Martian Manhunter

J'onn J'onzz is a green-skinned extraterrestrial humanoid from the planet Mars, who worked as a detective in Apex City under the persona of "John Jones". He is a charter member of the Justice League of America.

Background Information
In the parallel universe, known as Earth-One, the year is 1955 and Dr. Erdel is working on a communication device, with the hope of making contact with extraterrestrial life. Upon its first use, he realizes that he had inadvertently created a teleportation beam. Amazingly, this device pulls J'onn J'onzz to Earth in his martian form. The shock of the encounter kills Dr. Erdel and leaves J'onn with no method of returning home.

While on Earth, J'onn J'onzz decides use his powers to fit in, adopting a human-like appearance and calling himself "John Jones". He joins the police force, and becomes a detective in Apex City. In this role he is secretly able to use his alien powers to help the inhabitants of his new planet. All the while, he hopes that Martian technology will advance to a stage that will enable his rescue.

In late 1956, J'onn J'onzz is able to briefly make contact with his home planet Mars and his parents.

J'onn eventually reveals his existence to the world, by openly fighting crime in a green-skinned form. He soon becomes a charter member of the Justice League.

By 1964, he wanted to free himself up to fight crime globally, so he allows his secret persona, detective John Jones, to be killed in action by the Idol Head of Diabolu, an artifact which generates supernatural monsters. For the next few years he will be in battle against the Idol Head. Shortly after its defeat he takes the persona of Marco Xavier in order to infiltrate the international crime cartel known as VULTURE.

SuperFriends Comic Book Contiunuity
Sometime prior to 1976, "J'onn J'onzz, Manhunter from Mars, left (Earth) when Mars became desolate and his people went to search for a new world."

Powers and Abilities

 * Precognitive Abilities
 * Telepathy
 * Flight
 * Atomic Vision

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Weaknesses

 * Psychic Pyrophobia: An unusual and unexplained fear of fire.

Appearances
Earth-One Appearance:
 * Justice League of America, Vol. 1 #61 (March 1968)

Earth-1A Appearance:
 * SuperFriends Comic Book (1976-1981) issue: Limited Collectors' Edition #C-41 (December 1975 / January 1976)

Appearances in Other Media
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