Jack Turner (Earth-Two)

Speedy
Mainstream Universe‎, 1930s-1950s
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Real Name	Jack Turner
Main Alias	Speedy
Relatives	Pete Turner (father)
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Occupation	Acrobat
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Earth-Two
Creators	George Papp
First Appearance	Adventure Comics #172 (January, 1952)
Last Appearance	Adventure Comics #172 (January, 1952)

Jack Turner and his father stood in as Speedy and Green Arrow respectively when Oliver Queen and Roy Harper were injured.

History

The Turners were a famed acrobatic team who's home was looted by the villain 'Strong Man' Bond, stealing their life savings. The two sought revenge against the thugs. This came to the attention of Oliver Queen and Roy Harper, who had been left wheelchair-bound from an injury. They discovered the Turners' grudge and deeming that they resembled Queen and Harper, contacted them. Pete took up the mantle of Green Arrow while Jack took the place of Speedy. They were equipped with remote-controlled bows and arrows for Queen and Harper to aid their aim.

However, during a confrontation, Speedy's bow was damaged, preventing Queen or Harper from seeing the scene. Green Arrow and Speedy were captured and held hostage by 'Strong Man' Bond and his thugs, taking the remote-controlled bows to use in their crimes, threatening the Turners' lives if Queen and Harper fail to cooperate. Disguising himself as an old man with a cane, Queen recovered the remote-controlled bow and, with Harper controlling it remotely, stopped 'Strong Man' and his gang and rescued the Turners.

Once Queen and Harper recovered, they thanked the Turners and resumed their roles as the Green Arrow and Speedy.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Acrobatics
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• The Remote-Controlled Bow is a special bow designed by Oliver Queen and Roy Harper, allowing Harper to remotely control Jack's bow. Jack's bow is fitted with an ultrahigh frequency set that allows Queen and Harper to see and hear everything around Jack and even communicate via radio.

Notes

• This version of Jack Turner, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022–2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.

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Footnotes

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