Yellowjacket (Charlton Comics)

Yellowjacket
Yellowjacket, on the cover to Yellowjacket Comics #3 (November 1944)
Publication information
Publisher	Charlton Comics
First appearance	Yellowjacket Comics #1 (September 1944)
In-story information
Alter ego	Vince Harley
Abilities	Ability to control yellowjackets.

Yellowjacket is a fictional super-hero, and the first to be published by the company that would become Charlton Comics. He first appeared in Yellowjacket Comics #1 (September 1944)

Publication history

Yellowjacket starred in his own title, Yellowjacket Comics, which was published for ten issues from 1944 to 1946. There was no artist or writer credited for the stories. These ten issues were published by "E. Levy/Frank Comunale", which later became Charlton. When the title was renamed Jack in the Box, Yellowjacket appeared in the first issue, #11. He also appeared in TNT Comics #1, which was published by "Charles Publications".

Due to copyright laws at the time of his inception, Yellowjacket lapsed into the public domain on the 28th anniversary of his initial published appearance.

Fictional character biography

Yellowjacket's secret identity is crime writer, Vince Harley. After a group of jewel robbers attempted to kill him by pouring a box of yellowjackets on him, he found that he had gained the ability to control the insects, and used that ability to fight crime while wearing a yellow costume with a distinctly yellowjacketian black and yellow striped cape.

References

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External links

• Yellowjacket's page at International Superheroes
• A Hero History Of Yellowjacket
• Toonopedia page on Yellowjacket