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Jacob

Jacob is a German child who had an unspecified connection to Rolf Müller, and perhaps Hooded Justice.

Biography[]

Jacob was born around 1910 or later.

In 1920, Jacob was walking around Hauptzelt Zircus, and encountered a circus strongman named Rolf Müller.[1]

Jacob is seen in a picture with Müller suggesting that they were relatives, or that Jacob was Müller's admirer. The picture was in a copy of A Child's Garden Verses dedicated to Jacob. The Comedian finds the book years later in Müller's possession, and is unclear if Müller had given it to him while they were together. In any case, the Comedian speculated that the boy was one of his victims.[2]

Trivia[]

  • Jacob is implied to be Hooded Justice as both have German background. If this is the case, it seems that H.J. was abused physically and sexually by Rolf Müller, before leaving him and becoming a masked vigilante. It can be suggested that his traumas where the origin of his sadistic attitude while fighting crime, hinted to several times in the books, and his vicious and homoerotic relationship with Nelson Gardner.
    • In a flashback that Jacob appears in, it turns out to be a nightmare Hooded Justice had, who wakes up shouting "NEIN!"[3] portraying his German background, suggesting that he shared some traumatic experiences like Jacob's, or that he is Jacob.

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