A week after Garth's death, Jericho was shopping in a record store when he was approached by Dick Grayson, offering to trade a rare music album. He continued to live happily with his mother and remained a safe distance from Slade. He made a successful recovery but lost his voice as a result and began communicating via American Sign Language. Although Slade was able to kill his opponents, Jericho's throat was slashed as a casualty. Unfortunately, there came a time where Jericho and Adeline were attacked and held hostage by enemies of Slade. It was during one of these situations where Jericho first revealed his powers to Slade. Among other things, Jericho would be driven to extracurricular lessons by his father. He was given a special bracelet to always remember his father.
Despite that, there were times when Jericho would be visited by his father but the encounters mostly brought him sorrow. Jericho was born to Adeline and Slade Wilson, the latter of who was absent a majority of his life. Upon his return, Jericho embraces his father after not seeing him for months.