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Jessica Midnight is an associate of Lois Lane with the memories of a Checkmate agent.
History
Jessica Midnight was born in Wolverhampton[3]. At some point she began getting hallucinations of another self who was an occultist and Checkmate agent. Since the Leviathan Organization was hunting Checkmate, she feared she was at risk.
She hid out in Heath Town for days. As the neighbors became concerned by her behavior, the police were called to check in on her.[4][2][5]
She threatened a cop who entered her apartment, believing him to be a member of Leviathan. As he tried to convince her he was only there to help, she turned the gun on herself but was stopped before she could commit suicide and knocked out after her head forcefully hit a nearby wall.[4]
Sister Clarice, a nun working with Lois Lane, met her in the Royal Wolverhampton hospital where she was admitted and kept under watch. Jessica assumed her to be a member of Leviathan too and asked Clarice who she was.[5]
Sister Clarice helped her escape so she could help find the Kiss of Death who had targeted Lois, since she was experienced in occultism.[2] Renee Montoya helped her come to terms with her two sets of memories, explaining that she and Clarice were in the same situation. She used her powers to trap the Kiss of Death, but the Kiss shot Renee. [3] Jessica attempted to use her own life force to save Renee, but the Kiss, remembering her own previous history with Renee, took her place [6]
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Notes
- Jessica Midnight was created by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber, first appearing in Detective Comics #773. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Jessica Midnight first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Lois Lane (Volume 2) #4 by Greg Rucka and Mike Perkins.
Related
- 7 Appearances of Jessica Midnight (Prime Earth)
- 1 Images featuring Jessica Midnight (Prime Earth)
- 1 Quotations by or about Jessica Midnight (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Jessica Midnight (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
  This character was a member of the top secret government organization Checkmate. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Checkmate members" and "Government Agents" categories. |