Lightning Lord
Lightning Lord is a male comic supervillain that features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Mekt Ranzz
Whilst on the planet Korbal, he along with his brother were exploring the woods on that world when the were attacked by a Lightning Monster. The pair were struck when they attempted to flee but did not die with the pair developing some of the powers from the creature. His brother Garth sought to use his newfound abilities to become a hero whilst Mekt sought to become a supervillain with him adopting the name of Lightning Lord. (Superman v1 #147)
When young, he was noted to had joined the ranks of the Legion of Super-Villains. (Superman v1 #147)
Lightning Lord formed a new Legion of Super-Villains, with each of them swearing a blood oath to kill at least one Legionnaire. Lightning Lord swore on his oath to kill his brother Lightning Lad, which he said had been his destiny since he was born. Dream Girl had a prophetic vision about one of the Legion dying in the near future, and went on a retreat to the gambling planet of Ventura with Star Boy to take her mind off a grim future. Micro Lad robbed a casino’s bank in the name of the Imskian liberation movement, and when the Legionnaires confronted him, he shrank out of sight. They called in Shrinking Violet, who was eager to deal with the man who’d caused her so much pain in the past. She beat him to a pulp, further infuriated when he attempted to take her hostage again, but a dimensional portal opened up and whisked Micro Lad to safety. Colossal Boy, who’d only ever lived at home, and then at Legion hq, got an apartment with Yera. They settled into their new place, and Colossal Boy learned from the news that his mother Marte Allon had resigned as Earth President. Mon-El, Shadow Lass, Chameleon Boy, Ultra Boy and Timber Wold helped restore the topography of Daxam, and while Shady and Mon-El were hopeful for the planet’s future the cynical Chameleon Boy reminded them that the Daxamites were currently extremely unpopular with the U.P. They received a distress call from Takron-Galtos about a renegade Daxamite destroying the facility and laying waste to the guards. They found Darkseid’s acolyte Ol-Vir was responsible, and had freed a number of visitors. He committed a ritual sacrifice to Darkseid, killing one of the guards with his heat-vision before the Legion could stop him. Mon-El called Ol-Vir a disgrace to Daxam, and threatened to break every bone in his body, while his fellow Legionnaires fended off the escaped prisoners. Ol-Vir initially scoffed at Mon-El, but the battle turned against him, and when a dimensional portal opened up and a voice offered him membership in the Legion of Super-Villains he decided he might as well accept, and flew through. The Portal also scooped up Ron-Karr and Chameleon Chief. Light Lass, happy to retire as a Legionnaire and let her brother play hero, joined her friend Sarah’s commune on Winarth. Light Lass said she was sick of adventure, and much happier farming and looking after children. Unbeknownst to her she was being tracked and observed by M. Wayne, a private investigator hired by timer Wolf. Radiation Roy ambushed her, and after knocking he rout with a blast of radiation, a dimensional portal opened up, taking them both back to the Legion of Super-Villains. (Legion of Super-Heroes v3 #1)
He and his two comrades later emerged in an altered timeline when Batman saved the life of his parents. Lightning Lord and his allies operated in hiding in the world where they worked alongside Ra's al Ghul with them helping him take over Earth. They then waited for the arrival of the time travelling Superman and Batman where they fought against their 'sons' to prevent them from restoring history. They fought against the pair but were ultimately defeated with Lightning Lord and his comrades taken in to be returned to their future in order to restore the timeline. (Superman/Batman v1 #18)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
He could tap into generators that provided electrical energy in order to greatly enhance his own powers. (Adventure Comics v1 #355)
Notes
- Lightning Lord was created by Jerry Siegel and Curt Swan where he made his first appearance in Superman v1 #147 (August, 1961).
- The character was based on Lightning Lad who was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino.
In other media
Television
- In the Legion of Super-Heroes, Lightning Lord appeared in the animated television series where he was voiced by actor James Arnold Taylor.
Appearances
- Superman v1: (1961)
- Superman/Batman:
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