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As a result of the New 52 in 2011, the entire line of DC characters was relaunched, incorporating properties belonging to the company's imprints: Wildstorm, Milestone, and Vertigo. As such, elements of this character's history have been altered in some way from the previous incarnation. For a complete list of all versions of this character, see our disambiguation page.

The Tattooed Man, also known as "the living ink," is a former patient of the Sanctuary mental health facility.

The Tattooed Man had developed a fatalistic attitude, and checked himself into Sanctuary, a safe haven for heroes suffering from trauma and mental health issues,[1] where he stayed for at least two months.[2] When a mysterious force caused a fellow patient to lose control of his powers in distress, he and others who had approached out of concern for the patient's wellbeing were seemingly fatally wounded and killed at the scene.[3]

However, the Tattooed Man and his fellow patients were in reality replaced with clones from the 35th Century at the moment of their supposed deaths by the time-traveler Gold Beetle, who brought the survivors to the Timepoint, a place outside of history. From there, the Tattooed Man and the others returned to the 21st Century to help the Flash Family fight off an invasion of Earth at super-speed by the Fraction.[4]

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Equipment

  • Artificial Conduit Vest (Formerly): The Tattooed Man was equipped with an artificial conduit vest by Gold Beetle, granting him the speed necessary to keep pace with the Fraction.


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Heroes in Crisis #6
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Heroes in Crisis #3
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Heroes in Crisis #8
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Flash #796


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