This incarnation of Jack O'Lantern was a member of the loosely-knit band of Red Skull minions called the Skeleton Crew. He was also a partner of Blackwing prior to joining the Skull's group.

He also worked as an enforcer of the gangster The Golem and in this capacity, fought the villain The Hood when he interfered in Golem's machinations.

Civil War

Levins resurfaced just before the Stamford incident. He was hired by the terrorist organization R.A.I.D., and, along with Jackhammer and Shockwave, was ordered to flood the Thames Tunnel, but their plans were foiled by Union Jack's intervention. All the villains were arrested and Jack O'Lantern was most likely deported back to U.S.A. and then recruited into the Thunderbolts hero-hunting squad.

While pursuing Spider-Man through the Manhattan sewers alongside the Jester in Civil War #5, Jack O'Lantern was shot through the head and killed by the Punisher. However, he reappeared later, possessed by a fragment of Lucifer's soul, and exhibited the ability to detach, levitate, and explode his head, among other powers. However, the Ghost Rider was able to exorcise him by ripping his heart from his chest, setting it aflame, and putting it back in his chest causing it to explode inside.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

Demonic Transformation: Steve Levins can transform to Jack O'Lantern any time at night or if he's really angry.
Superhuman Strength: As the Jack O'Lantern, Steve Levins is superhumanly strong and capable of lifting about 5 tons.
Superhuman Stamina: The mystical energy that empowers Jack O'Lantern prevents his muscles from producing fatigue toxins during physical activities, granting him limitless superhuman stamina.
Superhuman Durability: Jack O'Lantern's body is highly resistant to physical injury. He is capable of withstanding great impact forces, temperature and pressure extremes, powerful energy blasts, high caliber bullets, and falls from great heights without sustaining injury.
Fire Manipulation: Jack O'Lantern possesses the ability to generate and project fire at will.
Penance Scream: Once eye contacted with somebody if Jack O'Lantern screams the person he is looking at chokes to death.

Power Grid ^[1]

Weaknesses

Too much light and being in a church.

ParaphernaliaEdit

Equipment

Armor

Transportation

The goblin glider

Weapons

Pumpkin bombs and wrist bands that can shoot out sleep gas.

NotesEdit

His identity was never revealed in a comic book, but in New Avengers Most Wanted, a character compendium, his name was revealed to be Steven Mark Levins. Ghost Rider Vol 5 #10 (2007) confirms the Levins identity for the first time in a comic book.
All transportation and weapons once belonged to the original Jack O'Lantern, the Hobgoblin before he died.

TriviaEdit

Steven Levins was killed by the Punisher

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Footnotes

↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z hardcover Vol. 5

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