Jack Drake


Jack Drake is a fictional character from DC Comics books, specifically the Batman titles. Jack is the father of Tim Drake, formerly the third Robin.

Fictional character biography

Jack Drake and his wife Janet are respected businesspeople and archeologists who often leave their son Tim behind while traveling the world. During a trip to Haiti, the two are captured and held hostage by the Obeah Man. Both are affected by Obeah's poisoned water, with Janet dying while Jack is rendered comatose and temporarily paralyzed. After recovering, he begins dating and eventually marries his therapist Dana Winters.
After learning that Tim has become Robin, Jack attempts to force him to retire before eventually allowing him to continue.
During the Identity Crisis storyline, Jean Loring hires Captain Boomerang to kill Jack Drake. Loring also sends Jack a gun, hoping that he will kill Boomerang and be suspected as the murderer of Sue Dibny in her place. Boomerang mortally wounds Jack, who kills him before dying.
Jack and Janet are temporarily resurrected as Black Lanterns in Blackest Night before being permanently resurrected in The New 52 continuity reboot. In the DC Rebirth relaunch, the Drakes' history is retconned to be similar to the pre-New 52 version, with Jack Drake's death in Identity Crisis being returned to history.

Other versions

An alternate universe variant of Jack Drake makes a minor appearance in Batman: Earth One. This version works as one of Oswald Cobblepot's lieutenants before being killed by the Riddler.

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