Who Is Father Michael Janes? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Father Michael Janes is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Michael Janes, with over 19 comic issue appearances. As a solider, Michael Janes committed terrible war crimes in Vietnam. He became a priest after the war, and repented of his ways, but his past came back to haunt him in the form of the assassin Bengal.

Who is Father Michael Janes?

Michael Janes was a soldier in the Vietnam war. He was considered a total maniac, good at killing, and not much else. While the unit was being evacuated by helecopter, a young Vietnamese boy, a survivor ofa village that Janes had massacred, grabbed onto the helecopter's landing gear. Paniced, Janes kicked the boy off, and he fell into the jungle, presumably to his death. Janes was subsequently court martialed and sentenced to prison. While in prison, he searched for redemption, and became an ardent Christian, seeking to redeem himself for his sins. He became a priest after being released, and served underprivledged communities as a way to do penance. One of his parisioners was the young superhuman known as Silhouette .

Key facts

Father Michael Janes is of human origin and first appeared in "I Heard the Jungle Breathe". The character is published by Marvel. With 19 recorded issue appearances, Father Michael Janes ranks among the most featured characters in comics.