Who Is Hitman? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Hitman is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Thomas Monaghan, with over 149 comic issue appearances. Tommy Monaghan is a hitman who lives and works in Gotham City. He makes use of his x-ray vision and telepathy to kill metahumans with contracts on their lives. Tommy is an anti-hero who follows a grim, but strict, moral code.

Who is Hitman?

Origin An Irish-American, Tommy Monaghan is a Gulf War veteran turned hitman who was resides in Gotham City . He grew up in an orphanage in "The Cauldron" section of Gotham, a predominantly Irish neighborhood. Tommy never knew his father, and the closest thing he ever had was Sean Noonan , the uncle of his childhood friend Pat Noonan . Monaghan was once working his way up through the ranks of the Gotham City underworld. This all changed when he was bitten by an alien parasite. He found soon after that he had come away from the ordeal with the metahuman abilities of X-ray vision and telepathy. Recognizing the opportunities now open to him, Monaghan began taking contracts on other superhumans. Creation Issue #2 Hitman was created by the writer Garth Ennis and artist John McCrea .

Key facts

Hitman is of human origin and first appeared in "Hitman". The character is published by DC Comics. With 149 recorded issue appearances, Hitman ranks among the most featured characters in comics.