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History
He is first seen in an underground meeting with the rest of the League of Villainy. However, this meeting is cut short as The Comedian attacks them.[1]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Body Art Animation: The Tattooed Man's body is covered with various tattoos that Abel can animate and control simply by touching the region of his body where the tattoo is located. The effects discontinue upon Tarrant's command or if he should happen to be incapacitated.
Notes
- Abel Tarrant/Tattooed Man was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane, first appearing in Green Lantern (Volume 2) #23. However, in the Prime Earth continuity Abel Tarrant/Tattooed Man first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Doomsday Clock #6 by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank.
Related
- 1 Appearances of Abel Tarrant (Prime Earth)
- 1 Images featuring Abel Tarrant (Prime Earth)
- Quotations by or about Abel Tarrant (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Abel Tarrant (Prime Earth)
Links
- The Tattooed Man at dccomics.com
- Tattooed Man at Wikipedia.org
- Tattooed Man profile at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
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