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Johnny Jason
 

Religion: indeterminate

Name: Johnny Jason

Classification: supporting character supporting character  

Publisher(s): DC

First Appearance: Batman (vol. 1) #173 (Aug. 1965): "Secret Identities for Sale!"

Creators: John Broome, Sheldon Moldoff, Sid Greene

Number of Appearances: 1

Ally: Myra Holt

Occupation: celebrity

Gender: male

Note: celebrity paparazzi Elwood Pearson photographed

In recounting his "origin story," photographer Elwood Pearson told the mayor of Gotham that he started out working for "so-called scandal magazines. I'd secretly take pictures of celebrities at play and sell the prize shots for peanuts . . ."

In panel 3 on page 6, Pearson recalls taking a photograph of a couple in swimming attire, running together on a beach. Pearson recalls thinking, "I got a good snap of movie celebrities Johnny Jason and Myra Holt -- together!"


This character is in the following story which has been indexed by this website:
Batman (vol. 1) #173 (Aug. 1965): "Secret Identities for Sale!" (1-panel cameo)


Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/19348/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=106950