I was just reading through this article on unexplained-mysteries.com about "Spring Heeled Jack".

I must say, I was intreagued...
Just wanted to know if anyone has some more good links on this guy/creature that I could read about or has any insight as to what or who he was.

The link to the article I've provided says that it was most likely the Irish nobleman Marquis of Waterford, who was infamous for his hatred of women and his sadistic taste in practical jokes. Just wondering whether anyone else believes it was Marquis, or if it was in fact some sort of strange creature or human possessing extraordinary abilities...

Makes for an interesting read whether or not it was true

--FireFrog

To be honest...I think spring heeled Jack was just the result of mass hysteria. Probably it began with someone who was really attacked, and had this story of a strange being, that ended up spreading...as soon as that happened, everyone who was attacked in the night would claim it was spring heeled jack, and that he'd bounded away into the night...they'd probably believe it too.

The problem is, the stories come from a time period were things are a little...strange. It would be far easier for people to believe in a being like that then than it would be now, and for the tale to spread so quickly, and so many people to believe what they had been attacked by him, rather than one of the thousands of normal, non-springed muggers running around at the time

If I remember...didn't his supposed reign of terror last some 80 years? In a time when the average lifespan was...what? Late forties if you were lucky?

I dont think we can trust the assumption that he was irish as they are often the scape goats in many things.

http://www.spartechsoftware.com/dimensions...gHeeledJack.htm

http://theshadowlands.net/jack.htm

http://www.mysterymag.com/hauntedbritain/i...D=7&unique=7007

these are the best i know of

he sounds like an out of control batman.

the picture on firefrogs link makes him look like bat man gone british fox hunter.

and about that story where jane looked out her window and met this p-man and he said he caught jack-if he looked so terrible, how did she believe he was a p-man?

this has no basis in fact what-so-ever. the ridiculous name denotes a ridiculous myth. just abunch of scared people (and maybe a good deal of drunk people as well) finding a way to make the murders interesting.

but now that i think of it, arent most myths that turn out true dissmissed that way?

I heard that this Jacky guy was once sighted here in Malaysia before,of course that was really a long time ago.Other than that,nothing more. Anyways Daredevil was a great movie

yet a gain i repost a link

http://www.mysterymag.com/hauntedbritain/i...D=7&unique=7007

this link as stuff on SHJ and the similarities of recant attacks in the middle east.

Hey I know spring-heeled jack very well... he jumped around St. Johns Newfoundland and some places in Europe

There is a cool painting of him, but I can't find it,

He's green too

from what records say he started in britain then whent site seeing in other countries especially during the ww2

who knows, it might have been a female....

Is it me or did that pic on the link kinda look like Batman? Interesting story kinda creepy oh well. Happy Holidays

jeesus cuda batmans only what 4o years old SHJ as been sighted for nealry 250 years. i think he as dibs, also that picture was from a magazine back in the 1800's called the penny dreadfuls, he was put in there because he soughta became a folk hero (don't ask) just like Jason, michael, and freddy have over recant years...etc

the witnessess always say he wore a tux or suit of some sort never with a cape.

I heard this thing about some weirdo callerd Springheeled Jack, supposibly a phantom or a ET. Does anyone know anything about him?

Try this thread:

Spring Heeled jack

and this thread:

Jack again

Both are very recent. Before you start a new thread, ansemheart, try the search facility at the top right of your screen.

Merged with FireFrog's thread, as it contains some relevent links posted by Loque, which go along way to answering your original question.

http://wintersteel.homestead.com/Unexplain..._Creatures.html
SHJ