Jake Simmons (New Earth)

Deathbolt
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 1930s-2011
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Real Name	Jake Simmons
Main Alias	Deathbolt
Base Of Operations	New York City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5' 11"
Weight	182 lbs (83 kg)
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Earth-Two · New Earth
Creators	Roy Thomas · Jerry Ordway
First Appearance	All-Star Squadron #21 (May, 1983)

Deathbolt was an enemy of the All-Star Squadron.

History

Wanted for murder, Jake Simmons fled from police on an airplane, through the middle of a storm. His plane was hit by a lightning bolt and then crashed into a meteor crater in Arizona. Found by the Ultra-Humanite, Simmons is used as a guinea pig for him, that puts an electrical room in the battery. As a result, his body turned into a living battery, dubbed "Deathbolt," he became an ally of Ultra-Humanite, until his defeat to the All-Star Squadron.

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Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Electrokinesis: Deathbolt's body functions as a living electromagnetic battery. He can absorb, channel, and redirect electricity for offensive attack.
  • Energy Absorption
  • Electro-Blast

Abilities

• Aviation: Deathbolt possesses at least a rudimentary knowledge of aviation. He was piloting an airplane that was struck by lightning shortly before coming into the care of the Ultra-Humanite.

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)

Notes

• Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-Two era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and no longer apply.
  

Trivia

• Deathbolt's costume is "a green-and-purple/gray version of garb worn by Novelty Press' Golden Age hero Blue Bolt".

Related

• 19 Appearances of Jake Simmons (New Earth)
• 4 Images featuring Jake Simmons (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Jake Simmons (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Jake Simmons (New Earth)

External Links

• Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #6

Footnotes

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