Crazy Jane
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.
| Crazy Jane | |
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Crazy Jane as depicted on the cover of Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #63 (January 1993) | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #19 (February 1989) |
| Created by | Grant Morrison (writer) Richard Case (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Kay Challis (legal name) |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Doom Patrol |
| Notable aliases | Various, see Alters |
| Abilities | Various, see Alters |
Jane is portrayed by Diane Guerrero in the TV series Doom Patrol on Max along with Skye Roberts portraying Kay Challis.