BLACK MASS (Geoffrey Thibodeaux)	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton

PERSONAL DATA

Real Name: Geoffrey Thibodeaux
Citizenship: American
Base of Operation: Boston, MA, later mobile
Group Affiliation(s): Cadre
Gender: Male
Height: 9' 9"
Weight: 1012 lbs
Eyes: Almond
Hair: None
First Appearance: Justice League of America #234 (January 1985): "Claws"
Creators: Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton

HISTORY

Geoffrey Thibodeux was a small-framed physicist who was granted a bulky body and gravity powers by wristbands provided by the Overmaster, who drafted him into the original Cadre under the nom-de-crime of Black Mass. Following their battle with the Justice League of America, Black Mass was sent to prison. Years later, he briefly lost his wristbands to Wally Tortolino in a card game but had them returned. Eventually the wristbands and their power bonded permanently with his body. During the Joker’s 'Last Laugh' riots at the Slab, Black Mass used his powers to draw the entire facility into a gravity well. A bullet to the head left Black Mass a vegetable, but he retained his powers and was the cellmate of Doctor Polaris, unwittingly keeping the magnetic villain's powers in check. Still brain damaged, Black Mass was last seen rejoining the Cadre under the leadership of Polaris in San Francisco. They fought the Power Company, who ultimately tricked Black Mass into betraying Polaris.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Black Mass in chronological order click here

PROFILE REFERENCES

Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files #1 (December 2001)