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Jane had an ebullient, fun-loving personality as a child; her optimistic outlook on life persisted through the harsher years during which she lived under the thumb of her aunt [[The Hood|Kanza]], whom she persisted in loving (despite recognising her mistreatment for what it was) right up until she learned of Kanza's double life as [[the Hood]]. Although proud of her Martian heritage as evidenced by her “Magician from Mars” moniker, Jane was also fascinated by the human side of her parentage, an interest sharpened by Kanza's refusal to let her interact with Earth and its ways during her formative years. | Jane had an ebullient, fun-loving personality as a child; her optimistic outlook on life persisted through the harsher years during which she lived under the thumb of her aunt [[The Hood|Kanza]], whom she persisted in loving (despite recognising her mistreatment for what it was) right up until she learned of Kanza's double life as [[the Hood]]. Although proud of her Martian heritage as evidenced by her “Magician from Mars” moniker, Jane was also fascinated by the human side of her parentage, an interest sharpened by Kanza's refusal to let her interact with Earth and its ways during her formative years. | ||
Fundamentally nice, she was not, however, one for following rules; so long as she made sure things worked out for everyone's best interest she had no qualms about deceiving people, including for personal gain; a typical example was her momentous theft of three million dollars in gold from the vault of the ship which took her from [[Mars]] to [[Earth]], half of which she gave to a [[Doctor Clinton|medical researcher]] to help cure infant paralysis, but shamelessly keeping the other half. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Magician From Mars… (comic story)|Magician From Mars…]]'') | Fundamentally nice, she was not, however, one for following rules; so long as she made sure things worked out for everyone's best interest she had no qualms about deceiving people, including for personal gain; a typical example was her momentous theft of three million dollars in gold from the vault of the ship which took her from [[Mars]] to [[Earth]], half of which she gave to a [[Doctor Clinton|medical researcher]] to help cure infant paralysis, but shamelessly keeping the other half. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Magician From Mars… (comic story)|Magician From Mars…]]'') She had a mischievous streak, sometimes using her powers to deal petty, comical revenge on everyday bullies on behalf of their victims who did not share her powers. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[On Earth (comic story)|On Earth]]'') | ||
===Powers & abilities=== | ===Powers & abilities=== | ||
As an Earthian-Martian hybrid, Jane was born with unusual physical grace and strength. The additional powers she gained from her early exposure to [[cathode ray]]s were, however, in another league entirely; as well as increasing her intellect, they were the epitome of “mind over matter”, allowing her to alter the world around her through sheer concentration. | As an Earthian-Martian hybrid, Jane was born with unusual physical grace and strength. The additional powers she gained from her early exposure to [[cathode ray]]s were, however, in another league entirely; as well as increasing her intellect, they were the epitome of “mind over matter”, allowing her to alter the world around her through sheer concentration. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Magician From Mars… (comic story)|Magician From Mars…]]'') It was believed that this was because she used all of her brain-power, whereas most people naturally only had the use of one-fourth. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[On Earth (comic story)|On Earth]]'') | ||
She could wish objects into existence, repair objects even on a molecular level until it was impossible to tell they had ever been broken, and boost her own physical strength to allow herself to break through [[supersteel]] walls bare-handed or run impossibly fast. She could even alter her own appearance drastically at will, returning to her original appearance only moments later. | She could wish objects into existence, repair objects even on a molecular level until it was impossible to tell they had ever been broken, and boost her own physical strength to allow herself to break through [[supersteel]] walls bare-handed or run impossibly fast. She could even alter her own appearance drastically at will, returning to her original appearance only moments later. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Magician From Mars… (comic story)|Magician From Mars…]]'') This made her functionally immortal, as she could keep herself youthful indefinitely through a simple act of will. However, although she could use her mental powers to neutralise most threats, and temporarily give herself increased durability and strength, she was not physically indestructible, and could be injured or killed if she did not see a threat coming quickly enough to stop it. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[On Earth (comic story)|On Earth]]'') | ||
She also discovered, in her teenage years, that she could fly at high speeds and even travel through Time. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Magician From Mars… (comic story)|Magician From Mars…]]'') | She also discovered, in her teenage years, that she could fly at high speeds and even travel through Time. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Magician From Mars… (comic story)|Magician From Mars…]]'') She later displayed the ability to cancel out gravity for other individuals than herself, for example freezing people who'd jumped off bridges in place before they hit the ground, allowing them to be “gaffed down” to safety. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[On Earth (comic story)|On Earth]]'') | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
=== Birth and childhood === | === Birth and childhood === | ||
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Arriving on Earth, she donated half of the stolen fortune to [[Doctor Clinton]], a scientist studying cures for infant paralysis, giving to the [[Nurse (Magician From Mars…)|nurse]] who served as his assistant. On a whim, she referred to herself as simply “the Magician from Mars” when speaking to the nurse; after she relayed this to Clinton, he surprised Jane by putting out an open letter in the newspapers thanking the mysterious “Magician from Mars” for the service she had done to mankind. Inspired, Jane decided to use the rest of the money to properly outfit “the Magician from Mars” as an actual superhero. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Magician From Mars… (comic story)|Magician From Mars…]]'') | Arriving on Earth, she donated half of the stolen fortune to [[Doctor Clinton]], a scientist studying cures for infant paralysis, giving to the [[Nurse (Magician From Mars…)|nurse]] who served as his assistant. On a whim, she referred to herself as simply “the Magician from Mars” when speaking to the nurse; after she relayed this to Clinton, he surprised Jane by putting out an open letter in the newspapers thanking the mysterious “Magician from Mars” for the service she had done to mankind. Inspired, Jane decided to use the rest of the money to properly outfit “the Magician from Mars” as an actual superhero. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Magician From Mars… (comic story)|Magician From Mars…]]'') | ||
=== First exploits === | |||
[[File:The Magician from Mars in On Earth.png|thumb|left|245px|The Magician contemplates her handiwork after saving an [[air train]] whose [[magnetic induction coil]]s had been sabotaged. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[On Earth (comic story)|On Earth]]'')]]After taking a tour of [[Europe]] and [[Asia]], the Magician returned to [[New York City]]. Her liner passed under the [[Manhattan Bridge]] just in time for her to use her powers to save a [[Builder (On Earth)|would-be suicide]]; after saving him, she got him to tell her his story. He helped him build a great monument in a few seconds based on his blueprints, freeing him from the control of a [[Politician (On Earth)|crooked businessman]]; after the latter insulted her, she smacked him around briefly using her inhuman strength to teach him a lesson. | |||
Next heading to a rodeo show on a whim, she saved a rodeo cowboy called [[Zeke (On Earth)|Zeke]] from being impaled by a bull; in turn, he saved her from a different one. This put her name in the papers once again. Caring little for the fame, the Magician noticed, however, a different article in the same newspaper that spoke of [[air train]] sabotages; investigating in a flying ship of her own, she was able to down an enemy craft she'd spotted scuttling the [[magnetic induction coil]]s, and then prevent a coming air train from flying off the damaged rails, but she did not discover the identity of the power which had ordered the sabotage in the first place. | |||
On the way back to her hotel after these tumultuous adventures, she spotted a [[Thin man (On Earth)|would-be bank-robber]] and turned his gun into a wad of cash, preempting his crime. She also dealt a bit of mischievous justice on a rude man who was having a row with the front desk workers in the hotel lobby over the registry pen not having enough rink, causing a sea of ink to briefly flood the lobby, staining his suit and nothing else. Back in her room, Jane reflected that the suicidal builder had been right in telling her that the world needed “the Magician”. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[On Earth (comic story)|On Earth]]'') | |||
=== Adventures with Jenny Everywhere === | === Adventures with Jenny Everywhere === | ||
In the [[Collapsed Cosmos]], [[Jenny Everywhere#In the Collapsed Cosmos|Jenny Everywhere]] and [[Glendalf]] once reminisced about “getting high with the Magician of Mars in [[Washington]] to levitate the [[Pentagon]]”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere (novel)|The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere]]'') | In the [[Collapsed Cosmos]], [[Jenny Everywhere#In the Collapsed Cosmos|Jenny Everywhere]] and [[Glendalf]] once reminisced about “getting high with the Magician of Mars in [[Washington]] to levitate the [[Pentagon]]”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere (novel)|The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere]]'') | ||
