Deputy Daniel Jackson was a police officer of a small unincorporated town somewhere in Southern California. He was a Native American of unknown heritage and served alongside Sheriff Will Tobias. Sometime in 2011, Jackson aided Will in an investigation with the FBI and Paleontologists to stop murderous Pteranodon from terrorizing their region. After all the animals were killed and the death of Sheriff Tobias, Jackson gained the position of Sheriff of the community.
Daniel Jackson serves as one of the protagonists of the IDW Publishing comic book series Jurassic Park: The Devils in the Desert.
Background[]
Daniel "Dan" Jackson was a Native American of unknown heritage greatly familiar with the desert regions of Southern California. He had three sons, one of whom was named Luke. He taught his sons the skills of tracking in the desert as his ancestors likely had before him. Jackson became a Deputy of the unincorporated town under Sheriff Will Tobias at some point prior to 2011. The two were good friends and worked well together.
The Devils in the Desert[]
Issue 1[]
Deputy Jackson was already at the station when Tyler Franklin came on horseback for Sheriff Tobias' help. When Liz the secretary informed Jackson that it Tyler mentioned fifteen cattle mutilations, Jackson noted that it was too early in the season for coyote or wolves to be coming from the foothills. Jackson took Tyler's horse back to his home while Tyler brought Tobias to where his dad was. Jackson reunited with Tobias & Tyler at the Franklin homestead where he informed Jackson that the situation was more than just cattle mutilations. After sending Sara Franklin and her son Tyler to town to stay with her parents, Jackson asked Will about his history with Sara. Will told him about their history before arriving at the site.
To their confusion there was only bones left and Will noted it wasn't possible for any natural predators to have done this. Jackson noticed that there was signs of a stampede and they followed the trail. Jackson also noticed that there was a lack of any sign of predator tracks since wolves or cougars would run parallel to a herd. He then stumbled onto the print of an unknown animal which he realized was a "knuckle walker". Counting four, Jackson and WIll left to return to the office. Jackson would return with plaster to make cast prints in order to send to an expert.
Issue 2[]
Behind the Scenes[]
"Daniel Jackson" is also the name of an unreleased figure made to promote Jurassic Park Series 2 and possibly The Lost World. The figure premiered in catolog and commercial shots featuring puppets from The Lost World. He was used mainly to show the action figures action features. It is unknown if the figure was planned to be set in Jurassic Park Series 2, or The Lost World Series 1. The figure was released in one of Kenners toylines Stargate, under the name Daniel Jackson, hence the prototype name. It's possible the comic book character was named after him.
Trivia[]
- Jackson's exact background (to what Nation or people of Native American) he belongs to is never specified. It is assumed his people are an Indigenous group from the Southern California desert bordering Arizona.
- So far, Daniel Jackson and his sons remain the only major characters of Native American heritage in the entire Jurassic Park media franchise aside from Nima Cruz (who is an Amerindian of the Bribri people), and Shep Wauneka (who is portrayed by Lakota American actor Moses J. "Mo" Brings Plenty).