Who Is Tattooed Man (Tarrant)? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tattooed Man (Tarrant) is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Abel Tarrant, with over 83 comic issue appearances. Tattooed man has the ability to mentally control the tattoos on his body.

Who is Tattooed Man (Tarrant)?

Origin Former seaman Abel Tarrant embarked upon a career as a burglar and cracked the safe in a large chemical concern. However, in the process he set off the burglar alarm, bringing the armed watchman. Hastily trying to escape, Tarrant knocked over some chemicals, which ran together. In the ensuing gunfight, Tarrant noticed some of the spilled chemicals seemed to form the shape of a bomb. As he touched it, Tarrant wished that it was real - and suddenly it was! Yet he had to concentrate to explode it and open a breach in the wall through which he could escape. The following day, Tarrant posed as a reporter and returned to the scene of his crime and used a sponge to take a sample of the mystery compound. He knew enough about chemistry to analyze it and to produce more of it. He found that to make things materialize, he had to draw exact outlines, then concentrate.

Key facts

Tattooed Man (Tarrant) is of human origin and first appeared in "Threat Of The Tattooed Man!; The Green Lantern Disasters!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 83 recorded issue appearances, Tattooed Man (Tarrant) ranks among the most featured characters in comics.