Crazy Jane

Crazy Jane
Crazy Jane as depicted on the cover of Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #63 (January 1993)
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceDoom Patrol (vol. 2) #19 (February 1989)
Created byGrant Morrison (writer)
Richard Case (artist)
In-story information
Full nameKay Challis (legal name)
SpeciesMetahuman
Team affiliationsDoom Patrol
Notable aliasesVarious, see Alters
AbilitiesVarious, see Alters

Crazy Jane is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics. Created by writer Grant Morrison and artist Richard Case, the character first appeared in Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #19 (February 1989), which was published by the DC imprint Vertigo Comics. She suffers from dissociative identity disorder as a result of childhood trauma, and each one of her 64 alternate personalities, or "alters", has a unique superhuman ability. According to the afterword in the first trade paperback collection of Morrison's run on Doom Patrol, she was based on Truddi Chase's autobiography, When Rabbit Howls, which Morrison had been reading while creating the series.[1]

Jane is portrayed by Diane Guerrero in the TV series Doom Patrol on Max along with Skye Roberts portraying Kay Challis.[2]

  1. ^ Wolk, Douglas (August 21, 2014). "Review: 'Doom Patrol Omnibus' shows Grant Morrison's master plan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Holub, Christian (April 11, 2019). "'Doom Patrol' star Diane Guerrero on what it's like playing a character with 64 personalities". EW.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2021.