Who Is John Lynch? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

John Lynch is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 306 comic issue appearances. In the WildStorm Universe, Lynch is the former leader of Team 7, former director of I.O. and mentor to Gen13 as well being the father of Burnout. He was exposed to an experimental substance called the Gen-Factor which gave him powerful psionic abilities. In the New 52 DC Universe, Lynch is again the head of Team 7, which he manipulates for his own means.

Who is John Lynch?

History WildStorm Universe John "Topkick" Lynch John Lynch worked his way up the ranks of America's most secret intelligence organization the hard way. In the early days of the Vietnam Conflict, Lynch was a Naval ensign who was tapped by the Navy SEALs. His record of confirmed kills coupled with his accuracy and the usefulness of his intelligence reports brought him to the attention of the C.I.A. Transferred stateside, he spent time at Langley before being hand-picked by C.I.A. Operations to head up his own covert operations bureau. From there he was promoted to Central Officer of MOBat U.S SOCOM (Special Operations COMmand) an arm of the U.S. military establishment. His skills continued to attract the notice of higher-ups, with National Security Czar Miles Craven recruiting him into I.O.

Key facts

John Lynch is of human origin and first appeared in "Resurrection Day". The character is published by DC Comics. With 306 recorded issue appearances, John Lynch ranks among the most featured characters in comics.