The man called Neon Black in Justice League of America, vol. 2, #50, to have been a peevish alcoholic who is offered by Doctor Impossible to become one of his agents, citing that he could serve for a greater cause. He accepts his offer, and, along with Tender Mercy (a dark counterpart to Big Barda), Chair (based on Metron), and Hunter (patterned after Orion), become his answer to the New Gods. As part of his mission Neon Balck attacked the Smithsonian to stole an alien artifac under investigacion of Dr. Darwin Jones. Along with his partners in crime, they later break into the Justice League Watchtower to steal other alien artifacts, despite being ambushed by Green Arrow and attacked by the disembodied Red Tornado, and manage to make off with them. They then combine all the stolen artifacts to create a machine powered by kidnapped JLA member Blue Jay, which opens a gateway to the Multiverse. It is later revealed that they had been doing this at the behest of Owlman of the Crime Syndicate of Amerika, in order to revive Alexander Luthor so that he could help the CSA stop a matter bomb he created from destroying the Antimatter Earth. Owlman, during the course of a fight between the CSA and the JLA, manages to slip away and meet with Impossible's team to activate the Resurrection Machine. Impossible then double-crosses Owlman and reveals the true nature of the machine: to revive Darkseid, with Hunter as a host. As the smoke clears, a figure is seen, to whom Tender Mercy and Black Neon bow down to, swearing their allegiance. The figure is then revealed to not be Darkseid, but a being called the Omega Man, who promptly blasts both unmercifully.
Powers & Abilities
Neon Black was very powerful although the exact nature of his powers are unknown. What is known is that his powers are based on both light and dark energy.
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