Jeannette (comics)
| Jeannette | |
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Jeannette
Art by Nicola Scott |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Secret Six #3 (January 2009) |
| Created by |
Gail Simone (writer) Nicola Scott (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Team affiliations | Secret Six |
| Abilities | Banshee-like scream, ability to sense death, enhanced strength and durability |
Jeannette is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe. She first appeared in Secret Six #3 (January 2009), and was created by Gail Simone and Nicola Scott.
Jeannette was introduced in the fourth issue of the ongoing Secret Six comic book as the sixth—and most recent—addition to the team, whose roster had changed many times over since its inception.
Jeannette is a white haired banshee who dresses in Revolutionary France era clothing. Jeannette was born into a family of impoverished nobility, and as a child was sent to serve Countess Elizabeth Báthory, a murderess. As the Countess's "favorite", Jeannette was forced to watch every murder with the intent of being Báthory's final victim. However, when the Countess was imprisoned, Jeannette was assigned to care for her, and used the position to slowly murder Báthory by placing ground glass in her food.
As an adult she became a wealthy married socialite. However, her husband betrayed her to the Revolution and caused Jeannette to become the victim of a botched beheading, which led to her mortal death. She describes the ordeal here:
In her first appearance several centuries later, Jeannette is shown to run a casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her status as a villain was not made explicit, but due to her apparent relationship with her soon-to-be teammate Scandal Savage, it is implied that she had engaged in some unsavory business prior to her introduction. Eventually, she is shown to have been detained in several prisons over the course of her long life for unspecified crimes.
Jeannette displays an immediate attraction to teammate Deadshot, and the two begin an affair. At one point, Deadshot injures Jeannette in an apparent betrayal of the team, but this turns out to be a necessary act in order to save them. Their relationship suffers another blow later, when Deadshot shoots Jeannette after she threatens to break a contract the team has entered into with a group of slavers by rescuing the imprisoned Amazon Artemis, whom she is shown to have met previously. According to creator Gail Simone, "Jeannette was so busy doing Deadshot all the time, people forgot she's bi!"
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