Citizendia
Your Ad Here

Not to be confused with Elektra (comics). Elektra Natchios, usually referred to only by her first name Elektra, is a Fictional character in publications from Marvel Comics.

Electro is the name of several fictional characters that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics, including two from Marvel's predecessors, Timely Comics and Atlas Comics. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Electro is the name of several Fictional characters that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics, including two from Marvel's predecessors Timely Comics is the 1940s Comic book Publishing company that would evolve into first Atlas Comics, and then Marvel Comics Atlas Comics is the 1950s Comic book Publishing company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. The most prominent Electro is Maxwell Dillon, a supervillain and an enemy of Spider-Man. A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the Villain character type commonly found in Comic books, Action movies and Spider-Man is a Fictional character appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in The Amazing Spider-Man #9 (Feb. Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922) is an American Writer, editor, creator of comic book characters Steve Ditko (born 2 November 1927) is an American Comic book Artist and Writer best known as the co-creator of the The Amazing Spider-Man is the name of several media Presentations which feature the Marvel Comics Superhero Spider-Man, 1964).

Contents

Publication history

The first supervillain Electro, in Captain America #78 (Sept. 1954), cover art by John Romita Sr.
The first supervillain Electro, in Captain America #78 (Sept. 1954), cover art by John Romita Sr.

Electro (Timely Comics)

The first comics character of this name was the robot hero Electro, a backup-feature star in Marvel Mystery Comics, flagship title of Marvel's Golden Age predecessor, Timely Comics. John Romita Sr (better known as simply John Romita) (born January 24, 1930) is an Italian-American Comic-book artist best known Marvel Mystery Comics (first issue titled simply Marvel Comics) is an American Comic book series published during the 1930s-1940s period known The Golden Age of Comic Books was a period in the history of American comic books generally thought as lasting from the 1930s until late 1940s during which Comic books Timely Comics is the 1940s Comic book Publishing company that would evolve into first Atlas Comics, and then Marvel Comics Created by writer-artist Steve Dahlman, Electro appeared in Marvel Mystery #4—19 (Feb. 1940 — May 1941). His origin story described his invention by Professor Philo Zog, one of a group of twelve known as the Secret Operatives. [1][2]

Marvel Comics announced that Electro would appear in the cast of the comic The Twelve by J. Michael Straczynski and Chris Weston, scheduled for publication in 2008. The Twelve is an American Comic book Limited series from Marvel Comics, which the company announced in July 2007 would run twelve Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Chris Weston is a British comic artist who has worked both in the US and UK comics industries [3] [4]

Electro (Atlas Comics)

Marvel's next Electro was a Communist supervillain created during the unsuccessful attempt by Marvel's 1950s predecessor, Atlas Comics, to revive superheroes in that decade. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Atlas Comics is the 1950s Comic book Publishing company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do This Electro, a Soviet citizen named Ivan Kronov, appeared on the cover and in the six-page story "His Touch is Death" in Captain America #78 (Sept. 1954), penciled and inked by John Romita Sr. and almost certainly if unconfirmably written by the more famous Electro's co-creator, Stan Lee. John Romita Sr (better known as simply John Romita) (born January 24, 1930) is an Italian-American Comic-book artist best known Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922) is an American Writer, editor, creator of comic book characters Many years later, this Electro reappeared in What If? #9 (June 1978), "What If the Avengers had been Formed During the 1950s?"; and, in flashback, in Captain America Annual #13 (1994).

Electro (Marvel Comics)

Fictional character biography

Electro

Cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #9 (Feb. The Amazing Spider-Man is the name of several media Presentations which feature the Marvel Comics Superhero Spider-Man, 1964), first appearance of Electro. Art by Steve Ditko. Steve Ditko (born 2 November 1927) is an American Comic book Artist and Writer best known as the co-creator of the
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance The Amazing Spider-Man #9 (Feb. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. The Amazing Spider-Man is the name of several media Presentations which feature the Marvel Comics Superhero Spider-Man, 1964)
Created by Stan Lee
Steve Ditko
In story information
Alter ego Maxwell Dillon
Team affiliations Sinister Six
Emissaries of Evil
Frightful Four
Exterminators[1]
Abilities Electric manipulation

Maxwell Dillon was born to Jonathan and Anita Dillon in Endicott, New York. Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922) is an American Writer, editor, creator of comic book characters Steve Ditko (born 2 November 1927) is an American Comic book Artist and Writer best known as the co-creator of the The Sinister Six are a group of Supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe, who serve as a collection of Spider-Man 's foes The Emissaries of Evil is a name used by three different fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Universe. The Frightful Four are a group of Fictional characters in Marvel Comics who serve as the opposite number to the Fantastic Four. In generalDO NOT ADD INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT CONCERN COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS Endicott is a Village in Broome County, New York, United States. Jonathan was an accountant, though he had trouble keeping a job. An accountant is a practitioner of Accountancy, which is the measurement disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers investors Because of this, Max and his family moved frequently when Max was young and he found it difficult to make friends. His hot-headed father abandoned his family when Max was eight years old. Anita subsequently became overprotective of Max, leading to his single greatest flaw as a super-villain: his inferiority complex. An inferiority complex, in the fields of Psychology and Psychoanalysis, is a feeling that one is inferior to others in some way Years later, Max told his mother he wished to become an electrical engineer. An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of Engineering. Anita, not wanting him to be angry if he failed, convinced him he was not intelligent enough, and Max reluctantly took a job as a lineman for an electric company.

While he was repairing a power line, a freak lightning accident resulted in a mutagenic change in his nervous system, transforming Dillon into a living electrical capacitor. Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of Electricity, which typically occurs during Thunderstorms and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or A capacitor is a passive electrical component that can store Energy in the Electric field between a pair of conductors Taking the name Electro, he turned to a life of a professional criminal, his first victim being J. Jonah Jameson. John Jonah Jameson (also known as J Jonah Jameson, JJ, Jolly Jonah Jameson, Jigsaw Jameson or J Electro broke into the Daily Bugle Building and stole Jameson's safe right in front of him. Jameson accused Spider-Man of being an alternate identity of Electro, prompting Spider-Man to prove the publisher wrong. During his confrontation with Electro, Spider-Man was nearly killed when he touched the electrically charged supervillain. Spider-Man eventually used a fire hose to short-circuit Electro. [5]

Electro next confronted Daredevil for the first time. Daredevil is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. [6] Electro later joined the original Sinister Six. The Sinister Six are a group of Supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe, who serve as a collection of Spider-Man 's foes [7] Electro attacked the Fantastic Four at the wedding of Sue Storm and Reed Richards, under the control of Doctor Doom. The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Susan Storm Richards (also known as Invisible Girl and later Invisible Woman) is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine Mr Fantastic ( Reed Richards) is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics Superhero and a member of the Fantastic Four. Dr Doom redirects here For other uses see Dr Doom (disambiguation. [8] He later recruited the second Emissaries of Evil in a plot of revenge against Daredevil for previous defeats. The Emissaries of Evil is a name used by three different fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Universe. This group consisted of Gladiator, Stilt-Man, Leap-Frog, and the Matador. Gladiator ( Melvin Potter) is a reformed Supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. Stilt-Man is the name of two supervillains in Marvel Comics. Publication history Stilt-Man first appeared in Daredevil vol Leap-Frog is the name of two Marvel Comics Supervillains who use a Frog suit costume containing electrical coils on the soles of each of the two flippers Matador is a Marvel Comics Supervillain. Fictional character biography Manuel Eloganto was once the most famous bull fighter of [9]

Electro was later hired by J. Jonah Jameson to defeat Spider-Man on national television. [10] He encountered Daredevil again in San Francisco, at which time he temporarily donned a modified costume. [11] He then took control of a Protarian android seeking the destruction of Omega. Omega the Unknown was both an American comic book published by Marvel Comics from 1976-1977 and the eponymous character of that comic book [12] Electro then teamed with Blizzard against Spider-Man and Daredevil. The Blizzard is the name of three Fictional Characters that appear in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. [13] Electro then attempted to aid a band of criminals escaping the Defenders. The Defenders is a name of a number of Marvel Comics Superhero group — usually presented as a "non-team" of individualistic "outsiders" each [14]

Electro later joined the Frightful Four. The Frightful Four are a group of Fictional characters in Marvel Comics who serve as the opposite number to the Fantastic Four. [15] As part of the Frightful Four, he used Spider-Man as bait to trap the Fantastic Four. [16] Electro later learned that he can electro-statically disrupt Spider-Man's wall-crawling ability. [17] The Chameleon and Hammerhead then sent the Shocker to try to recruit Electro into their organization. The Chameleon is a Fictional character that appears in the Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Hammerhead is a Fictional character, a Supervillain that has appeared in various Comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The Shocker is a Supervillain that appears in the fictional Marvel Universe. [18] Instead, he later accepted Doctor Octopus's invitation to rejoin the Sinister Six, and battled Spider-Man. Doctor Octopus is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. [19]

Art by David Finch.
Art by David Finch.

Electro has fought Spider-Man countless times, either on his own or as part of a group such as the Sinister Six. The Sinister Six are a group of Supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe, who serve as a collection of Spider-Man 's foes He has also fought such other heroes as Daredevil, Fantastic Four and the New Avengers. Despite his immense power, he has almost always been defeated, usually as a result of his foes outsmarting him or taking advantage of his weakness to water while charged.

As a result of his frequent and often embarrassing defeats, Electro tried to take over New York City's power supply in an attempt at glory and respect. The City of New York Spider-Man thwarted this plan, however, and convinced Electro to quit his criminal career. When the insane Spider-Man clone Kaine started killing enemies of Spider-Man, Electro began to fear for his life and temporarily joined Mysterio's Sinister Seven, which had been formed to combat Kaine. Kaine is a fictional character a Marvel Comics Villain or Anti-hero and enemy of Spider-Man. Mysterio is the name of three Fictional characters This group was quickly disbanded, and following Kaine's subsequent disappearance, Electro returned to retirement.

This changed when The Rose agreed to fund an experimental technique that would amplify Electro's abilities, in exchange for Electro's services as an enforcer. Richard Fisk is an Fictional character that appears in the Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Seeing this as a chance to rise above the string of failures that had made up so much of his life, Electro underwent the procedure. After paying off his debt to the Rose by defeating several members of The True Believers (an offshoot of the famous ninja sect The Hand), a group of ninja assassins who had been interfering in the Rose's operations, Electro attempted to demonstrate his newly amplified powers to the world, once again attempting to take control of New York City's power supply. The Hand is a fictional villainous organization in the Marvel Comics universe. Wearing an insulated suit, Spider-Man stopped him. Electro, in an effort to make a final grand gesture, threw himself into the Hudson River while his body was highly charged, seemingly killing himself in an explosion. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami

Somehow surviving, Electro resurfaced later as part of the re-formed Sinister Six, formed to kill Senator Stewart Ward and Doctor Octopus (Whom the other members of the Six now hated due to his arrogance). Sentry is the codename of several unrelated Fictional characters of the Marvel Universe. His powers had seemingly reverted to their pre-amplification level, and he wore a new blue-and-white costume. When Venom betrayed his fellow Sinister Six members, attempting to kill them one by one, he attacked Electro and left him for dead. Once again, Electro survived, and when he next appeared had returned to his yellow-and green-costume.

In the mid-2000s, Electro was working with the Vulture (as well as questioning his own sexuality)[20][21] when they were attacked by Spider-Man, who thought they had kidnapped his Aunt May. The Vulture is the name of three Comic book Supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. Electro managed to bring Spider-Man to the edge of defeat, using his powers in more intelligent ways and blowing up a large number of cars, including some with children in them. After a devastating battle, Spider-Man defeated him by fighting him to a gas refinery. The badly wounded Electro recovered fairly quickly, and shortly afterwards joined the Sinister Twelve, assembled by the Green Goblin, though he and the rest of the team was defeated thanks to the intervention of the Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Captain America, Iron Man and Yellowjacket. The Sinister Six are a group of Supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe, who serve as a collection of Spider-Man 's foes The Green Goblin is a name shared by several fictional Supervillains that appear in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Daredevil is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Iron Man is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Dr Henry "Hank" Pym is a Fictional character that appears in Publications published by Marvel Comics.

Later, separately, he was hired by an unknown figure to free Karl Lykos (also known as Sauron) from The Raft, a maximum-security prison for supervillains. Sauron is a Marvel Comics Supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men. The Raft is a fictional Prison facility for Superhuman criminals (predominantly Supervillains in the Marvel Universe. A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of After causing a riot, Electro tried to run away with his waitress girlfriend, but was captured by the New Avengers, subsequently fainting when faced with the prospect of being beaten up by Luke Cage, using Spider-Man's webbing to protect himself from Electro. Luke Cage, born Carl Lucas and also called Power Man, is a fictional Superhero appearing in Comic books published by [22].

During the Civil War storyline, Electro was among the villains in Hammerhead's unnamed villain army when Iron Man and S.H.I.E.L.D. raided the hideout. Hammerhead is a Fictional character, a Supervillain that has appeared in various Comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Iron Man is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. SHIELD is a fictional, Comic-book Espionage and Law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics universe. [23]

Later, Electro joined the Chameleon's "Exterminators[2]", seeking to take advantage of Spider-Man having revealed his identity to the public.

Powers and abilities

An unusually configured magnetic field was created when struck by lightning while Dillon was holding live, high-tension wires and a wound reel of one-inch cable, granting superhuman powers to him. Electro can generate massive quantities of electricity, theoretically up to approximately one million volts. The volt (symbol V) is the SI derived unit of electric Potential difference or Electromotive force. He can employ this electrostatic energy as lightning arcs from his fingertips, and his maximum charge is more than enough to kill a normal human.

When his body is charged to high levels, he becomes superhumanly strong and fast. He can also glide over power lines by using the electricity contained therein for propulsion, and he has on occasion been shown to actually ride on lightning bolts. During a stint in prison, Doctor Octopus gave him the ideas of ionizing metals and sparking the petroleum in the fuel tank of a vehicle as a way to generate explosions. Doctor Octopus is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. He can charge himself up to make himself more powerful. He can also absorb the energy of electrical equipment such as a power plant to increase his powers further.

In New Avengers, he was shown to fly and manipulate large amounts of electricity and machinery, when he freed all the prisoners at Rikers (although, due to the city-wide blackout preceding the event, he probably absorbed a great deal of energy beforehand).

An experimental procedure heightened his powers, allowing Electro to store and absorb a seemingly limitless amount of electricity. He also seemed to gain the power over magnetism to a certain degree, allowing him to manipulate magnetic fields and move objects in a manner similar to that of Magneto, and could overcome his old weakness to water by using the electromagnetic fields around him to vaporize water before it could touch him. Magneto (alias Erik Magnus Lehnsherr, born Max Eisenhardt) is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel He made Spider-Man beg by stimulating the bioelectric currents in his brain, and was able to defeat Nate Grey by manipulating said currents in Nate's brain to turn his own psionic powers against him. X-Man ( Nathaniel "Nate" Grey) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the and related to the X-Men franchise

Electro can override any electrically-powered device and manipulate it according to his mental commands.

By using an external electrical power source to recharge his body's energy reserves, Electro could expend electricity indefinitely without diminishing his personal reserves. When he is fully charged, Electro is extremely sensitive to anything that may "short circuit" him, such as water.

Electro propels himself along magnetic lines of force in objects that have great electrical potential, such as high-tension electrical lines. He can also create electrostatic bridges to traverse upon, at the cost of a great expenditure of energy.

Other versions

Marvel Zombies

Electro appears as one of the undead villains alongside Sandman battling the living Marvel superheroes. Sandman ( William Baker, aka Flint Marko) is a Fictional Character who appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics

MC2

In the MC2 alternate future, Electro has a daughter, Allison Dillon, who is emotionally troubled over never having had a stable father-figure in her life and becomes the supervillain Aftershock. MC2 ( Marvel Comics 2) is an Imprint from Marvel Comics whose Comic books depict an alternative future timeline Aftershock ( Allison Dillon) is a Fictional character who appeared in the Marvel Comics ' Spider-Girl series [24] She had inherited her father's powers, but because Dillon and Allison's electrical auras are different, the slightest touch causes them intense pain. When Dillon discovers his daughter is following in his footsteps, he asks Spider-Man for help. Spider-Man, Spider-Girl and the Avengers help subdue Aftershock, and when Dillon shows up, father and daughter vow to overcome their pain, and Max promises to be a better father. The Amazing Spider-Girl ( May "Mayday" Parker) is a fictional Comic book Superheroine active in an alternate future of Marvel Comics A-Next is the Marvel Comics' MC2 universe version of the Avengers. [25]

Spider-Man: Reign

Electro is one of the villains released by Edward to destroy Spider-Man; he is killed by Spider-Man after being knocked into Hydro-Man (who also dies) causing him to short circuit. Venom is a Fictional character, a symbiote life form in the Marvel Comics universe. Hydro-Man (also spelled Hydro Man) is a Fictional character that appears in the Comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Ultimate Electro

Ultimate Electro.
Ultimate Electro.

In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Electro has been reimagined with powers as a product of bioengineering. Ultimate Marvel is an Imprint of Comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring reimagined and updated versions of the company's most popular Superhero Reboot, in serial Fiction, means a discarding of much or even all previous continuity in the series to start anew Bioengineering (also known as Biological Engineering is the application of Engineering principles to address challenges in the fields of Biology and Medicine Unlike his mainstream counterpart, Ultimate Electro is bald, wears a black leather outfit, and has some grotesque burn scars. As a result of experimentation by Justin Hammer, Max Dillon is given the power to control and create electricity. Justin Hammer is a Fictional character that has appeared in various Comic book series published by Marvel Comics. He is sold by Hammer to the Kingpin in exchange for a real-estate development contract. The Kingpin is a Fictional character that appears in the Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom [26] Spider-Man defeats him. Ultimate Spider-Man is a Superhero Comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Electro later escapes from federal custody, murdering several people in the process. The superhero team the Ultimates re-apprehend him and place him S.H.I.E.L.D. custody along with the Sandman, Kraven the Hunter, Doctor Octopus and the Green Goblin. The Ultimates are a fictional group of Superheroes that appear in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. SHIELD is a fictional, Comic-book Espionage and Law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics universe. Sandman ( William Baker, aka Flint Marko) is a Fictional Character who appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics Kraven the Hunter is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Doctor Octopus is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Green Goblin is a name shared by several fictional Supervillains that appear in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The five supervillains escape and briefly force Spider-Man to join their criminal team, the Ultimate Six. Ultimate Six is a seven-issue Comic book Limited series and crossover between Spider-Man and The Ultimates ( 2003) featuring [27] In a battle with the Ultimates on the White House lawn, Thor defeats Electro. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Ultimate Thor is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the Ultimate Marvel Universe based on the mythological Thor and the Marvel He eventually escapes and is hired by Bolivar Trask to gauge Venom's power. Electro leads Venom on a chase throughout Manhattan when Spider-Man appears. Electro knocks Spider-Man out and tries to kill him, but Venom attacks Electro, trying to take Electro's opportunity to kill the fallen hero. Venom defeats Electro by destroying the neon signs that Electro is feeding on. When S. H. I. E. L. D. arrives Venom flees, and Electro is once again brought into S. H. I. E. L. D. custody. The Green Goblin later breaks Electro out of the supervillain prison within the Ultimates' headquarters, the Triskelion, in exchange for Electro's alliance when needed. A triskelion or triskele (both from the Greek gr ''τρισκέλιον'' or grc ''τρισκελής'' for "three-legged" is a Symbol [28] Electro goes to Norman Osborn's penthouse to wait for instructions where he is disturbed by Spider-Man. He attempts to flee and gets involved in a fight both with Spider-Man and Shield agents. He is eventually brought down and is assumed to be back in custody.

In other media

Television

The Marvel Superheroes Show

Electro made a cameo appearance on The Marvel Superheroes episode "Dr. Doom's Day", which was a Sub-Mariner segment.

Spider-Man (1967)

Electro made three appearances in the 1960s Spider-Man animated series. Spider-Man is an Animated television series that ran from September 9, 1967 to June 14, 1970.

Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends

Electro was the main villain in the Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends episode Videoman, and made a cameo appearance in Attack of the Arachnoid. Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends is an animated series produced by Marvel Productions Ltd He was voiced by Allan Melvin. Allan Melvin ( February 18, 1923 - January 17, 2008) was an American Character actor who appeared in several television

Spider-Man: The Animated Series

In the 1990s Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Electro (voiced by Philip Proctor) makes an appearance in season five. Spider-Man (also known as Spider-Man The Animated Series) is an American Animated television series featuring the Philip Proctor (often Phil) (born July 28, 1940 in Goshen Indiana) is a member of The Firesign Theatre. Here he is Rheinholt Kragov, instead of Max Dillon. During the course of Six Forgotten Warriors arc in which he appears, it is shown that this version of Electro is the Red Skull's son created as a Doomsday weapon to destroy the Six American Warriors. The Red Skull is a name shared by several fictional Comic book Supervillains from the Marvel Comics universe. In this portrayal, Electro is much more powerful than his comic book counterpart (or at least capable of using his powers more intelligently), as he is seen taking over the circuitry of vast machines and essentially brings all of S.H.I.E.L.D. to its knees. SHIELD is a fictional, Comic-book Espionage and Law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics universe. He is only defeated when Spider-Man tricks him into connecting himself to a machine made to generate a void in the space-time continuum, which traps him inside a time loop. SpaceTime is a patent-pending three dimensional graphical user interface that allows end users to search their content such as Google Google Images Yahoo! YouTube eBay Amazon and RSS Electro appears in most of the episode arc in the episodes, "Unclaimed Legacy" and "The Secrets of the Six" before he becomes the villain and as the villain, he only appears in "The Price of Heroism".

Spider-Man Unlimited

In Spider-Man Unlimited, the Counter-Earth version of Electro appears in the episode "Ill-Met By Moonlight" as a Bestial electric eel possessing electrokinetic powers. Spider-Man Unlimited is a short lived Animated series featuring the Marvel Comic book Superhero Spider-Man. In the Fictional Marvel Universe, the hypothetical planet known as Counter-Earth has thrice been created each time as a near-duplicate of Earth The New Men are a fictional Marvel Comics universe group of hyper-evolved Animals created by the High Evolutionary (Herbert Edgar Wyndham In the episode, Electro is a guard in the High Evolutionary's main base, Wundagore Castle, and appears to attack to Spider-Man and his Human Revolutionary allies when they invade the castle, looking for a cure for John Jameson's uncontrollable transformations into the Man-Wolf. The High Evolutionary is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. John Jameson (also known by the aliases Man-Wolf and Star-God) is a fictional character in publications from Marvel Comics. Electro apparently dies in an explosion during the climax of this fight, after being brutally attacked by the Man-Wolf. Throughout his fight with the Counter-Earth Electro, Spider-Man also references the Earth Electro. [29]

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

Max Dillon/Electro in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series.
Max Dillon/Electro in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. For the original animated series see Spider-Man The Animated Series Spider-Man The New Animated Series (also known as MTV Spider-Man

In MTV's Spider-Man: The New Animated Series in 2003, Max Dillon, voiced by Ethan Embry, was a nerdy college friend of Peter Parker. For the original animated series see Spider-Man The Animated Series Spider-Man The New Animated Series (also known as MTV Spider-Man Ethan Embry (born Ethan Philan Randall; June 13, 1978) is an American Actor. Bullied by members of a fraternity he was pledging, Dillon, after being humiliated at their party, goes out into the rain and gets into a freak accident, transforming into an electrical-powered being after being smudged by an unknown material and struck by lightning. He becomes Electro and plans revenge on the primary bully, Doug Reisman. He kills Doug after revealing to him that he is Max Dillon by electrocuting him and is later defeated by Spider-Man in battle when the hero used grounded power cables, sucking him into the city's electrical system. It was later revealed that Max was still alive at the end of the episode when his voice is heard screaming as if he is dying in a lamppost in the cemetery near Doug Reisman's grave.

However, he returns several episodes later, attempting to make Sally, a girl with whom he became infatuated at the party, go through a similar transformation. Spider-Man defeats him again, this time by trapping Electro in an electric generator box provided by Harry Osborn's OsCorp and tossing it into the river, effectively destroying Electro.

The Spectacular Spider-Man

Electro as he appears in The Spectacular Spider-Man.
Electro as he appears in The Spectacular Spider-Man. The Spectacular Spider-Man (entitled The Spectacular Spider-Man

Electro, voiced by Crispin Freeman, appears in the second episode of The Spectacular Spider-Man, [30]entitled "Interactions". Crispin McDougal Freeman (born February 9 1972 in Chicago Illinois) is an American Voice actor best known for his roles as The Spectacular Spider-Man (entitled The Spectacular Spider-Man [31]

Originally an electrician and friend of Dr. Curt Connors, Max Dilion is electrocuted in a freak accident when his power drill falls on a faulty wire, throwing him back against experimental tank of electric eels and exposed to the liquid inside. The Lizard is a Fictional character, a Comic book Supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, and an enemy of Spider-Man Though Max survived, his body became an unstable living electrical capacitor. Soon after, Dr. Bromwell has Max wear a jumpsuit to contain the electricity to protect himself and others, an army private green color scheme with wires and tubes connecting his body to his gloves and mask that opens up to reveals his face, now covered in his electric field. Maddened by his physical isolation, combined with Spider-Man harassing him, Max takes on the name of "Electro"--after Spider-Man jokingly called him that during their first fight, along with "Lightning Butt"--and lashes out for a cure by taking Dr. Connors hostage until he is defeated by Spider-Man knocking him into a pool, rendering Electro unconscious. Electro is one of the only villains (besides Lizard) who didn't want to become a villain.

Electro reappears in Episode 11 "Group Therapy", in which Electro has been undergoing therapy at Ravencroft sanitarium, and under the instruction of Doctor Octopus, who offered a cure in return for his cooperation, pretended to respond well to it. Doctor Octopus is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Upon his release, Electro freed Doc Ock, Rhino, Shocker, Sandman, Vulture, Fancy Dan and Ox from prison to form the Sinister Six. The Rhino ( Aleksei Sytsevich) is a Supervillain in the Marvel Universe. The Shocker is a Supervillain that appears in the fictional Marvel Universe. Sandman ( William Baker, aka Flint Marko) is a Fictional Character who appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics The Vulture is the name of three Comic book Supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. At first they defeated Spider-Man, but he got away. Later they were defeated by Spider-Man. His appearance in the show makes him seem to be loyal to Doc Ock.

Theme parks

Electro is one of the villains on the Universal Orlando Islands of Adventure theme park ride The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man. Universal Orlando Resort is a Theme park Resort in Orlando Florida. Universal's Islands of Adventure is a Theme park located in Orlando, Florida. Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man is a Theme park ride located in Islands of Adventure, in Orlando Florida and Universal Studios Japan.

Video games

Footnotes

  1. ^ Guide To Marvel's Golden Age Characters profile for the Timely Comics character, Jess Nevins
  2. ^ International Catalogue of Superheroes profile for the Timely Comics character
  3. ^ Mystery Men's Dozen: Brevoort Talks "The Twelve", July 26, 2007, Comic Book Resources
  4. ^ 12 Days of the Twelve: Elektro, August 8, 2007, Newsarama
  5. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #9 (Feb. John J Nevins, MA/MS is an American author and Librarian, born c Comic Book Resources also known as CBR is a Website dedicated to the coverage of Comic book -related news and discussion Newsarama is an American Website that publishes News, Interviews and Essays about the American comic book 1964)
  6. ^ Daredevil #2
  7. ^ Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
  8. ^ Fantastic Four Annual #3
  9. ^ Daredevil Annual #1
  10. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #82
  11. ^ Daredevil #87
  12. ^ Omega the Unknown #3
  13. ^ Marvel Team-Up #56
  14. ^ Defenders #63
  15. ^ Spectacular Spider-Man #39
  16. ^ Fantastic Four #218
  17. ^ Spectacular Spider-Man #134
  18. ^ Spectacular Spider-Man #157
  19. ^ Amazing Spider-Man #334-339
  20. ^ Gay League: Characters
  21. ^ Marvel Knights Spider-Man #2
  22. ^ New Avengers #4
  23. ^ Civil War: War Crimes #1 (February 2007)
  24. ^ Spider-Girl #51 (Nov. 2002)
  25. ^ Spider-Girl #81 (Feb. 2005)
  26. ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #17 (March 2002)
  27. ^ Miniseries Ultimate Six #1-7 (Nov. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Ultimate Six is a seven-issue Comic book Limited series and crossover between Spider-Man and The Ultimates ( 2003) featuring 2003 - June 2004)
  28. ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #112 (Oct. 2007)
  29. ^ "Ill-Met By Moonlight". Larry Brody and Robert Gregory-Browne (writers). Spider-Man Unlimited. Fox Broadcasting Company. 2001-02-17. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori No. 8, season 1.
  30. ^ Comics Continuum (Aug. 10, 2007): "The Spectacular Spider-Man's Electro", by Rob Allstetter
  31. ^ http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0708/31/index.htm Comics Continuum (Aug. 31, 2007)

References


© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
 Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic