Who Is Jailbait? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Jailbait is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Jessie Harrison, with over 26 comic issue appearances. A member of the Leader's Riot Squad, Jailbait has the mental power to create energy 'cages' around whatever she sees. The 'cage' keeps her prisoner confined until she loses focus.

Who is Jailbait?

Origin Jailbait was one of Leader 's gamma radiated servants. Before her transformation her real name was Jessie Harrison and she lived in Middletown, Arizona. She was planning to run away from home with her boyfriend, Lou Lembert , the night that Leader blew up the town. Creation Jailbait was created by Peter David and Todd McFarlane . Character Evolution Jailbait (Jessie Harrison) In an attempt to gain more test subjects for his experiments, Leader detonated a controlled gamma bomb in a Middletown which killed over 5000 people. The blast created five new superhuman enforcers whom Leader used to build the hidden society called Freehold in the Arctic. Jailbait has fought the Hulk on a few occasions with the other survivors of Middletown. Major Story Arcs Jailbait left the Leader and the Riot Squad to piece her life back together with her boyfriend Lou.

Key facts

Jailbait is of radiation origin and first appeared in "Closing Curtain". The character is published by Marvel. With 26 recorded issue appearances, Jailbait ranks among the most featured characters in comics.