Who Is Black Mass? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Black Mass is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Geoffrey Thibodeux, with over 44 comic issue appearances. He can grow in size, becoming stronger.

Who is Black Mass?

Bio Geoffrey Thibodeux was a small-framed physicist who was granted a bulky body and gravity powers by wristbands provided by the Overmaster , who drafted him into the original Cadre under the alias Black Mass. The Cadre was then sent to battle the Justice League of America . Years later, he briefly lost his wristbands to Wally Tortolino in a card game but had them returned. Eventually, the wristbands and their power bonded permanently with his body. During the Joker’s Last Laugh riots at the Slab , Black Mass used his powers to draw the entire facility into a gravity well. A bullet to the head left Black Mass a vegetable, but he retained his powers and was the cellmate of Doctor Polaris , unwittingly keeping the magnetic villain's powers in check. Still brain damaged, Black Mass was last seen rejoining the Cadre under the leadership of Doctor Polaris in San Francisco . During that time he faced Black Lightning along with Crowbar and Nightfall .

Key facts

Black Mass is of human origin and first appeared in "Claws". The character is published by DC Comics. With 44 recorded issue appearances, Black Mass ranks among the most featured characters in comics.