Living Lightning
Real Name: Miguel Santos
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Powers: Flies, has superhuman speed, creates and manipulates electrical currents.
Bio: Miguel's father, Carlos, was a member of an extremist group called the Legion of the Living Lightning. In a misguided attempt by the Legion to gain control of the Hulk, Carlos was killed. Hoping to salvage his father's name, Miguel broke into the Legion's headquarters to learn more about their work. While exploring, Miguel unwittingly turned on one of the Legion's machines and was transformed into a being of living energy.
Initially, a confused Miguel clashed with the West Coast Avengers and was apparently killed during the conflict. Later, he turned up alive and under the control of a villain, Doctor Demonicus. After a brief, unwilling foray into crime, Miguel joined the Avengers. While he occasionally serves with the team, Miguel gave up active membership to concentrate on his studies.
Miguel recently joined Captain America's Secret Avengers as one of twenty new members who opposed the Superhuman Registration Act. He worked with the team out of a series of safe-houses set up by Nick Fury. He was part of the final battle between the two main sides. After Captain America surrendered to the authorities, Living Lightning became an Initiative Recruit, joining the Texas Rangers. He appeared on the cover of Avengers: The Initiative issue #1.
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First Appearance: Avengers West Coast (1989) #63 Favorite Characters:
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Issue Appearances: A-Next (1998)
Alpha Flight (1983)
Avengers (1998)
#1 - 'Once an Avenger' #3 - 'Fata Morgana' #14 - 'Hi, Honey... I'm Hooooome!' #27 - 'New Order' #38 - 'Above and Beyond' #47 - 'In the Heart of Battle' #48 - 'War Plan "A"' #50 - 'Book of Revelations' #52 - 'Counter Attack' #53 - 'The Last Castle' #55 - 'The Last Farewell' Avengers Forever (1998)
#4 - 'Running Out of Time' #5 - 'Past Imperfect... Future Tense!' Avengers Strike File (1994)
Avengers Unconquered (2009)
#4 - 'When Gods Go Mad... Even Heroes Can Die!' #6 - 'Challenge of the Sub-Mariner!' Avengers West Coast (1989)
Annual 08 - 'If Volcanic Winter Comes...' #63 - 'When Lives the Lightning' #70 - 'The Pacific Overlords, Part One: The Big One!' #71 - 'The Pacific Overlords, Part Two: Pax Demonicus' #72 - 'The Pacific Overlords, Part Three: Chaos and Chrysanthemums' #73 - 'The Pacific Overlords, Part Four: Demonica Rising' #74 - 'The Pacific Overlords, Part Five: Operation Overlords' #75 - 'Hostages to Fortune' #76 - 'Infamous Monsters of Hollywood!, Part One: Make Way For the Night Shift!' #77 - 'Infamous Monsters of Hollywood!, Part Two: Hooray For Hollyweird!' #78 - 'Infamous Monsters of Hollywood!, Part Three: There's No Business Like...' #79 - 'Infamous Monsters of Hollywood!, Part Four: Fade Out' #80 - 'Operation: Galactic Storm Part 2: Turn of the Sentry' #82 - 'Operation: Galactic Storm Part 16 Shi'ar Hatred!' #84 - 'Along Came a Spider...' #85 - 'Death Has Eight Legs' #86 - 'Webs of Fear and Sorrow' #87 - 'Peace Dividend' #88 - 'The Second Cold War' #89 - 'Ultron Unbound!!!' #90 - 'Death Valley Daze' #92 - 'When Goliaths Clash!!!!' #96 - 'Many Are Called' #100 - 'The Death of an Avenger' #102 - 'The Avengers West Coast Are Finished!' Avengers: The Initiative (2007)
#2 - 'Hero Moment' #19 - 'V-S Day' Avengers/JLA (2003)
#4 - 'The Brave...and the Bold' Captain America (1968)
Captain America Comic-Taschenbuch (1988)
Civil War (2006)
Civil War Chronicles (2007)
Civil War: Battle Damage Report (2007)
Civil War: Front Line (2006)
Darkhawk (1991)
Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins (1992)
#3 - 'No Place Like it On Earth' Fantastic Four (1961)
#367 - 'By Reed... Betrayed!' #368 - 'Day of the Dark Side!' #369 - 'With Malice Toward All!' #370 - 'Forever Evil' Force Works (1994)
#8 - 'Tidings of Comfort and Joy' #10 G.L.A. (2005)
#2 - 'Dismembership Drive' Hulk (2008)
#55 - 'Mayan Rule, Part III: Kukulcan' Infinity Crusade (1993)
#1 - 'Epiphany' #2 - 'Enlightenment!' #3 - 'The Damned' #4 - 'Mortal Sins' #5 - 'Holy War!' Infinity War (1992)
#1 - 'Chthonic Maneuvers' #2 - 'Ethereal Revisionism' #3 - 'Nefarious Rhapsodies' #4 - 'Mortiferous Artifice' #5 - 'Psychomachia!' #6 - 'The Animus Engagement' Iron Man (1968)
Los Nuevos Vengadores (1987)
Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989)
#41 - 'The Dark Doppelgangers Descend' Marvel (1988)
Marvel Collectible Classics: The Avengers (1998)
#1 - 'Once an Avenger...' Marvel Universe: The End (2003)
#1 - 'Predestination' #5 - 'Omnipotence' #6 - 'The Cure' Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2008)
Punisher War Journal (2007)
#2 - 'How I Won the War, Part 2: Dead Soldiers' Quasar (1989)
#33 - 'Operation: Galactic Storm, Part 10: Spatial Deliveries' #38 - 'Whose War Is this Anyway?' #39 - 'To Be or Not To Be' Scarlet Spider (2012)
#7 - 'The Second Master Part One' #8 - 'The Second Master Part Two' #9 - 'The Second Master Part Three' Tales of the Marvels: Blockbuster (1995)
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)
#537 - 'The War at Home, Part 6 of 7' The Avengers (1963)
#345 - 'Operation: Galactic Storm Part 5 Storm Gatherings' #347 - 'Operation: Galactic Storm Part 19 Empire's End' #501 - 'Chaos, Part Two of Four' #502 - 'Chaos, Part Three of Four' #503 - 'Chaos, Part Four of Four' The Marvel Encyclopedia (2006)
HC - 'The Marvel Encyclopedia' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Avengers 2005 (2005)
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (1990)
The Order (2002)
#5 - 'Blinded By Science' Thor (1966)
#445 - 'Operation: Galactic Storm, Part 7: The War and the Warrior!' #446 - 'Operation: Galactic Storm, Part 14: Now Strikes the Starforce!' #464 - 'Blessed Obedience' Web of Spider-Man (1985)
#104 - 'Crisis of Conscience' #106 - 'Judgment Day' West Coast Avengers (1984)
West Coast Avengers (1985)
What If? Avengers Disassembled (2006)
#1 - 'What if the Scarlet Witch Hadn't Acted Alone?' What If...? (1989)
#55 - 'What If the Avengers Lost Operation Galactic Storm?' #56 - 'What If the Avengers Lost Operation Galactic Storm? Part Two' Wonder Man (1991)
#8 - 'Operation: Galactic Storm Part 11 Death Adrift' #9 - 'Operation: Galactic Storm Part 18 Big Decisions' #15 - 'Shadow of the Infinite' #16 - 'Powderkeg' #17 - 'Explosion!' #18 - 'The Ashes Fall' Group Affiliation(s): Avengers (Marvel)(01 - Original Team) Initiative (Marvel) Pacific Overlords Rangers (Marvel) West Coast Avengers / Avengers West Coast Famous Quotes: - Add a Famous Quote None.
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