| Dynamo | |
|---|---|
 Dynamo on the cover ofScience Comics #2, art byLou Fine. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fox Feature Syndicate |
| First appearance | (As Electro): Science Comics #1 (February 1940) (As Dynamo): Science Comics #2 (March 1940) |
| Created by | Robert Webb |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Jim Andrews |
| Notable aliases | Electro |
| Abilities | Flight Force field generation Ability to generate, project, channel and absorb electricity |
Dynamo is a fictionalsuperhero that appeared incomic books published byFox Feature Syndicate. He originally appeared inScience Comics #1 (February 1940) under the nameElectro. He appeared for the first time as Dynamo inScience Comics #2 (March 1940).[1] The character's name was probably changed to avoid conflict with an earlier character fromTimely Comics with the same name.[2]
Jim Andrews is a young research scientist who is caught between two giant electrodes while conducting an experiment. He finds that the accident has given him the power to control electricity, which he can use to create force fields, shoot bolts of electricity from his hands, or fly through the air. If he uses his powers for too long, he can recharge by holding onto an electrical source. Deciding to call himself Electro, Jim puts on a helmet and cape to fight crime. He later changes his name to Dynamo, which he uses for the rest of his career.[3]
According toJess Nevins' Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes, Dynamo "fights the Genius, Stark's Super Science Spies, saboteurs, the Invention Destroyers, and the Crime Dealers".[4]
Dynamo was a regular feature in Fox'sScience Comics andWeird Comics, occasionally as the lead feature. His last appearance was inWeird Comics #19 (November 1941).[5]
Dynamo/Electro has the ability to control electricity. He can send electricity out from his hands, create bullet-repelling force fields, and fly. His source of electricity can be depleted by overuse, but he is able to recharge by holding onto a new source of electricity.
