Who Is Gary, the Pathetic Fallacy? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Gary, the Pathetic Fallacy is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Gary, with over 74 comic issue appearances. Jack's (and temporarily Bigby's) sidekick. Also, he was the most powerful Literal of them all...though not exactly the brightest bulb in the bunch thanks to his grandson Mr. Revise.

Who is Gary, the Pathetic Fallacy?

The Golden Boughs Retirement Community is home to a man known as the Pathetic Fallacy, although he comes to prefer being called Gary , who has the powers of that concept. His precise status at the facility was somewhat unclear; while he did Revise's bidding, appearing to have his trust and carry out a number of minor staff duties. He's shown to be kind and sympathetic and aided the escape plan. It is later revealed that the Pathetic Fallacy is a Literal, an extremely powerful magical being of a different kind to the Fables, in that he personifies a literary concept rather than being a character from literature. He was the father of Kevin Thorn and Writer's Block , and grandfather to Revise , and Bookburner, and the great-grandfather to the Page Sisters. Also making him the great-great grandfather to Robin's newborn son Sammy Jr, her son with Old Sam . Although Mr. Revise has erased his memories several times, he sometimes seems to be aware of his family connection on occasions.

Key facts

Gary, the Pathetic Fallacy is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "The Long Hard Fall of Hollywood Jack". The character is published by DC Comics. With 74 recorded issue appearances, Gary, the Pathetic Fallacy ranks among the most featured characters in comics.