Electro (Marvel Comics)

Electro () is the alias of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, the first and best-known version of Electro is Maxwell "Max" Dillon, who first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #9 (1964) and has since endured as one of the superhero Spider-Man's most recurring enemies, belonging to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery. In the Marvel Universe, Max Dillon is a lineman who gains the ability to generate and control electricity after being struck by lightning. He turns to crime as the self-proclaimed "Master of Electricity", and has undergone several design changes throughout his comic book appearances. Electro's original design comprised a green-and-yellow costume with a lightning bolt-shaped mask, while modern stories depict him with blue skin and a bald head. Electro 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. Created by Dan Slott, Humberto Ramos, and R.B. Silva, the second Electro is Francine Frye, who first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 3 #2 (2014). After being accidentally killed by Dillon, she is revived by Ben Reilly and similarly accidentally kills Dillon, absorbing his powers as a side effect of Reilly's resurrection method. Over the follow years from 2016 to 2021, Frye served as a solo Electro in a green-and-yellow costume; on Dillon's revival, the two independently continued to serve as Electro. In the series The Spectacular Spider-Man, Dillon and Frye battle over the name Electro, culminating in the two falling in love and vowing to marry. Outside of comics, both Dillon and Frye have been featured in various media adaptations of Spider-Man, including feature films, television series, and...