When speaking of the Justice League there are usually the normal mainstays: Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and Flash. But if you’ve ever seen a few episodes of the TV series or picked an issue of the JLA, then you might have noticed another character that always seems to be around. This character of course is the Martian Manhunter. As the Justice League and all of its characters begin to pry their way into pop culture, don’t forget to mention J’onn J’onzz as one of the pillars to the superhero team. This week’s edition of Get To Know Your Superhero will focus on The Martian Manhunter.
Martian Manhunter first appeared in 1955 and was created by Jack Miller and Joe Certa.
In an issue of Detective Comics a scientist manages to teleport Martian Manhunter from Mars to Earth.
Upon his arrival, Martian Manhunter finds the scientist dead and all of the knowledge of his teleportation technology is gone.
Martian Manhunter is then forced to remain on Earth until alien technology can develop something to bring him back to Mars.
During his tenure on Earth, Martian Manhunter creates the identity of detective John Jones.
The name Jon Jones comes from his actual name back on Mars J’onn J’onzz.
Martian Manhunter possesses the following powers: Shape-shifting, Super Strength, Super Speed, Martian Vision and Flight
He is vulnerable to fire.
J’onzz eventually revealed to Earth that he was in fact the Martian Manhunter and joins the Justice League of America.
After many missions filling in for Superman and becoming a staple in the JLA community, DC writers decided J’onn J’onzz’s time was over.
In the Infinite Crisis story line, Martian Manhunter is killed in front of an audience by Libra sparking one of the largest DC story lines in history.
J’onn J’onzz is portrayed by Phil Morris in the TV series Smallville.
Who know what the state of a rumored Justice League movie is right now, but if someone out there decides to bring the JLA to the big screen, they better not leave out one of its most important members. J’onn J’onzz is usually the “straight” character in a lot of the JLA story lines in that he is quite emotionless and tends to look at everything from a logical perspective. Where other, more human characters like Superman and Batman can let their emotions get in the way of their missions, Martian Manhunter is a stone wall. So there you have, Martian Manhunter, see ya’ll next week.
