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On the tombstone, with upraised arms and rage in every feature, towered the terrific for of Spring-Heeled Jack. Freezer and Links stood transfixed; their ghastly burden slipped slowly to the grass, but they remained gaping, terror-struck. Vengeance had fallen!
Spring-Heeled Jack, 1904, issue #2
Whether man or demon, he seemed to be gifted with the power of flying, for with bound on bound he sped onward at the side of the galloping horsemen. “Ha, ha!” screamed the creature, “the hour of retribution has come. Villains, you shall not escape me.”
Spring-Heeled Jack, 1904, issue #1
In 1837 a person (or creature) was sighted in suburban London. Details were sketchy, but all accounts had one thing in common, this entity was able to leap great distances.
His descriptions varied from having glowing red eyes, metallic claws, and the ability to breath fire. Some say he was a spectre, while others say he was a demon, a muscular man of devilish features, or at the very least a man wearing a demonic helmet. He also wore a dark swirling cape and a skintight white costume resembling oilskin.
The first recorded description of this particular character was formulated as “devil-like” by Polly Adams, who was attacked while walking across Blackheath in south London. (October, 1837)
