History ShockAndAwe / ComicBooks

** Livewire, [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries a DCAU creation]] [[CanonImmigrant that made her way to DC canon]]. She has the ability to absorb, generate and project volumes of electrical energy of an extremely high voltage. She also has the ability to transform into living energy.

** Maxie Zeus in some of the ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' continuities.
** Sparx (aka [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Donna Carol "D.C." Force]] - and yes, she was called D.C. ''before'' getting her powers) from ''ComicBook/SuperboyAndTheRavers''.

** Penny Dreadful had the ability to absorb power and then use it to make electric attacks. This works out poorly for Bumblebee after Penny's unexplained FaceHeelTurn in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'' where Penny turns the electricity based weaponry in Bumblebee's suit against her.
** ComicBook/WonderWoman has this power in ComicBook/New52 and ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth continuities thanks to a {{Retcon}} where she's Zeus daughter like Cassie. In fact Diana's bracelets act as a PowerLimiter for her full Lightning-powered SuperMode.

* ''ComicBook/TheF1stHero'': In a prologue, John Hinkley Jr. is revealed to be the world's first super powered villain when he attacks UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan's entourage with his lightening power.

** One of the principal nasty things ComicBook/{{Storm}} does to enemies. She has the power to manipulate the weather and, among other things, generate lightning and other electromagnetic atmospheric phenomena.
** [[Characters/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]] can also control electricity to some degree (he almost killed Kitty Pryde with an electric shock in UXM #150), though some writers tend to forget that magnetism is good for more than just [[LightningCanDoAnything chucking metal around]]; electromagnetism is one of the four fundamental forces of the universe, after all.
** There's Surge from ''Comicbook/NewXMenAcademyX''. She absorbs electricity at all times: from static in the air, electrical appliances, outlets, etc (often causing lights to flicker, etc) and can discharge the energy through lightning blasts from her hands or other parts of her body.
** Comicbook/TheMightyThor. As God of thunder, Thor can summon the elements of the storm: rain, wind, storm....and lightning!.
--->"FORSOOTH! When the lightning falleth, the Son of Odin be-eth in the familial dwelling!!"
** Electro from Franchise/SpiderMan's RoguesGallery. He can generate massive quantities of electricity, theoretically up to approximately one million volts. 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. He can also absorb the energy of electrical equipment such as a power plant to increase his powers further. His "daughter" [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Danielle_Blunt_%28Earth-616%29 Aftershock]] for ComicBook/SpiderGirl also applies.

** ComicBook/MilesMorales also has a venom blast power, but his are potent enough to put the hurt on villains that can lay the smackdown on all of the Avengers at once. When sufficiently stressed, his Mega Venom Blast can fry an entire building.

** There's ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk villain Zzzax and his DistaffCounterpart Axon.

* Steeplejack of ''Comicbook/TheSurrogates'' can channel lightning through his suit.

[[ShockAndAwe Electrifying characters]] in ComicBooks.

** Livewire, [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries a Dini-verse creation]] [[CanonImmigrant that made her way to DC canon]]. She has the ability to absorb, generate and project volumes of electrical energy of an extremely high voltage. She also has the ability to transform into living energy.

** ComicBook/{{Magneto}} can also control electricity to some degree (he almost killed Kitty Pryde with an electric shock in UXM #150), though some writers tend to forget that magnetism is good for more than just [[LightningCanDoAnything chucking metal around]]; electromagnetism is one of the four fundamental forces of the universe, after all.

* Various Characters from ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':

** Lightning Lad of the ''ComicBook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}}'', as well as Lightning Lass, their PsychoElectro brother Lightning Lord, and Storm Boy. Normally, Lad, Lass, and Storm Boy couldn't ''all'' be in the Legion due to their "no two members with the same powers" rule, but a few shenanigans happened: when Lightning Lad was [[ComicBookDeath "dead"]], she joined, and when he came back, she had her powers altered to nullify gravity on objects, making her ''Light'' Lass. For some reason, when she regained her lightning, nobody demanded that one of them leave or go through another power alteration. As for Storm Boy, he had a wide variety of weather-based abilities; he didn't get in because he was using a concealed WeatherControlMachine, rather than intrinsic powers.

* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse''

** [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] and his family can do this by dodging their transformation lightning bolt. Captain Marvel tends to use his magical lightning as an anti-Franchise/{{Superman}} weapon. His ComicBook/New52 counterpart, Shazam, takes it one step further and can generate electricity directly from his hands and chest.

* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse''
** One of the principal nasty things ComicBook/{{Storm}} does to enemies. She has the power to manipulate the weather and, among other things, generate lightning and other electromagnetic atmospheric phenomena.
** ComicBook/{{Magneto}} can also control electricity to some degree (he almost killed Kitty Pryde with an electric shock in UXM #150), though some writers tend to forget that magnetism is good for more than just [[LightningCanDoAnything chucking metal around]]; electromagnetism is one of the four fundamental forces of the universe, after all.
** There's Surge from ''Comicbook/NewXMenAcademyX''. She absorbs electricity at all times: from static in the air, electrical appliances, outlets, etc (often causing lights to flicker, etc) and can discharge the energy through lightning blasts from her hands or other parts of her body.
** Comicbook/TheMightyThor. As God of thunder, Thor can summon the elements of the storm: rain, wind, storm....and lightning!.
--->"FORSOOTH! When the lightning falleth, the Son of Odin be-eth in the familial dwelling!!"
** Electro from Franchise/SpiderMan's RoguesGallery. He can generate massive quantities of electricity, theoretically up to approximately one million volts. 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. He can also absorb the energy of electrical equipment such as a power plant to increase his powers further. His "daughter" [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Danielle_Blunt_%28Earth-616%29 Aftershock]] for ComicBook/SpiderGirl also applies.
** ComicBook/SpiderWoman's venom blasts are bioelectrical in nature. They're not very potent as lightning powers go and are usually treated more or less like a taser.
** ComicBook/MilesMorales also has a venom blast power, but his are potent enough to put the hurt on villains that can lay the smackdown on all of the Avengers at once. When sufficiently stressed, his Mega Venom Blast can fry an entire building.
** Jolt from ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}''. She generated bio-electricity, which she could channel into energy blasts, super strength, and super speed.
** There's ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk villain Zzzax and his DistaffCounterpart Axon.
** Striker from ''ComicBook/AvengersAcademy'' has the basic set.
** The Living Lightning from ''ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers'' can fly and shoot electricity after absorbing energy from a lightning machine.

* Guns that shoot bolts of electricity are the signature weapons of Comicbook/AtomicRobo and other Tesladyne Action Scientists. Justified, since Robo was created by none other than Nikola Tesla.

* Steeplejack of ''Comicbook/TheSurrogates'' can channel lightning through his suit.
* Electricia, the protagonist of ''ComicBook/TheSwitchElectricia'', in addition to her electricity-based powers, has an entire electrical motif going on as her appearance.
* Circuit Breaker wears a suit that not only allows her paralyzed body to move, but also lets her channel electric blasts powerful enough to harm Franchise/{{Transformers}}. One time she electrocuted ''Unicron'' and made him scream in pain!
* Baal in ''ComicBook/TheWickedAndTheDivine'' has this. Fitting, since he ''is'' a storm god. [[spoiler: Or at least masquerading as one.]]
* [=JumpStart=], a BountyHunter from the future in ''ComicBook/{{Wildstar}}''.
* 9-Jack-9, the assassin villain from ''Comicbook/{{Zot}}''.
* Electric Ray from ''Amazing Man'' can emit lethal electrical charges.
* Dynamo, who was featured in ''Science Comics'' and ''Weird Comics'', can control electricity and shoot electrical bolts.
* Lash Lightning, who was featured in ''Sure-Fire Comics'' and ''Lighting Comics'', has the ability to generate electricity.
* Electro Man, from ''Rocket Comics'', can fire electrical blasts and turn into electricity to travel through wires.

* Firebrand, from ''Yankee Comics'', can produce destructive electrical blasts and create an energy field to protect himself.
* ''Wildguard: Casting Call'' had a few electric superheroes trying out, among them Dr. Wattage, who isn't an actual doctor but plays one on TV, and Conductra, who can generate [[ShoutOut 1.21 Gigawatts]] and used to be the sidekick of her father, who had the same powers.

** ComicBook/WonderWoman has this power in ComicBook/New52 and ComicBook/Rebirth continuities thanks to a {{Retcon}} where she's Zeus daughter like Cassie. In fact Diana's bracelets act as a PowerLimiter for her full Lightning-powered SuperMode.