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  2. The History of Jack-o-Lanterns and How They Became a ...

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    The “Jack” of Halloween jack-o-lanterns: Stingy Jack Many of the immigrants responsible for the popularity of the jack-o-lantern in the United States—and its name—were Irish, what with ...

  3. Jack-o'-lantern - Wikipedia

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    A jack-o'-lantern (or jack o'lantern) is a carved lantern, most commonly made from a pumpkin, or formerly a root vegetable such as a mangelwurzel, rutabaga or turnip. [1] Jack-o'-lanterns are associated with the Halloween holiday. Its name comes from the phenomenon of strange lights flickering over peat bogs, called jack-o'-lanterns (also known ...

  4. How Did the Jack-O'-Lantern Become a Scary Halloween Staple?

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    One of the earliest examples of the pumpkin as a jack-o’-lantern is an 1846 newspaper account called “The Jack o’Lantern,” about a young boy taking a pumpkin that a farmer did not “make ...

  5. Jack O'Lantern (Marvel Comics) - Wikipedia

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    Jack O'Lantern attacks Spider-Man, but is returned to normal after le Fay is defeated. An unidentified incarnation of Jack O'Lantern appears in the Spider-Man (2017) episode "Bring On the Bad Guys" Pt. 3, voiced by Booboo Stewart. [90] This version is obsessed with Halloween, to the point of claiming that every day is Halloween.

  6. Jason Macendale - Wikipedia

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    Jason Macendale as Jack O'Lantern appears as a mini-boss in Spider-Man. He is part of the Ravencroft Prison for the Insane level in the Sega Genesis version and in the Coney Island level in the SNES version. Jason Macendale as Jack O'Lantern appears as a boss in Spider-Man Unlimited, voiced by Travis Willingham.

  7. We went to opening night of the Great Jack-O'-Lantern Blaze 20th anniversary, and attendees gave it glowing reviews.

  8. Joan the Wad - Wikipedia

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    Joan the Wad has been associated with Jack o' the Lantern, the King of the Pixies. [1] The two may also be considered will-o'-the-wisp type characters who lead travelers astray on lonely moors, hence the rhyme: [ 2 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ]

  9. Stingy Jack - Wikipedia

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    Jack manages to deflect Satan's messengers who attempt to trick him, and he is condemned to roam the world neither Heaven or Hell. [2] In 1851, Hercules Ellis presumably wrote and published "The Romance of Jack-o'-Lantern," a romantic poem, in poetry anthology The Rhyme Book. [3] The poem described Stingy Jack's encounters with an angel and ...