Richard Martin (Earth-ABC)

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Contents 1 History 2 Powers and Abilities 2.1 Powers 3 See Also 4 Links and References 4.1 Footnotes

History

Martin was a student under Andrew Bryant at Central Tech, where he was accidently exposed to an electical current from a dynamo being tested - only the special "neutralized current" being used kept him from being killed.^[2]

He was later framed for, and found guilty, of murder, he was sentenced to die in the electric chair. The chair failed to kill him, instead giving him electrical powers that he used to track down the people who framed him. Using an old masquerade costume, he debuted as Pyroman.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Flight
• Can fire electrical bolts, electromagnetic pulse generation.

See Also

• Discuss Richard Martin (Earth-ABC) on the forums
• Appearances of Richard Martin (Earth-ABC)
• Character Gallery: Richard Martin (Earth-ABC)
• Images featuring Richard Martin (Earth-ABC)

Links and References

• None.
  

Footnotes

1. ↑ Historical First Appearance: Startling Comics #18 (December 1942)
2. ↑ Startling Comics #18

ABC Character(s) This character, team, organization or group of characters exists under the continuity of the America's Best Comics company/imprint, and its respectively owned titles. America's Best Comics was originally an independent publisher, started by notable creator Alan Moore, but was bought by WildStorm Productions, a subsidiary of DC Comics, making all its material DC property. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Earth-ABC Characters category."