The Deacon

The Deacon © Juke Box Productions AstroFacts Status: Active? Unknown?? Real Name: Deke MacManus Origin: comic name and number Base of Operations: Astro City Personal Data Relationships: <list> Height: x’x” Weight: xx lbs InfoDump Appearances (in Publication Order): 1:1 The Black Rapier mentions that he thinks the Deacon's "up to something" at an Honor Guard meeting. 1:3 Andrew "Eyes" Eisenstein, a small-time hood, discovers the secret identity of Jack-in-the-Box and imagines selling the information to the Deacon. 2:7 The Confessor goes on a rampage and attempts to destroy the Deacon's criminal organization. He is stopped by Altar Boy. DA2:1 As an underling of crime lord Joey "The Platypus" Platapopoulous, the Deacon enlists the hitman Jitterjack to even a score against a rival gang. DA2:2 DA2:3 DA2:4 Template:ComicTemplate #, # Event Timeline The Deacon The Deacon is a powerful crime lord. He wears a priest's habit, but rules his territories, including those within Astro City with a devious ruthlessness, tinged with brutal, psychopathic violence. History Before becoming the Deacon, master criminal in his own right, Deke MacManus was Joey "The Platypus" Platapopoulous's second-in-command. MacManus became the Deacon when he betrayed and murdered him, usurping his power. It was also revealed that the Deacon was the one responsible for creating Black Velvet, as he was the one that she was trying to track down before Jitterjack found her. It's possible he was the one heavily involved with Dr. Lewis Oscar Croft and responsible for his murder as well. Powers power name power information and details Speculations, Theories If he were still active, he would be a very old crime lord now. Who knows? He is nasty enough to still be lingering in the background, still pulling the strings that keep the underworld of Astro City an ongoing threat.

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