Black Vulcan

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Black Vulcan is a male superhero who features in DC Comics.

Biography

Black Vulcan

Black Vulcan had the ability to control electricity which he was able to emit from his hands or even fly by charging his lower body with energy.

Black Vulcan was created by Hanna-Barbera and an original creation of the Super Friends animated series.
As noted on Wizard Universe.com, the characters creation came as a result of a dispute over paying the royalty fees for using Black Lightning in the "Challenge of the Super Friends" cartoon series. Instead of compensating Tony Isabella, Hanna-Barbera decided to create Black Vulcan with a similar appearance and powers, "When the first episode aired, I was more than a bit surprised to see Black Vulcan instead of Black Lightning."

In Justice League Unlimited, a character named Juice was based on Black Vulcan who appeared in the setting of the DC Animated Universe. This version was a member of the Ultimen who was a genetically engineered superpowered being developed by Project Cadmus.
In Young Justice, Black Vulcan did not appear in the animated television series but a reference was made to the character. In season 2, a group of runaway children were all captured by the Reach for experimentation which activated their Metahuman abilities. Each of the kids were based on one of the Super Friends character with Virgil Hawkins taking the place of Black Vulcan among them.

In DC Comics, a pitch for a comic incarnation of Black Vulcan was to debut in the story "Say My Name - Shazam!".

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