Ambrose Ampere was a simple hod-carrier (a worker who carried supplies to bricklayers, stonemasons, etc.). In his off-hours, he was Voltage, Man of Lightning. As a child, while in his father’s lab, he was accidentally doused in prussic acid just as he absorbed the electric shock of a live wire. This resulted in him gaining the ability to hurl lightning bolts from his fingers, and fly as fast as Mercury. With “Comics” McCormick’s help, he was able to catch dastardly black marketeers.
Alias Voltage |
Real Names/Alt Names Ambrose Ampere |
Characteristics Hero, Electricity Manipulator, Flight, Atomic Age |
Creators/Key Contributors Ed Wheelan |
First Appearance Fat and Slat #1 (Summer 1947) |
First Publisher E.C. Comics |
Appearance List Fat and Slat #1 |
Sample Read “Comics McCormick” in Fat and Slat #1 [Web] |
Description Ambrose Ampere was a simple hod-carrier (a worker who carried supplies to bricklayers, stonemasons, etc.). In his off-hours, he was Voltage, Man of Lightning. As a child, while in his father’s lab, he was accidentally doused in prussic acid just as he absorbed the electric shock of a live wire. This resulted in him gaining the ability to hurl lightning bolts from his fingers, and fly as fast as Mercury. With “Comics” McCormick’s help, he was able to catch dastardly black marketeers. |
Source Voltage – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |