BLOCKBUSTER I (Mark Desmond)	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino

PERSONAL DATA

Real Name: Mark Desmond
Occupation: Scientist, later mindless brute
Status: Deceased
Citizenship: American
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Roland Desmond (brother)
Group Affiliation(s): Secret Society of Super-Villains; Suicide Squad
Gender: Male
Height: (as Mark) 5' 7"; (as Blockbuster) 7' 4"
Weight: (as Mark) 141 lbs. (as Blockbuster) 645 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
First Appearance: Detective Comics #345 (November 1965): "The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City!"
Creators: Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino

HISTORY

Mark Desmond developed a serum to make himself stronger, but although it accomplished this, it left him almost mindless. His criminal brother, Roland, manipulated him into committing a series of robberies, and taught him to hate and destroy the Batman. After living in solitude for many years, Blockbuster was inducted into the Suicide Squad, where he was killed in battle with Brimstone.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Blockbuster in chronological order click here

PROFILE REFERENCES

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #3 (May 1985)