Voltage (Epsilon character)

Voltage is a superhero character appearing in comic books published by American company Epsilon Publishing. He is the joint creation of writer Isaac Peterson and artist Tom Benning, firt appearing in the first issue of his self-titled comic book series Voltage in March of 1987, during the Bronze Age of comic books. He has since went on to become Epsilon's biggest character, being featured in a number of comics, shows, films, video games, among other things.

His secret identity is that of Los Angeles-based college student Ash Grey, a former juvenile who lived with his step-mother Naomi Hathaway while playing bass in his band Telltale Heart, which consisted of his friends Mike Brady, Rebecca Barker, and Triss Kuyani. Following an explosion dubbed the Los Angeles Incident in-universe, Ash gained electrokinetic abilities and used them to battle against other empowered individuals that had risen after the blast, as well as criminals of all kinds, some of his more notable villains being The Skull, Siphon, Crustacean, Hornet, and Deathless Donny. Voltage was unique by 1980s standards in that his supporting cast featured a number of non-white people in positions of power, gay characters, and neurodivergent representation with his primary love interest, the aforementioned Rebecca, being one of the first comic characters to be stated to be on the spectrum. Alternate interpretations of Voltage have also been presented in Epsilon's fictional multiverse, most notably those of Voltage from the Epsilon Legendary line of comics and the villainous dark future version, High Voltage.

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