#jillian jackson

[movalise]

[nerds-yearbook]

DC cellebrated the 10th anniversary of the New Teen Titans in issue 71, cover date November 1990. In the issue, Nightwing thought back over the last 3 years (comic book time) of the team waiting for their anniversary party. Meanwhile, the other Titans were snatched one at a time by the Wildebeest Society. The issue introduced Emil Sorda, created by Marv Wolfman and Tom Grummett. ("Beginnings... Endings... And We Promise New Beginnings", New Teen Titans 71, DC Comic Event)

[dcrarepairtournament]

DC Rarepair Rumble (Rarer Edition), Round 1, Part 33

Dick Grayson/Joey Wilson

Garfield Logan/Jillian Jackson

Voting ended onJul 30, 2025

[titansmix]

Gar's First True Friend

Jillian Jackson was one of the few bright spots of Gar Logan’s childhood. The two met when Gar began public schooling as Nicholas Galtry’s ward. While Jillian was seen as normal by Gar, she was seen as an outcast by her peers. She was smart, too smart; reading ahead in class and passing every test with ease. Having lost her mother in a car accident, Jillian was overly protected by her father. She was taught to be afraid of anything and everything. Despite this, she had a great curiosity about the world around her, even the weird parts. Jillian was initially put off by Gar, worrying his green coloring was a sign of some contagious ailment. However, when it was made clear that Gar’s oddities were his and his alone, she became more curious than anything else. While Jillian’s curiosity initially reminded Gar of being poked and prodded by scientists, this changed when she began asking questions about him as a person, not just his mutations. It didn’t take long for the pair to become friends. While Jillian endured teasing for her friendship with Gar, she didn’t care. Bullying was nothing new to her. Gar, on the other hand, was very bothered. He wanted to lash out at them in his animal forms, but he knew that would get him in trouble. Even baring his teeth was too much for some teachers. Instead, Gar decided to draw the bullies’ attention to him, making himself the butt of jokes on purpose. Jillian didn’t like when he did this, but Gar saw it as his way of paying for her friendship, something he felt he didn’t deserve. Jillian tried to convince him otherwise, but years of abuse had nailed the concept into his head. Even so, the two only grew closer over time, ultimately becoming best friends. This could not last forever, however.

When Gar was ten years old, Galtry decided he wanted him out of the way to keep him from ever inheriting his father’s money. Gar caught wind of this and became hyper vigilant, making the process difficult for Galtry. Deciding he would need to lure Gar into the danger, Galtry used young Jillian as bait. Gar would do anything for Jillian, putting his life at risk to rescue her. He fought Galtry’s assailants with all he had, the need to save Jillian and pure rage propelling him forward. While Gar was victorious and Jillian was unharmed, things did not end happily. Jillian’s father, out of fear for his daughter, forbade her from seeing him and transferred her to another school. Heart broken and with his life in danger, Gar sought out the Doom Patrol and left his old life behind. Going from the Doom Patrol to a wildlife program star to the Teen Titans, Gar believed too much time had passed and too many changes had been made. He would never see Jillian again. He was right. …However… Gar had grown used to fans and critics alike pretending they knew him. As such, he wasn’t surprised when a young man leapt into a hug with him after saving him from a villain. He would normally have to suppress some discomfort with the suddenness of being touched like that without permission, but something felt familiar… pleasant. “You did it again, Gar!” He’d assumed this was a reference to the fact he was constantly saving people as a superhero, but he was always referred to as Beast Boy in these situations. Why was he calling him Gar and why did he seem so familiar? Fluffy blond hair, pale blue eyes, cute button nose… “Jillian?” “It’s Jack now.” It didn’t take long for the pair to chat like they’d never been apart, rapidly filling the other in about their lives. Jack had come out as a trans male a few years ago and while it was a difficult process, he was doing the best he’d ever been. He had confidence in himself, his father was finally seeing that he needed to spread his wings, and he had graduated high school early. Deciding to take advantage of his newfound freedom, Jack asked his father if he could live on campus of the college he chose. Reluctantly, he allowed it and Jack picked a college in California to seek out his old best friend. Having gained emotional intelligence and experience during his journey, Jack did his best to pass this on to Gar, being a steady hand on his shoulder when he needed it.

[dcbinges]

Tales of the The New Teen Titans #3 (1982) by George Pérez & Marv Wolfman

[sublime82]

Camp cretaceous brooklyn is modern day Jillian Jackson

after watching Camp Cretaceous hidden adventure on Netflix while i was scrolling through doom patrol comic strips on google i realized Brooklyn is the modern Jillian jackson. I mean they have the same attitude and hair color and all its really uncanny.

and now whenever i picture jillian i see and hear Brooklyn

[theblanddcu2021]

Beast Boy often writes his old (school) friend, Jillian Jackson, and tells her about the crazy adventures he has with his team. He also mentions problems that he has, like never being taken serious, constantly being criticized for what he does, …. Jillian writes him back and tells BB about her adventures as an actress in Hollywood and gives him tips about how to solve problems.

[firefaerie81]

So until the next reprint trade comes out and I can continue reading chronologically, issue 50 is not a bad place to take a break on.  

And now of course, it’s time for ten of my favorite moments/panels from issues 45-50.  No particular order and issue numbers in the captions.

It took a lot of cutting down to fit this into ten, since there is SO MUCH GOOD in issue 50 and the buildup, but I’m gonna have to include an honorable mention from Donna and Terry’s wedding, because holy wow all those characters.