And he prefers to be called Supervolt. LOL!
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote:
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> wow, can't believe I did that! You're right: Black "Vulcan" was the character
> in the Super Friends cartoon, while Black Lightning is the original. I
> understand there was a copyright dispute with the character's creator, which
> is why Vulcan was created for the 'toon. Black Vulcan has shown up on those
> Harvey Birdman things, where he's some sort of superstud, I believe.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "B. Smith" <daikaij...@...>
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:28:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend?
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> *cough*Black Lighning*cough*
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> An easy mistake to make. LOL
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> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@> wrote:
> >
> > In addition to Steel, I can think of minor characters (at the time) that
> > have been in his books, such as Black Racer (the paralyzed man who's one of
> > the New Gods, the avatar of Death, but only mobile when this Aspect is upon
> > him), Black Vulcan (who seems to be more prominent in recent JL books, and
> > has a daughter with similar powers), and, as already mentioned, Vixen.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Keith Johnson" <KeithBJohnson@>
> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:16:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Does Superman have a black friend?
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> > Steel is probably his most enduring friend of color. He was introduced
> > during the "Reign of the Supermen" arc. This took place after Supes'
> > "death" by doomsday. Several beings appeared bearing aspects of Superman's
> > appearance/powers, and there was speculation that one of them might have
> > been his reincarnation. This was aided by a storyline where a comatose
> > Johnathan Kent met Clark in the spirit world, and tried to shepherd his
> > soon away from the light of eternal rest that was beckoning him. one
> > assumed his spirit came back into our world, but where? I was a bit
> > disappointed that alone among the stand in heroes--the Cyborg Superman,
> > Superboy, the Eradicator--Steel was the only one not considered to possibly
> > be a reincarnation of Superman. He was known from the start as a separate
> > being.
> >
> > Anyway, over the years, Steel has been Superman's friend, partner, fellow
> > warrior, lieutenant, and confidant. With the possible exception of Emil
> > Hamilton, he knows more about Kryptonian tech than anyone, helping superman
> > upgrade the Fortress --once moving it to a "pocket" universe--retool his
> > robot servants, fix his Kryptonian battle armour, etc. Steel has a young
> > niece who's a genius, and who has likewise helped with the Kryptonian tech.
> > A long running theme a few years back was how she upgraded the main robot
> > helper in the Fortress to speak hip-hop slang. Little mechanized creature
> > would say stuff like "yo, Supes, that bad guy is fierce. You better bring
> > yo' A-game, dog!" Cute.
> >
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> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Justin Mohareb" <justinmohareb@>
> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:52:00 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> > Subject: [scifinoir2] Does Superman have a black friend?
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> > Just out of curiosity, can anyone remember a significant POC that
> > Superman interacted with on a regular basis?
> >
> > Super or non. Seriously, is Metropolis just the least metrpolutan city
> > in the world?
> >
> > Justin
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