Tar Pit (comics)

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Tar Pit
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Tar Pit as depicted in The Flash (vol. 2) #207 (April 2004). Art by Howard Porter.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance The Flash vol. 2 #174 (July 2001)
Created by Geoff Johns
Scott Kolins
In-story information
Alter egoJoseph "Joey" V. Monteleone
Species Metahuman
Team affiliationsInjustice League
Secret Society of Super Villains
Rogues
Legion of Zoom
AbilitiesObject possession
In asphalt form:
Superhuman strength and durability
Malleability
Ability to trap people inside his body

Tar Pit (Joey Monteleone) is a supervillain in the DC Comics universe, primarily as an enemy of the Flash (Wally West). Created by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins, the character first appeared in The Flash (vol. 2) #174 (July 2001). [1] [2]

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Tar Pit made his live-action debut on the second season of the Arrowverse series The Flash , portrayed by Marco Grazzini. Josh Chambers portrayed the character in the ninth season.

Fictional character biography

The younger brother of a local drug lord Jack Monteleone, Joey Monteleone was arrested for armed robbery. While serving time, he discovered he had the metahuman ability to inhabit inanimate objects. Eventually, he became trapped in the form of anthropomorphic asphalt, while his real body remains unconscious in Iron Heights.

Now in his new form, Tar Pit first caused havoc 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.

In Infinite Crisis , "Joey" became a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains.

Most recently, he has been seen among the new Injustice League and is one of the villains featured in Salvation Run .

In the Blackest Night crossover, Tar Pit is shown with Owen Mercer, visiting his father's grave, accompanying Owen in his search for the Black Lantern version of his father on the grounds that he will be of no interest to the Black Lantern Corps as his tar-based form has no heart for them to take. [3]

In "The New 52", Tar Pit is shown about to attack Iris West following her defeating Folded Man when Flash appears. He thaws out the guards and sends the melted ice towards the villains. [4]

During the "Forever Evil" storyline, Tar Pit is among the villains driven out of Central City by Gorilla Grodd at the time when the Crime Syndicate of America supposedly killed the Justice League. [5] This led to Tar Pit joining up with the Secret Society of Super Villains as he is sent with Gorilla Grodd, Amazo, Archer, Black Bison, the Fearsome Five (Gizmo, Jinx, Mammoth, Psimon, Shimmer), Hyena, Multiplex, Parasite, Plastique, and Typhoon to deal with the rebellion of the Rogues. They were sucked into the Mirror World by Mirror Master. [6]

When Girder initiated a prison break, Tar Pit temporarily breaks out to save Flash before he can be falsely imprisoned by Riddler. [7]

When a Speed Force storm strikes Central City and turns its citizens into speedsters, Tar Pit is one of a few villains to not leave Central City. [8]

On the night before Christmas, Tar Pit's nephew and niece were kidnapped by criminals. Tar Pit had to rob a toy store to pay their ransom only to be defeated by Kid Flash. As Tar Pit is taken to Iron Heights, Kid Flash rescued the children and defeated the criminals. [9]

Powers and abilities

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. Due to his body being made of tar, Tar Pit is practically invulnerable.

Before becoming Tar Pit, Joey was able to project his consciousness into inanimate objects and animate them.

Other versions

An alternate timeline variant of Tar Pit appears in the Flashpoint tie-in Flashpoint: Citizen Cold. Initially imprisoned in Iron Heights, he joins Mirror Master's Rogues and breaks out of prison to pursue revenge against the eponymous Citizen Cold for seemingly stealing his family's money, [10] [11] only to be killed by him. [12]

In other media

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  2. ↑ Faraci, Derek (February 3, 2016). "Flash Facts: Tar Pit". Birth Movies Death. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Blackest Night: The Flash #1 (December 2009). DC Comics.
  4. ↑ Flash Vol. 4 #5. DC Comics.
  5. ↑ Flash Vol 4 #23.1: Grodd. DC Comics.
  6. ↑ Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion #5-6. DC Comics.
  7. ↑ Flash Vol. 4 #50. DC Comics.
  8. ↑ Flash Vol. 5 #2. DC Comics.
  9. ↑ Flash Vol. 5 #13. DC Comics.
  10. ↑ Flashpoint: Citizen Cold #1 (June 2011). DC Comics.
  11. ↑ Flashpoint: Citizen Cold #2 (July 2011). DC Comics.
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