METAMORPHO (Rex Mason)	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Bob Haney and Ramona Fradon

Metamorpho (Rex Mason)

PERSONAL DATA

Real Name: Rex Mason
Occupation: Adventurer; former Soldier of Fortune
Citizenship: American
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Sapphire Stagg Mason (wife); Joey Stagg (son); Simon Stagg (father-in-law)
Base of Operation: Los Angeles, CA; formerly Paris, France
Group Affiliation (former): Batman, Inc.; Justice League Europe; Outsiders II
Gender: Male
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Eyes: Black
Hair: None
First Appearance: Brave and the Bold #57 (December 1964-January 1965)
Creators: Bob Haney and Ramona Fradon

OVERVIEW

On an archaeological mission in Egypt, Rex Mason was left to die. However, he was exposed to a meteor which transformed him into a multi-coloured freak with the power to transform his body, in whole or in part, into any element or compound found in the normal human body. Encouraged by his love Sapphire Stagg (whose father Simon had arranged for Mason's intended death), he became a hero and adventurer, teaming up with the Outsiders and later the Justice League. He has fathered a son, Joey, and recently gave his life to save his Justice League team-mates from certain death. However, Metamorpho can never truly be labelled as 'dead', but rather 'inert', and has returned from the grave to act as a hero once more.

HISTORY

When billionaire Simon Stagg sent adventurer Rex Mason to Egypt to retrieve the Orb of Ra from a pyramid, he never expected him to return. Stagg's henchman, Java, cleaned Rex's clock. Left for dead, Rex fell into a hidden chamber and was exposed to a radioactive meteorite. The radiation changed Mason into a bizarre looking shapechanging element man, Metamorpho. Manipulated by Stagg to do tasks for the corrupt billionaire, Metamorpho maintained his integrity and battled bizarre forces of evil. Many a battle was also fought between the element man and Java for the affections of Sapphire Stagg with Rex always coming out ahead. Regardless of Rex's looks and self-conscious feelings, Stagg's daughter Sapphire would have no other man than Rex Mason, whom she eventually married. Metamorpho later joined the first Outsiders group and died on one of their missions. However during Invasion Rex was revived when the Dominion dropped the Gene-bomb on earth. Suffering from amnesia Metamorpho joined Justice League Europe, an later learned that Sapphire had re-married after his supposed death. Metamorpho went on to join the American branch of the Justice League and died once again when a group of White Martians attacked Earth but has once again been brought back to life.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Metamorpho in chronological order click here (1965-2011) and here (2011-present)

PROFILE REFERENCES

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #15 (May 1986)

Who's Who in the DC Universe #2 (September 1990)