Supercharger (Marvel)

Supercharger is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.

Biography

Ronald Hilliard was a male human born the son of a scientist interested in the sudden, large number of superhuman crimefighters who had appeared in recent times. As a young man, Supercharger collected data for his father, who wished to study the implications the existence of such superhumans had on the science of biology, particularly in the field of induced mutations. However, the generators that the future Supercharger's father used to power his equipment were incapable of supplying enough power for his experiments, and as a result they exploded. Though Supercharger's father was killed, Supercharger himself gained his superhuman powers as a result of the accident. Mentally unbalanced by the tragedy, Supercharger became convinced that the existence of superhumanly powerful beings was a threat. Moreover, Supercharger was frustrated by the fact that the public was fascinated by and even supportive of the exploits of such 'superheroes' as the Avengers and the Fantastic Four. (Amazing Fantasy v1 #18) Supercharger walked into the office of Max Shiffman, who initially mistook him for a Spider-Man imitator. (Amazing Fantasy v1 #17)

Seeking a public forum, Supercharger learned that publicity agent Maxwell Shiffman, who represented Spider-Man at the time, was looking for more superhumans to represent. Supercharger accepted an offer to appear on a popular live entertainment program, "It's Amazing," along with Spider-Man. Both Spider-Man and Shiffman believed that Supercharger was merely another entertainer, as did the staff of the television show. However, Supercharger took the entire audience hostage in order to espouse his anti-superhuman views, and planned to murder them in order to provide an example of the dangers posed by superhuman beings. After a brief battle, Spider-Man managed to use the studio's equipment to drain away Supercharger's power before he could harm the audience. Presumably he was left for the police. (Amazing Fantasy v1 #18)

Notes

• Supercharger was created by Kurt Busiek and Paul Lee where he made his first appearance in Amazing Fantasy v1 #17 (December, 1995).

Appearances

• Amazing Fantasy v1: (1995)

External Links

• Marvel Database Entry

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