Yukon Jack is a fictional character

Fictional character

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, a superhero

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 in the Marvel Comics

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 universe

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. He first appeared in Alpha Flight vol. 3 #1 and was created by Scott Lobdell

Scott Lobdell

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 & Clayton Henry

Clayton Henry

Clayton Henry is a comic book artist, known mostly for his work for Marvel Comics. His first known works were providing the art on Nine Rings Of Wu-Tang and Area 52, and has since worked on such series as Exiles, Alpha Flight, New X-Men: Hellions, X-Men: Apocalypse vs...

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Fictional character biography

He is a former member of the superhero team Alpha Flight

Alpha Flight

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. He is a member of the Turpa'lurpa'todian tribes, specifically Kemteron. As a Turpa'lurpa'todian, he views himself as a demi-god, he makes references to his not being a normal human ("Greetings, Lady. I am a god among men.") and when electrocuted by Hiro Takachiko his skeleton showed few similarities to a normal human's. He went so far as to marry Snowbird

Snowbird (comics)

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, a proven goddess among men.

Yukon Jack was mentioned by Sasquatch, who said Jack was a mess because of all the time traveling business they had, presumably meaning that his wedding to the alternate Snowbird didn't go so well as first anticipated.

Powers and abilities

Yukon Jack can manipulate and enlarge the bone pieces which normally rest over his body, which can apparently slice through anything at will. He also has the power to emit light from his hand, possibly related to the telekinetic bone manipulation.

He is a very skilled hand to hand fighter, usually fighting with a very strong and durable bone knife. He is apparently immune to temperature changes despite wearing little more than a loincloth

Loincloth

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External links

• Alphanex Entry On - Yukon Jack