History
Steven Levins was a mercenary who fought Captain America and Spider-Man as Jack O'Lantern. 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 singlehandedly foiled by Union Jack's intervention.[1] 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,[2] 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. The Ghost Rider was able to eventually exorcise him by ripping his heart from his chest, setting it aflame, and putting it back in his chest, causing it to explode inside.[3]
Dead No More
Under unspecified circumstances, the Jackal obtained the corpse of Steven Levins and resurrected him in a new cloned body. Back as Jack O'Lantern, Levins stayed with the Jackal, serving him at New U Technologies.[4]Attributes
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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 contact is made with somebody when Jack O'Lantern screams, the person he is looking at chokes to death.Weaknesses
Paraphernalia
Equipment
Weapons
Transportation
Notes
- 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. 6) #8 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 second Hobgoblin before he died.
See Also
- 51 appearance(s) of Steven Levins (Earth-616)
- 6 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Steven Levins (Earth-616)
- 12 minor appearance(s) of Steven Levins (Earth-616)
- 4 mention(s) of Steven Levins (Earth-616)
- 4 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Steven Levins (Earth-616)
- 31 image(s) of Steven Levins (Earth-616)
- 1 quotation(s) by or about Steven Levins (Earth-616)
- 3 victim(s) killed by Steven Levins (Earth-616)
- 2 item(s) used/owned by Steven Levins (Earth-616)