Who Is Metamorpho? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Metamorpho is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Rex Mason, with over 1,168 comic issue appearances. Rex Mason was transformed into Metamorpho after he was exposed to the light of an ancient meteor while on an expedition to find the Orb of Ra for industrialist Simon Stagg. He uses his ability to change into any element on the Periodic Table to fight crime, discover the world's mysteries, and maybe get another chance at being human.

Who is Metamorpho?

Origin Rex Mason An adventurer and soldier of fortune, Rex Mason was hired by businessman Simon Stagg to retrieve the ancient artefact known as the Orb of Ra from Egypt . Around this time he became involved in a romantic relationship with Sapphire Stagg , Simon Stagg's daughter. Leaving on his trip, Mason locates the Orb, but is double-crossed by Stagg's bodyguard Java and abandoned, unconscious, in an ancient pyramid. There, he becomes accidentally irradiated by the mysterious meteorite that was used to create the Orb of Ra. As a result of the radiation, he gains superpowers. Creation Metamorpho was created by Bob Haney and Ramona Fradon . Editor George Kashdan asked Haney to create a character that exhibited some of the amazing powers after the success of Haney's creations, the Doom Patrol and Metal Men . Originally meant to be a parody character he later became the hero we know today.

Key facts

Metamorpho is of radiation origin and first appeared in "The Origin of Metamorpho". The character is published by DC Comics. With 1,168 recorded issue appearances, Metamorpho ranks among the most featured characters in comics.