 Upon Wicked John's death some great power decided to write the trickster back into some later stories, but got his name wrong, thus creating Jack.John was later revived, and now both Fables exist and enjoy a greatly antagonistic relationship.However, Mister Revise later revealed after the War with Bookburner in a retcon, that Jack was indeed the one who sold his cow for magical beans, and that he is the son of a literal and Prince Charming.