Who Is Blackheath? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Blackheath is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Samuel Smithers, with over 253 comic issue appearances. A supervillain who later joined the Thunderbolts seeking redemption.

Who is Blackheath?

Origin Samuel Smithers was an assistant to a botanist who wanted to uncover the mental activity of plantlife. After a decade of research, the botanist died and Smithers took over his work. He wanted to try to find a way for humans to communicate with plantlife. With his work not taken seriously, Smithers was reduced to taking a job as a gardener. When a bolt of lightning struck Smithers' experimental device, he developed the ability to control and animate plant life. Seeking revenge against those who laughed at him and took his job away, Smithers became Plantman. On his revenge attempt, he was stopped by the Human Torch . He would later seek revenge against the Human Torch for putting him in prison, but failed once again.

Key facts

Blackheath is of human origin and first appeared in "The coming Of The Plantman!; The Search For Shanng!; The Shoemaker's Strange Assistants!; New Glasses". The character is published by Marvel. With 253 recorded issue appearances, Blackheath ranks among the most featured characters in comics.