Blacksmith

BLACKSMITH

Real Name: Amunet Black

Class: Human mutate

Occupation: Rogue, black market trader

Group Affiliation: Rogues, Network

Known Relatives: Keith Kenyon (Goldface, ex-husband)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Keystone City, Kansas

First Appearance: Flash: Iron Heights (2001)

Powers: Blacksmith's body was made of very durable organic metal. She drew strength by absorbing metal, an could shape and manipulate metal, as well as merge it with organic material.

History: (Flash II #186 (fb)) - Blacksmith ran the Network, a black market operating out of Keystone City and Central City. She ha worldwide connections and could move everything from gallery art to alien tech. The Rogue’s Gallery became some of her best customers, which is how she met Goldface. After a whirlwind romance they were married. The marriage soon ended in divorce, and Blacksmith stole some of Goldface’s elixir to give herself superpowers before she left.

(Flash: Iron Heights) - Blacksmith helped Murmur, Girder and Weather Wizard escape from Iron Heights, and recruited them for her Rogues.

(Flash Secret Files #3) - Blacksmith sent Murmur to slaughter his enemies at radio stations KKEY and KKSS, using this as a cover to have Mirror Master set up mirror devices that would be activated by the radio stations. The mirrors would, when the time was right, set up a mirror around Keystone City that would cut it off from the outside world.

(Flash II #181) - Blacksmith and the Rogues orchestrated Flash Jay Garrick’s wife Joan being exposed to radiation from Fallout.

(Flash III #183) – Blacksmith supervised a Network sale of black-market merchandise. Rainbow Raider cause problems at the sale, so she killed him, fusing a metal picture frame into his chest. The new Trickster earned membership in the Rogues after stealing Keith Kenyon’s files on the Network and erasing Hunter Zoloman’s computer database of Rogue profiles.

(Flash II #184-188) - Blacksmith and the Rogues eliminated the last of Flash’s allies and demanded Flash have a showdown with them in Central City. Flash fought valiantly, but the Rogues soon had him on the run. He ran to Keystone, which had been taken over by the Thinker. Thinker and the Rogues both claimed Flash for themselves. Flash fled, and the Rogues pursued him. Mirror Master activated the reflection, a mirror that would keep the world unaware of their activities in Keystone. By the time the Rogues found Flash his mind had been taken over by the Thinker. Although the Rogues separated Flash from the Thinker, Keith Kenyon rescued Flash and brought him to safety before the Rogues could kill him. Flash defeated the Thinker and Kenyon tipped off the FBI about the Network. The Rogues attacked Kenyon and Flash, defeating them. Blacksmith knew she had to leave the city with her Network, but intended to cause as much destruction as she could before leaving, and summoned the Network to wreck havoc. Kenyon gathered his unions to fight off the Network, giving Flash time to defeat Blacksmith’s team. Blacksmith knew she was defeated and tried to destroy the Van Buren Bridge connecting Central City to Keystone City. Flash rebuilt the bridge stronger than before, and defeated Blacksmith.

(Flash II #192) - Gorilla City gorillas tore apart the Heights and freed prisoners, including Blacksmith, in order to find Gorilla Grodd’s cell. Flash came to the Heights and was attacked by Blacksmith and the other freed villains. Blacksmith named herself the villains’ new leader when Gorilla Grodd appeared, tossed her aside, and told the villains to leave Flash to him.

Comments: Created by Geoff Johns & Ethan Van Sciver

Blacksmith received a profile in Flash Secret Files #3 under the Rogues entry.

A statue of Blacksmith was seen in the New Flash Museum in Flash II #210 and #211.

Flash II #204 showed a picture of Blacksmith and other Rogues in the KCD squadroom.