this villain was quite a shock to the
Man of Steel welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we will explore it the comic
book origins of livewire
hi I’m livewire we haven’t been formally
introduced so I’m taking the initiative
as with most comic book characters
they’re often re-imaginings and
different versions to a character’s past
we have chosen to primarily follow the
storyline which unfolded in 1997’s
Superman adventures number 5 which was
expanded upon in 2006’s Action Comics
number 835 the electrifying villain s
livewire first fought Superman in 1997’s
Superman adventures number 5 but didn’t
become an actual part of the DC comic
book universe until 2006 why you ask
livewire was created as a villain for
Superman the animated series TV show and
made her comic debut in the Superman
Adventures comic series which was not
considered part of the official DC
Comics universe in that issue
livewire was introduced with no origin
or background when readers opened the
comic they were introduced to a strange
blue skinned girl in a coma
doctors had left a radio playing next to
her bedside and the chauvinistic
rantings of a radio shock jock were
enough to snap her awake livewire was
reborn as a fighter for women’s rights
in that role she literally took over the
airwaves banishing any male voices from
television and radio furthermore it is
revealed that she possesses the power to
control electricity power that was
strong enough to give Superman a run for
his money in order to stop her the man
of highly conductive steel was even
forced to collaborate with his arch
rival Lex Luthor the villain agreed to
use his special technology to help stop
livewire however he went too far and
practically killed her in the process
still a gleam in her eye as she listened
to two paramedics denigrate women let
readers know that she was far from
finished soon after her appearance in
the Superman adventures comics livewire
appeared in Superman the animated series
in her debut episode she was given an
origin story
much of that origin was retained and
retold when she made her first DC Comics
universe appearance in 2006 in this
issue readers were introduced to Leslie
Willis an immensely successful and
controversial radio shock jock this
Superman is nothing more than the
world’s strongest con man one of Willis
his favorite subjects was Superman while
others praised him to the skies will is
preferred to knock him to the ground
this worked well for her until her boss
abruptly fired her in the middle of a
show it turned out that Superman had
just saved the boss’s wife from certain
death however not only was he firing
Willis
but he also blackballed her from working
on any other program in Metropolis
needless to say this didn’t sit well
with the ambitious and vindictive Willis
unbeknownst to anyone else Willis was
born with the ability to control
electricity with her career in shambles
she decided to wreak havoc with her
abilities she ought mented and
strengthened them with a convenient
thunderstorm dubbed herself livewire and
went after Superman
although he was in a weakened state due
to an earlier run-in with a magical
being Superman was still able to assess
the situation properly
he knew that livewire had enough
electricity running through her to
destroy all of Metropolis knowing his
options were either to drain her power
or overload her
he chose the second option flying her
into the heart of a thunderstorm he was
able to cause her to short-circuit
livewire made several other appearances
over the years eventually reforming and
using her powers for good however in the
new 52 reboot livewire was seen as a
member of the secret society of super
villains she switches sides a lot
essentially she’s a CDC of course since
she was essentially created for the
animated TV show livewire is most
frequently associated with her
appearances on the small screen although
an appearance in a feature film would
certainly be welcomed by fans are you a
fan of livewire am i boring you as a
matter of fact you are for more comic
book origins be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
Man of Steel welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we will explore it the comic
book origins of livewire
hi I’m livewire we haven’t been formally
introduced so I’m taking the initiative
as with most comic book characters
they’re often re-imaginings and
different versions to a character’s past
we have chosen to primarily follow the
storyline which unfolded in 1997’s
Superman adventures number 5 which was
expanded upon in 2006’s Action Comics
number 835 the electrifying villain s
livewire first fought Superman in 1997’s
Superman adventures number 5 but didn’t
become an actual part of the DC comic
book universe until 2006 why you ask
livewire was created as a villain for
Superman the animated series TV show and
made her comic debut in the Superman
Adventures comic series which was not
considered part of the official DC
Comics universe in that issue
livewire was introduced with no origin
or background when readers opened the
comic they were introduced to a strange
blue skinned girl in a coma
doctors had left a radio playing next to
her bedside and the chauvinistic
rantings of a radio shock jock were
enough to snap her awake livewire was
reborn as a fighter for women’s rights
in that role she literally took over the
airwaves banishing any male voices from
television and radio furthermore it is
revealed that she possesses the power to
control electricity power that was
strong enough to give Superman a run for
his money in order to stop her the man
of highly conductive steel was even
forced to collaborate with his arch
rival Lex Luthor the villain agreed to
use his special technology to help stop
livewire however he went too far and
practically killed her in the process
still a gleam in her eye as she listened
to two paramedics denigrate women let
readers know that she was far from
finished soon after her appearance in
the Superman adventures comics livewire
appeared in Superman the animated series
in her debut episode she was given an
origin story
much of that origin was retained and
retold when she made her first DC Comics
universe appearance in 2006 in this
issue readers were introduced to Leslie
Willis an immensely successful and
controversial radio shock jock this
Superman is nothing more than the
world’s strongest con man one of Willis
his favorite subjects was Superman while
others praised him to the skies will is
preferred to knock him to the ground
this worked well for her until her boss
abruptly fired her in the middle of a
show it turned out that Superman had
just saved the boss’s wife from certain
death however not only was he firing
Willis
but he also blackballed her from working
on any other program in Metropolis
needless to say this didn’t sit well
with the ambitious and vindictive Willis
unbeknownst to anyone else Willis was
born with the ability to control
electricity with her career in shambles
she decided to wreak havoc with her
abilities she ought mented and
strengthened them with a convenient
thunderstorm dubbed herself livewire and
went after Superman
although he was in a weakened state due
to an earlier run-in with a magical
being Superman was still able to assess
the situation properly
he knew that livewire had enough
electricity running through her to
destroy all of Metropolis knowing his
options were either to drain her power
or overload her
he chose the second option flying her
into the heart of a thunderstorm he was
able to cause her to short-circuit
livewire made several other appearances
over the years eventually reforming and
using her powers for good however in the
new 52 reboot livewire was seen as a
member of the secret society of super
villains she switches sides a lot
essentially she’s a CDC of course since
she was essentially created for the
animated TV show livewire is most
frequently associated with her
appearances on the small screen although
an appearance in a feature film would
certainly be welcomed by fans are you a
fan of livewire am i boring you as a
matter of fact you are for more comic
book origins be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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