Jean Loring is a fictional character from DC Comics associated with The Atom. She first appeared in Showcase #34 (September-October 1961), created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane. In the 2004 storyline Identity Crisis she suffered a mental breakdown and murdered Sue Dibny. She subsequently became the villain Eclipso. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Gardner Francis Fox (May 20, 1911, Brooklyn, New York – December 24, 1986) was an American writer best known for creating numerous comic book characters for DC Comics. ... Showcase #22 (Oct. ... // History The Atom introduced during the Silver Age of comic books in Showcase # 34 (Sep-Oct 1961) is physicist and university professor Ray Palmer (named for real-life science-fiction writer Raymond A. Palmer, who was himself quite short). ... Eclipso is a fictional character, a villain in the DC Comics Universe. ... A hummingbird Female Mallard Duck in midflight A dragonfly in flight Flight is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the air by aerodynamically generating lift or aerostatically using buoyancy, or movement beyond earths atmosphere, in the case of spaceflight. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... // History The Atom introduced during the Silver Age of comic books in Showcase # 34 (Sep-Oct 1961) is physicist and university professor Ray Palmer (named for real-life science-fiction writer Raymond A. Palmer, who was himself quite short). ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gardner Francis Fox (May 20, 1911, Brooklyn, New York – December 24, 1986) was an American writer best known for creating numerous comic book characters for DC Comics. ... Showcase #22 (Oct. ... Identity crisis can refer to: A psychological concept created by Erik Erikson circa 1970 (see Identity crisis (psychology)). A seven-issue DC Comics miniseries published in 2004-2005 (see Identity Crisis (comics)). An e-book featuring characters from the Star Trek universe (see Identity Crisis (ST SCE Novel)). A 2003... Susan Sue Dearbon Dibny is a fictional character from DC comics. ... Eclipso is a fictional character, a villain in the DC Comics Universe. ...

Fictional character biography

Lawyer, wife

Jean Loring with Ray Palmer. Art by Gil Kane.

Jean Loring's career as an attorney in Ivy Town began at almost the same time that her boyfriend, Ray Palmer, became the Atom. Jean encountered the Atom who often helped in her cases many times before learning that he and Ray were the same person. Several adventures together ultimately led to their marriage. For a few short years, they were happy – then Ray’s adventurous life began taking its toll on their marriage and they divorced. Jean Loring. ... Jean Loring. ... Showcase #22 (Oct. ... For information on the type of fish called Lawyer, see the article on Burbot. ... Ivy Town is a fictional city set in the DC Universe. ... // History The Atom introduced during the Silver Age of comic books in Showcase # 34 (Sep-Oct 1961) is physicist and university professor Ray Palmer (named for real-life science-fiction writer Raymond A. Palmer, who was himself quite short). ... For the record label, see Marriage Records. ... For the record label, see Divorce Records. ...

Despite the occasional high-profile case, notably her one-time defense of the Justice League of America, Jean did not truly come to national prominence until the divorce. Jean soon re-married and with her new husband, Paul Hoben, opened up a law office in Calvin City. She eventually returned to Ivy Town without him and established the firm of Grabemann, Loring and Ross. In general, Jean was not involved in criminal law anymore and attended to more mundane matters such as the administration of the estates of Carter Hall and David Clinton. She made exceptions, though, as in her defense of Risk of the Teen Titans. The Justice League, sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short, is a fictional DC Universe superhero team. ... Criminal law (also known as penal law) is the body of statutory and common law that deals with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offenses. ... For other meanings of the term, see Hawkman (disambiguation) Hawkman is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. ... Chronos is a DC Comics supervillain who takes his name from the Greek personification of Time and has the ability to time travel and manipulate history. ... Risk is a comic book character appearing in publications from DC Comics. ... The Teen Titans, also known as “The New Teen Titans”, “New Titans”, or “The Titans”, a DC Comics superhero team. ...

Mental breakdown

Jean Loring in Identity Crisis. Art by Rags Morales.

Recently, Jean suffered a mental breakdown as revealed in the controversial Identity Crisis miniseries. Wanting to resume her relationship with Ray, she believed that the surest way to do this would be to endanger another loved one of a hero, sending all of the superheroes running back to their spouses and other relatives (including Ray). Using one of Ray's old costumes, she shrunk herself and attempted to cause a minor stroke in Sue Dibny (the Elongated Man's wife), but accidentally applied too much pressure to Dibny's brain. Panicking, and unwilling to go to jail, she used a flamethrower to badly burn Sue's body before departing, leaving Dibny horrified at the loss of both his wife and his unborn child. Jean Loring in a scene from Identity Crisis #7. ... Jean Loring in a scene from Identity Crisis #7. ... Rags Morales (born ?) is a comic book artist. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Identity Crisis is a seven-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics in 2004, written by Brad Meltzer and penciled by Rags Morales. ... Stroke (or cerebrovascular accident or CVA) is the clinical designation for a rapidly developing loss of brain function due to an interruption in the blood supply to all or part of the brain. ... Susan Sue Dearbon Dibny is a fictional character from DC comics. ... The Elongated Man is a fictional comic book superhero in the DC universe. ...

In an attempt to divert suspicion away from herself, Jean faked an attack on her own life and set up Captain Boomerang to attack Jack Drake. Loring left a gun for Drake so he would be able to kill Boomerang in self-defense, leading everyone to believe that Boomerang had been the killer; she concluded that Boomerang was so useless that Jack would be perfectly safe. Unfortunately, Drake was also killed in the attack, leaving his son Tim Drake (Robin III) an orphan. George Digger Harkness and his son Owen Mercer, both known as Captain Boomerang, are fictional characters in the DC Universe. ... Jack Drake is a fictional character from DC Comics books, specifically the Batman titles. ... Timothy Tim Drake is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. ...

As she had originally planned, during all the trauma Ray returned to her. However, she accidentally gave herself away by asking about the 'Protect Yourself' note that had been sent to Jack Drake, something that only the killer would have known; Batman had removed the note before the reporters had even arrived. Ray subsequently had to have her institutionalized at Arkham Asylum; Green Arrow subsequently told the Flash that Black Canary had visited Jean in the Asylum, with Jean being so doped up that she kept fiddling with her hospital bracelet and calling it a wedding band. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Arkham Asylum as it appeared on Batman: The Animated Series. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup. ... Wally West is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics Universe, the first Kid Flash and the third Flash. ... Black Canary is a fictional character, a DC Comics superheroine. ...

Many years before, prior even to her marriage to Ray, Jean had been abducted, brainwashed, and ultimately driven insane by the sub-atomic Jimberin race (as seen in Atom and Hawkman #45, 1969), and later cured by an alien lunatic called the Jest-Master (in Justice League of America #81, 1970). As yet, no DC writer has suggested a connection between this ordeal and her mental state as seen in Identity Crisis.

Eclipso

Infinite Crisis

While she was institutionalized, the supernatural entity known as Eclipso (Aided by the actions of the Psycho-Pirate and Alexander Luthor of the former Earth-3) manipulated her into being his new host so she could seduce the Spectre into destroying all of the magical beings in the DC universe (see Day of Vengeance). Eclipso is a fictional character, a villain in the DC Comics Universe. ... The Psycho-Pirate was the name of two DC comics supervillains. ... Alexander Luthor, Jr. ... The Spectre is a fictional cosmic entity and superhero who has appeared in numerous comic books published by DC Comics. ... Cover to the History of the DC Universe trade paperback. ... Day of Vengeance #1; cover by Walter Simonson. ...

Thanks to Eclipso's actions, the Spectre went on a mass-murdering rampage, killing over 700 magicians. With all their lives in danger, a group of mystics banded together, forming the Shadowpact. Planning on stopping the Spectre, they recruited Black Alice, a girl who had the ability to steal a person's magical powers for a short amount of time (leaving the being powerless in the process). The Shadowpact is a group of magic-based heroes who fought against the Spectre in the 2005 limited series Day of Vengeance, published by DC Comics. ... Black Alice is also the title of a novel by Thomas M. Disch and John Sladek, under the pseudonym Thom Demijohn Black Alice is a DC Comics character introduced in Birds of Prey #76 (January 2005). ...

The Shadowpact plotted to use Black Alice's power to strip the Spectre of his own, leaving him defenseless. Then, in the window of time left open, the Shadowpact would kill the Spectre and defeat Eclipso before the two could complete their war on magic. However the plan hit a snag, as without his powers the Spectre was nothing but an empty spirit, leaving him unharmable.

During her brief possession of the Spectre's powers, Black Alice used them to help fellow Shadowpact member Nightshade send Eclipso into a perpetual orbit around the sun, weakening Eclipso's powers. However, Eclipso's incapacitation did not help the Shadowpact with the Spectre, who continued to wreak havoc and ended up killing the ancient wizard Shazam. Nightshade (Eve Eden) is a fictional character, a superheroine who was owned and published by Charlton Comics and was later acquired by DC Comics. ... Two bodies with a slight difference in mass orbiting around a common barycenter. ... The Sun (Latin: Sol) is the star at the center of the Solar System. ... Shazam is a comic book character created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck for Fawcett Comics. ...

Cover art for 52 Week 27, by J.G. Jones.

After the Spectre killed Nabu, the last and most powerful of the Lords of Order, the Presence's attention was finally drawn to him, and the Spectre was once again forced into a human host, finally stopping his mad rampage. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... J. G. Jones is an American Comic Book artist. ... The Lords of Chaos and Lords of Order are complementary groups of supernatural entities with godlike powers that appear in DC Comics. ... For the Marvel comics character see Presence (Marvel Comics) The Presence is a fictional comic book representation of the Abrahamic God created by Grant Morrison for the DC Universe. ... Crispus Allen is a fictional police detective in DC Comics Gotham City Police Department assigned to the Major Crimes Unit (MCU). ...

52

In Week Twenty-Seven of 52, Ralph Dibny approaches the Spectre as part of his quest to restore his wife Sue to life, promising to fulfil any bargain demanded of him in order to accomplish this. The Spectre, desiring revenge on Eclipso but rendered incapable of taking it owing to his then-lack of a host (the Spectre had given Crispus a year to be by himself before he became his new host), orders Dibny to punish Eclipso in return for his wife's life; Dibny, temporarily granted the power of the Spectre, takes Eclipso back to the point at which she (as Jean Loring) murdered his wife and, restoring Jean's sanity, intends to trap her in a permanent time loop and force her to watch herself murder Sue Dibny over and over for all eternity. But the now-sane Loring tearfully begs for forgiveness and Dibny, affected by her pleas, his sense of compassion and his own feelings on watching his wife's death, finds himself incapable of completing his pact with the Spectre. He thus returns Eclipso to her orbit around the sun. 52 is the title of a comic book limited series published by DC Comics, which debuted on May 10, 2006, one week after the conclusion of the seven-issue Infinite Crisis. ... Eclipso is a fictional character, a villain in the DC Comics Universe. ...

Countdown

One of the promotional images for DC's new weekly series Countdown shows Eclipso with Mary Marvel. [1] Countdown is a comic book limited series published by DC Comics, which debuted on May 9, 2007, directly following the conclusion of the 52-issue 52. ... Mary Marvel is a fictional character, a superhero derived from the DC Comics (formerly Fawcett Comics) character Captain Marvel. ...

Promotional cover art for for Blue Beetle #16 show Eclipso, with the solicitations reading, "Eclipso returns in a tie-in to COUNTDOWN! What’s brought the wrathful entity back from her solar orbit? The first clues are in this issue as the Beetle faces her newest attempt to claim a human host!" [2] Jaime Reyes is a fictional comic book superhero from DC Comics, a Hispanic teenager who became the third person to take up the identity of the superhero Blue Beetle. ...