Who Is Manchester Black? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Manchester Black is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 88 comic issue appearances. Born in England to an abusive family, Manchester Black became the leader of a particularly violent crime fighting vigilante team called "The Elite". Manchester believed that a stronger stance had to be taken against villainy, and that the moral beliefs of costumed heroes prevented them from doing any real good.

Who is Manchester Black?

Origin Very little is known about Black's background; what little that is known include insinuations that he was abused both physically and sexually by his parents while growing up. Manchester later says that he grew up hating traditional heroes, especially those who believed in high moral concepts such as never killing under any circumstances, personally feeling that the only way to truly stop the villains was to kill them. After an accident that cost his sister her arms, Manchester was reportedly the only person who would still hug her. Story Arcs The Elite Black's team, the Elite , gained worldwide popularity for viciously killing their foes and thus preventing them coming back to cause more problems.When Black and his Elite came to Metropolis, they were opposed by Superman, the city's protector , who disagreed with their tactic of wanton violence, leading to a showdown on Jupiter's moon Io that was videotaped for the Earth's media. Black used his powers to give Superman a stroke, and his teammate Coldcast apparently was able to destroy Superman using a giant explosion. While the Elite were gloating, however, Superman used his superspeed to seemingly kill all the team members, e.

Key facts

Manchester Black is of human origin and first appeared in "What's so Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?". The character is published by DC Comics. With 88 recorded issue appearances, Manchester Black ranks among the most featured characters in comics.