Markus Grimshaw

This is Black Samson (Markus Grimshaw) from the comics. For the TV show character, see Black Samson (TV).

Black Samson
Name	Markus Grimshaw
Current Alias	Black Samson
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Guardians of the Globe
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′2″ (1.88 m)
Weight	260 lbs (117.93 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Black
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Humans
Living Status	Alive Alive
Alignment	Good
Reality	Invincible
Place of Birth	Earth
Personal Information
Citizenship	American
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker
First	Invincible Vol 1 6
First	Invincible Vol 1 6

History

Black Samson is a comic book superhero in the Image Comics series Invincible. His first appearance was in Invincible #6.

Samson is a member of the Guardians of the Globe. For a time, Samson lost his powers and was let go from the team. Desperate to be a superhero again, he went to Art the tailor to obtain a power suit. When the suit was stolen and the original Guardians were killed, he was initially the prime suspect. However, it was established that he had not left his home for weeks. The Guardians' funeral was disrupted by Samson's butler Sanford, who had stolen the suit to kill the Guardians as revenge for his employer.

Samson was eventually recruited into the new Guardians of the Globe, wearing the power suit. During a battle between Invincible, Titan, the Guardians and Machine Head's syndicate, Samson was seriously injured by Battle Beast, along with Bulletproof. He was comatose for several weeks. Meanwhile, in order to curb the side effects of using her powers, Monster Girl wore Samson's power suit on missions. During a fight with the cosmic villain Omnipotus, the power suit was destroyed and Samson revived, his powers returning to him greatly augmented, allowing him to turn the tide in the heroes' favor. His powers have subsequently returned back to their normal levels.

When Robot took over the world, Black Samson was the first superhero to be taken out. Samson was healed in time and joined Invincible in fighting Robot.

Attributes

Powers

• Superhuman Strength: Black Samson is superhumanly strong and can lift at least 20 tons. He can leap 150 feet in the air and can cover a distance of 300 feet.
• Superhuman Stamina: Samson has great resistance to pain and fatigue.
• Superhuman Durability: Samson is extremely resistance to damage and is resistant to penetration wounds of any kind up to a high caliber bullet. He can survive a fall at terminal velocity provided he lands upright.
• Accelerated Healing: Samson possesses great recuperative powers.

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Black Samson's Armor(formerly): Samson formerly wore a powered exoskeleton to compensate for the loss of his powers.

See Also

• 76 appearance(s) of Markus Grimshaw
• 10 image(s) of Markus Grimshaw

Links and References

References

Invincible Supporting Cast This character is a member, or supporting cast/member, of Invincible, Mark Grayson. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Invincible Supporting Cast category."