Tattooed Man

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The Tattooed Man is the name of two of Green Lantern's enemies.

Tattooed Man I

The first Tattooed Man first appeared in Green Lantern vol. 2 #23. Abel Tarrant was a sailor based in Coast City who turned to burglary. During one of his heist, he was exposed to a bunch of mysterious chemicals which left him with the mental ability to create actual objects from the chemicals. When he got back from the robbery, he tattooed himself using the chemicals so he would always have the chemicals near him. Some of the shapes he was able to conjure from his tattoos were an axe, shield, cannon, and dragon. The Tattooed Man originally had the advantage against Green Lantern because the chemicals base was yellow. The Emerald Gladiator eventually beat the Tattooed Man by making him concentrate on more than one of his tattoos. The Tatooed Man would return, however, as a member of the Injustice Gang. While previously he had tatooed only his arms (that he may hide them under a shirt), by this point he has tatooed much of his body, including his face. Tarrant would fall along with the rest of the Injustice Gang, and his activities would remain mysterious for some time. Tarrant was eventually murdered by the Goldface mafia for trying to con them.

Tattooed Man II

The second Tattooed Man first appeared in Green Lantern vol. 3 #9. Mark Richards was a former U.S. Marine who went missing after his helicopter crashed a few years ago. He was presumed dead until he showed up in Gotham as a hit man. All his victims had tattoos of their sins. He was eventually stopped by Green Lantern and Batman. He made an appearance in Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special #1 trying to escape from Alcatraz only to be stopped by Arsenal.

Other media

In Justice League Unlimited, the first Tattooed Man has appeared as a member of Grodd's Legion of Doom.

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