Emmylou Hartley was an old friend and occasional romantic interest of Jonah Hex.
History
The Hartleys were a large family of settlers that were wagon-training near Blue Springs around 1871. They were attacked and killed by Crows (a Native American tribe), all except for Emmylou and her cousin Lorna. They were taken back to the Crow village. Lorna was killed after refusing to be the bride of a Crow warrior. Emmylou agreed to marry Eagle Who Stands. After four years of being his wifely servant, she escaped. A pack of Crow warriors were hot on her trail, until they came across Jonah Hex. The pair went through several harships together in a single day, and Hex ended up kissing her on the spur of the moment, despite being married to Mei Ling at the time and neglecting to mention that fact to Emmylou. Hex felt awkward after that and decided to leave Emmylou at the MacCabe's residence for recovery before returning home to Mei Ling.[3]
However, a short time later Mei Ling decided that Hex would not leave the violent life he was accustommed to and unilaterally decided to leave him. As it happened, the MacCabes were among the first to learn of her decision, and Emmylou was right there to learn as well. Emmylou offered to accompany Hex now that he was no longer with Mei Ling, but he refused.[4] All the same, Emmylou decided to follow Hex, and ended up rescuing him from unconsciousness months later.[5]
The couple lived together for some time, until clashing goals and feelings and an undercover mission for the Governor separated them.[6] The mission turned out to be a set-up, leading to a series of events that made Hex spend a short time in prison, where he was visited in short order by Emmylou and then his former wife Mei Ling, creating for an unconfortable moment.[7]
Deciding to return to St. Louis, Emmylou found herself kidnapped by the criminal Brett and his two accomplices, Camille and Sandy. [8] They kept her for a long time, during which she developed some amount of Stockholm Syndrome, leading to her participation in an armed robbing, during which she ended up shooting Hex himself.[9][10]
Emmylou eventually recovered her wits sufficiently to escape Brett's gang, at great effort,[11] and had just found Jonah Hex again when he was transported centuries to the future.[12]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
As Emmylou Hartley was by all accounts human, she did not possess any superhuman powers.
Abilities
Emmylou's captor and perhaps lover, Brett, trained her in the art of robbery and firearms.
Paraphernalia
Transportation
Horse
Weapons
Emmylou brandished a Colt .44 six-shooter while robbing stagecoaches.
Related
- 24 Appearances of Emmylou Hartley (Earth-One)
- 2 Images featuring Emmylou Hartley (Earth-One)
- Quotations by or about Emmylou Hartley (Earth-One)
- Character Gallery: Emmylou Hartley (Earth-One)
Footnotes