Who Is Tar Pit? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tar Pit is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Joseph Monteleone, with over 108 comic issue appearances. Tar Pit was the younger brother of a drug lord who discovered that he could project himself into inanimate objects. His spirit became stuck in a heap of asphalt, and Tar Pit was born.

Who is Tar Pit?

Origin The younger brother of drug lord Jack "The Candyman" Monteleone , Joey spurned the family business for petty crime. Imprisoned in Iron Heights for fifteen years for armed robbery, he discovered that he could astrally project himself into inanimate objects and animate them. He took several objects for joyrides before projecting himself into asphalt and becoming stuck. His real body remained in Iron Heights in a coma. Creation Tar Pit was created by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins . He made his first appearance in The Flash #174 . Major Story Arcs Tar Pit He attacks a hockey game in an attempt to steal the Stanley Cup, but is defeated when he rips open a hose containing a tar-dissolving solvent in a misguided attempt to stop the Flash from using it to save people from being suffocated or burned. He sporadically causes trouble for the Flash, occasionally in conjunction with the Rogues .

Key facts

Tar Pit is of human origin and first appeared in "Moving Right Along". The character is published by DC Comics. With 108 recorded issue appearances, Tar Pit ranks among the most featured characters in comics.