Prankster (Comics)
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The Prankster was a short-lived comic book
super hero who appeared in a series published by Charlton Comics
. His only appearance was in Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt
#60 in Nov./Dec. 1967 (the title's final issue). He was created by writer Dennis O'Neil
and artist Jim Aparo
, and is considered O'Neil's first creation.
The Prankster is a freedom fighter in a repressive dystopia
called Ultrapolis. Here love, laughter, music, art, and every other expression of human dignity can be a crime punishable by death. So the Prankster fights back with bizarre weapons such as laughing gas, a jet-powered hot-air balloon, and a magic flute.
A second story was promised, but never appeared. It does not appear that the Prankster was one of the Charlton "Action Heroes" picked up by DC Comics
, so ownership of the character is unknown.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
super hero who appeared in a series published by Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1946 to 1985, having begun under a different name in 1944. It was based in Derby, Connecticut...
. His only appearance was in Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt
Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt
Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt is a fictional superhero character originally owned by Charlton Comics, notable for containing some of the earliest respectful invocations of Eastern mysticism in American pop culture. The character has been owned by the estate of its creator, writer-artist Pete Morisi,...
#60 in Nov./Dec. 1967 (the title's final issue). He was created by writer Dennis O'Neil
Dennis O'Neil
Dennis J. "Denny" O'Neil is an American comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of books until his retirement....
and artist Jim Aparo
Jim Aparo
James N. "Jim" Aparo was an American comic book artist best known for his 1960s and 1970s DC Comics work, including on the characters Batman, Aquaman and the Spectre....
, and is considered O'Neil's first creation.
The Prankster is a freedom fighter in a repressive dystopia
Dystopia
A dystopia is the idea of a society in a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being utopian, as characterized in books like Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four...
called Ultrapolis. Here love, laughter, music, art, and every other expression of human dignity can be a crime punishable by death. So the Prankster fights back with bizarre weapons such as laughing gas, a jet-powered hot-air balloon, and a magic flute.
A second story was promised, but never appeared. It does not appear that the Prankster was one of the Charlton "Action Heroes" picked up by DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
, so ownership of the character is unknown.