Tar Pit

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Real Name

Joseph Monteleone

Current Alias

Tar Pit

Relatives

Jack Monteleone (brother)

Affiliation

Rogues

Base Of Operations

Keystone City

Status

Alignment

Bad

Identity

Secret Identity

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Single

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

Variable

Weight

Variable

Eyes

Yellow

Hair

No Hair

Skin

Black

Unusual Features

Tarpit is composed entirely of hot tar.

Origin

Universe

New Earth

Created by

Geoff Johns, Scott Kolins

First appearance

Flash Vol 2 #174
(July, 2001)

HistoryEdit

Joey Monteleone's older brother, Jack, was a drug kingpin in Keystone City and tried to give Joey work in trafficking. Joey never took his job seriously and soon ended up in Iron Heights Penitentiary. When it finally occurred to him that his brother couldn't get him out of this mess Joey took to meditation to relax. He discovered he had the mutant ability to project his astral form into inanimate objects and animate them. He spent his nights animating objects outside of prison and causing havoc. One day his astral self got stuck in an animated vat of tar, but Joey didn't mind. Naming himself Tar Pit he forgot about his old body that had fallen into a coma in Iron Heights.

Now in his new form, Tar Pit first caused havok at a Keystone City ice hockey game, trying to steal the Stanley Cup for himself . He was stopped by Flash and Captain Cold, although Cold himself stole the trophy. He has appeared sporadically with the other Rogues ever since.

Tar Pit was briefly seen with Captain Boomerang (Owen Mercer) during the Blackest Night; trying to be a member of the Suicide Squad.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

• Object Animation (formerly): Tar Pit used to be able able to project his consciousness into inanimate objects and animate them.
• Hot Tar Body: Tar Pit's body is made of molten asphalt and burns on touch. He is able to trap people in the substance of his body and can hurl flaming chunks of tar at his enemies.
• Invulnerability: Due to his body being made of tar, Tar Pit is practically invulnerable. He also might have a degree of enhanced strength and endurance.

Related

• 23 Appearances of Joseph Monteleone (New Earth)
• 13 Images featuring Joseph Monteleone (New Earth)
• 1 Quotations by or about Joseph Monteleone (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Joseph Monteleone (New Earth)

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