Electro (Marvel Comics)

Electro (Maxwell "Max" Dillon) (/ɪˈlɛktroʊ/) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, he was introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man #9 (Feb. 1964) as an adversary to the superhero Spider-Man. Electro has since endured as one of the web-slinger's most prominent foes, though he has also come into conflict with other heroes, most notably Daredevil. He is a founding member of the Sinister Six, and the leader of the original incarnation of the Emissaries of Evil, the first supervillain teams to oppose Spider-Man and Daredevil, respectively.

In the original version of the story, Max Dillon was a lineman for an electric company who turned to a life of crime after being struck by lightning while working on a power line and becoming a living electric capacitor. Electro's superpowers revolve around controlling electricity, which he can absorb to "charge" himself and become more powerful, gaining additional abilities such as flight, superhuman strength, and speed. Since his conception, the character has undergone several design changes, from his original green and yellow costume, to his modern look with blue skin and a bald head. During the time that Max Dillon was dead between 2016 and 2021, a second Electro, Francine Frye, was introduced.

Outside of comics, Electro has been featured in various media adaptations of Spider-Man, including feature films, television series, and video games. The character made his cinematic debut in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), portrayed by Jamie Foxx, who will reprise the role in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Appearances in Idea Wiki

 * The Max Dillon incarnation of Electro appears in Marvel's Spider-Man: Webbed Champion, voiced by Troy Baker.