Who Is Gabby? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Gabby is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Johnny Gabrielli, with over 91 comic issue appearances. A member of the new incarnation of the Newsboy Legion, and clone of the original Johnny "Gabby" Gabrielli.

Who is Gabby?

Origin Gabby was originally introduced as the nearly-identical son of Johnny Gabrielli , one of the founding members of the original Newsboy Legion . He was later revealed to actually be a clone of his father, created by Project Cadmus as part of an abortive plot. Following in the steps of his surrogate father, Gabby joined the new Newsboy Legion with the clones of the other original members. Creation The Pre-Crisis Gabby was created by Jack Kirby . The Post-Crisis Gabby was created by Roger Stern and Ron Frenz . Character Evolution Initially simply the son of the original Johnny Gabrielli, Gabby was eventually revealed as a clone who had been aged up to the age his surrogate father had been when he was first involved in the Newsboy Legion. As such he shares his personality with his surrogate father, and he has all the memories of his father, but only up till the age to which he has been artificially aged. He and the Legion worked with Cadmus, but eventually left the Project along with their surrogate fathers.

Key facts

Gabby is of human origin and first appeared in "The Newsboy Legion!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 91 recorded issue appearances, Gabby ranks among the most featured characters in comics.