Who Is Jesse Custer? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Jesse Custer is a Creator-Owned comic book character, with over 195 comic issue appearances. A small-town reverend who becomes fused with an entity known as Genesis, giving him the Word of God, forcing people to do whatever he says. Utilizing this power, he embarks on a journey of discovery and revenge across America, with the aim of forcing God to answer for the suffering that has been inflicted on creation.

Who is Jesse Custer?

Origin There has never been anyone quite like Jesse Custer, and that's probably a sad loss. Words that defined his life Born of forbidden love, Jesse Custer came into the world in 1969, the only son of John Custer and Christina Custer . While they weren't married at the time, they were happy. John took his boy to see John Wayne movies and he learned how to say, "God dammit", "Son of a bitch" and "Pilgrim" by the time he was four. They were living in Laredo, Texas, where John was tending bar, when Christina's past caught up with her. Her mother was Marie L'Angell , the evil matriarch of the L'Angell clan, and she had sent her two henchmen, Jody and T.C. , to fetch her wayward daughter. John put up a fight, easily knocking Jody to the ground.

Key facts

Jesse Custer is of human origin. The character is published by Creator-Owned. With 195 recorded issue appearances, Jesse Custer ranks among the most featured characters in comics.