Towerpedia:Jack Mort

Jack Mort is a fictional character in author Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. Jack Mort is the subject of the third door Roland discovers on the beach, the one labelled "The Pusher".

An accountant by trade, Jack Mort has a peculiar and dangerous hobby - he likes to "depth charge" people - dropping things on them to kill them.

Mort is the one who drops a brick on five-year-old Odetta Holmes' head, putting her in a coma and bringing about the manifestation of Detta Walker.

Years later, Mort is the one who pushes Odetta onto the tracks at Christopher Street Station, causing her to lose her legs.

Mort is also responsible for pushing Jake Chambers in front a car, killing him and sending him to the Way Station in Roland's world.

Jack Mort's world is divided into two classifications - "Do-Bees" and "Don't Bees". Do-Bees get away with their crimes, while Don't-Bees do not.

Mort wears women's underwear, derives sexual pleasure from his murders, and keeps a scrapbook of his crimes.

Original artwork by Phil Hale

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References

Furth, Robin. Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance. Scribner, 2006. ISBN 0743297342

King, Stephen. The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book I, Revised). Viking Adult, 2003. ISBN 0670032549

King, Stephen. The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, Book II). Viking Adult, 2003. ISBN 0670032557

King, Stephen. The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, Book III). Viking Adult, 2003. ISBN 0670032565

King, Stephen. Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, Book IV). Viking Adult, 2003. ISBN 0670032573

King, Stephen. Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, Book V). Donald M. Grant/Scribner, 2003. ISBN 1880418568

King, Stephen. Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, Book VI). Donald M. Grant/Scribner, 2004. ISBN 1880418592

King, Stephen. The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, Book VII). Donald M. Grant/Scribner, 2004. ISBN 1880418622