Eclipso

ECLIPSO

Real Name: Alexander Montez

Class: Magically-enhanced human

Occupation: Supervillain, historian

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: Mr. Montez (father, deceased), Mrs. Montez (mother, deceased), Jose Montez (cousin), Juan Montez (uncle), Maria Montez (aunt), Yolanda Montez (Wildcat II, cousin, deceased)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Kahndaq, formerly NYC, NY

First Appearance: JSA #26 (September, 2001)

Powers: By consuming black diamonds Alexander Montez harnessed the power of Eclipso. As Eclipo he was tremendously strong, nearly invulnerable and could levitate. When he held one of his black diamonds to his eclipsed eye, it projected a chilling beam of black light that formed an impenetrable field. When held to his normal eye it fired powerful laser beams. Eclipso was vulnerable to sunlight.

History:

(JSA #56, Hawkman IV #23) - Eclipso and the rest of Black Adam s team arrived in Adam s homeland of Kahndaq with the intention of reclaiming it for Adam. They freed the workers of a slave labor camp and slaughtered the soldiers guarding the camp. Brainwave told his teammates he d seen the most horrific memories in the minds of the soldiers, they committed unbelievable atrocities. Eclipso asked him to beam those memories into his mind, because the motivation of punishing such deserving sinners gave him a rush. They went to Kahndaq s capital of Shiruta and confronted dictator Asim Muhunnad. After Black Adam ordered Atom-Smasher to execute Muhunnad, Adam proclaimed himself ruler of Kahndaq.

(JSA #57, Hawkman IV #24, JSA #58)- Eclipso and his teammates made Muhunnad s palace their hq, and addressed the population of Kahndaq, who welcomed them as triumphant heroes. Eclipso spent his first night in the palace with Nemesis. The JSA came to Kahndaq to take Eclipso and their other former allies home, but Adam destroyed their plane, scattering the JSA across Kahndaq. Eclipso teamed with Nemesis and battled some of the JSAers, who were now considered invaders by the people of Kahndaq. During the fight he received scratches that broke the lines of his tattoos, allowing the true Eclipso full control over him. In Eclipso's thrall he killed Nemesis, but then committed suicide by leaping off a building before Eclipso could force him to kill more people he cared about.

Comments: Created by Geoff Johns & Rags Morales.

Alexander Montez received a profile in JSA Secret Files #2.

A memorial statue for Eclipso in Kahndaq was seen in Hawkman IV #25, JSA #66, JSA #73 and JSA #74. The statue was animated by JeanLoring/Eclipso and destroyed in JSA #75.