Who Is Blackout? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Blackout is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Marcus Daniels, with over 88 comic issue appearances. Blackout is a super-villain who can manipulate Darkforce matter and energy and open portals to it's dimension. He formerly worked alongside Moonstone and subsequently joined the Masters of Evil and later the Thunderbolts.

Who is Blackout?

Origin A petty criminal with a good education, Marcus Daniels managed to evade any serious punishment from the law when a generous scientist employed him as his lab assistant. Marcus helped build a machine to tap into other-dimensional energies but didn't much care for his new job. Marcus was caught in an explosion when the equipment failed and was granted the ability to access and control energy from the Darkforce Dimension . Deciding to use his new found powers to continue his life of crime, Marcus had a special suit designed to help him control the Darkforce and became the super-villain Blackout. Creation Blackout was created by Marv Wolfman and Carmine Infantino and first appeared in a teaser in Nova #18. Character Evolution Partners: Blackout and Moonstone Beginning life as a Nova villain, Blackout was left in comic book limbo after the title's cancellation only 6 issues later. Blackout was eventually picked up again 5 years later by Avengers writer Roger Stern who featured him in several issues of that book, pairing him with the conniving Moonstone , and later had him become a member of the Masters of Evil . Blackout took part in the seminal Under Siege story arc where his ca.

Key facts

Blackout is of human origin and first appeared in "The Final Showdown!". The character is published by Marvel. With 88 recorded issue appearances, Blackout ranks among the most featured characters in comics.