Looking for some Jacks...

[eveglass]

As some of you know, the name "Spring Heeled Jack" recently came up in my D&D game. This got me thinking about Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book, in which the main antagonists are called "The Jacks of All Trades." Among the named characters in the book are:

- Jack Frost
(a.k.a. the man Jack)
- Jack Dandy
- Jack Ketch
- Jack Tar
- Jack NimbleSo I

Comments

[msmemory]

Red Jack (Jack the Ripper)

[eveglass]

Very cool. It has been added to the list.

[hotspurre]

Another nickname for the Ripper was "Saucy Jack," based on a postcard. There were a ton of letters that were supposed to have been sent from the killer, most of them (if not all) were thought to be hoaxes.

[ulfhirtha]

Don't forget Stephen King's story "Strawberry Spring", where the elusive serial killer is called "Springheel Jack".

(Jack in the box, jack in the pulpit, jack in office, etc.)

[eveglass]

Cool. I added Jack in Office. Spring Heel Jack is way at the top of my post. I didn't add Jack in the Box or Jack in the Pulpit because they're names of objects, not characters. (At least as far as I've been able to determine.)

[dipping_sauce]

Jack Tar and Jack o'Kent.

Wikipedia has a category for Jack tales, even.

[eveglass]

I've added Jack o'Kent and the category page. Jack Tar is higher up above the lj-cut. Thanks muchly!

[jtdiii]

Jack the Giant Killer
and of course Jill's boy toy.

[eveglass]

I've seen those, of course, but I can't figure out how to turn them into names like the ones in The Jacks of All Trades. But rest assured, I have seen them. *grin*

[epa_flip]

Repairman Jack, the paranormal "fix-it" man from a series of books count?

[eveglass]

Slightly more contemporary than what I'm going for, but good to know about. Thanks!