Jack Horner

Jack Horner is a comic book character from Fables. His first appearance was in issue #1 of Fables, and he now appears in his own book, Jack of Fables. This updated version was created by Bill Willingham, author of the series, based on various nursery rhyme characters named Jack. Jack Horner, in addition to his role in the nursery rhyme of the same name, is also the Jack of Jack and the Beanstalk and Jack and Jill fame. He is also known as Jack Be Nimble, Jack Frost, Jack O'Lantern, Jack the Giant Killer, as well as being most of the other mythological Jacks, to the extent that he's occasionally referred to as Jack of the Tales. Jack is a rather benign (and not always terribly competent) trickster, always looking for quick ways to make a buck. However, despite his scheming personality, he is a devoted foe of the Adversary and a capable combatant in his own right, due to the fact he is nearly immortal and his years of experience fighting giants. The characters of Jack Sprat and Jack... full article at wikipedia