Blockbuster

BLOCKBUSTER

Real Name: Mark Desmond

Class: Human mutate

Occupation: Mindless brute

Group Affiliation:

Known Relatives: Roland Desmond (Blockbuster, brother)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Gotham City, Prime Earth

First Appearance: Hawk & Dove V #5 (April, 2012)

Powers: Blockbuster possessed superhuman strength and durability and was a skilled brawler, but he possessed a limited childlike mind.

History: (Hawk & Dove V #6) - Necromancer planned on assembling a group of magic totems that would create a vortex of magic that would let her travel to other planes of reality and make her sorceress supreme. She put the childlike Blockbuster under her thrall with a magic spell and set him about stealing the totems she needed. After he took the Amulet of Ra from the Smithsonian he was confronted by Hawk and Dove. They managed to wrest it away from him, but he went on a rampage and engaged them in battle. Dove was forced to leave the fight when Blockbuster flipped over a police car and she had to rescue the officers. Blockbuster and Hawk, equally matched, fought for hours and their clash led them all the way to Gotham City. Dove arrived just as Blockbuster ripped the amulet away from Hawk and was able to bound away. They were met by Batman and Robin, who were also on Blockbuster and Necromancer’s trail. They found Necromancer and Blockbuster in a warehouse down on the Gotham wharf, where she was about to complete the vortex and crowed about being able to visit the Slip the Red and the Green. When the heroes broke Necromancer’s circle of totems they broke her control over Blockbuster. Blockbuster was in a rage but confused and easily put down by Batman and Hawk. Necromancer cursed them for ruining her plans, and escaped after throwing a smoke bomb.

Comments: Created by Gardner Fox & Carmine Infantino.