Notable Opal City Residents
| Character | First appearance (in comics) | First appearance (in Starman) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sadie Falk | Starman #1 | Starman vol. 2, #7 | Sadie was a young woman that Jack Knight bumped into around Opal, often receiving the sharp edge of her tongue when he did. Despite this, they began a relationship and were soon very much in love. However, Sadie was keeping a secret from Jack; being that she was really Jayne Payton, the sister of former Starman Will Payton, and believed that Will was still alive. She was afraid that when she told Jack this, it would be the end of their relationship, but instead, because he loved her so much, Jack agreed to go to space to try and find Will Payton. Whilst Jack was in space, Sadie decided that if Jack was doing something for her, she should do something for him and took over his responsibility to help Jon Valor prove his innocence. This led to her becoming entangled in Nash's second crime wave in Opal City. Once this was over, and Jack returned to her, she discovered she was pregnant with his daughter and decided she had to leave, terrified by the violent life that Jack lived. After she had settled in San Francisco, she wrote to him and begged him to join her there, and, abandoning his role as Starman and taking his son with him, Jack did. |
| Charity | Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion #7 | Starman vol. 2, #2 | A fortune teller who had recently moved to Opal City at the time David Knight was assassinated, Charity runs a shop near Jack Knight's antique store. She was previously a "good friend" of Zatara, and has genuine clairvoyant talents. At their first meeting, she predicts that Jack will face Captain Marvel and journey into space. At first, Jack finds her attractive and asks her on a date, but Charity insists that she has come to Opal to meet the man she will marry and is now saving herself for him — eventually she begins a relationship with Mason O'Dare that culminates in him proposing to her as the series ends. Much more recently, a now married Charity O'Dare has reappeared as a supporting character in the Trinity series, aiding fellow clairvoyant Tarot in the understanding of her powers and the Worldsoul bond. |
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