier for the U.S. government, Jack O'Lantern is loyal only to his next payout, freelancing as a mercenary for less "civilised" nations and plotting his own criminal capers on the side. The discipline, preparedness, and swift reflexes from his former career combine uniquely with a persona that walks the line between flamboyant egotism and blood-chilling inhumanity, making him an unpredictable and formidable opponent. None can hope to match Jack O'Lantern: not his foolish enemies, nor his bungling underlings – despite being sourced from the cream of the underworld – nor even that rascally robot Machine Man. He fights without mercy... and he fights for the adrenaline rush.

Augmenting Jack O'Lantern's physical prowess are a number of gadgets. His body armour can withstand anything short of a bazooka blast and is insulated against electricity, and his flaming helmet has its own supply of breathable air. His wrist-blaster can fire bursts of flame with such intensity that they can burn through walls. Hooked onto his belt are various explosive devices including smoke grenades and concussion bombs. His pogo-platform, clamped magnetically to his boots, can hover silently for stealthy approaches or ricochet off flat surfaces for a quick getaway.

The quotable Jack O'Lantern

• "Only boy scouts and bunglers fight fairly! Survival is the only rule of combat!"
• "I made a science of mayhem and terrorism!"
• "If any of you mindless milksops survive, I'll mould you into the finest, most fatal band of freebooters the world has ever seen!"
• "Perhaps it's time for this grinning guerilla to make tracks!"
• "Only fools and idealists fight on... when the cause is lost!"
• "A true mercenary knows when to find the back door!"

Notes

Jack O'Lantern on Marvel Database, an external wiki

• Unnamed by TFUK, Jason Macendale Jr. would have a far more notable criminal career after taking on the mantle of Hobgoblin.