This article is about Live Wire (DC Comics). For the Valiant Comics character, see Livewire (Valiant Comics).
"Live Wire (DC Comics)" redirects here. For the Superman villain, see Livewire (DC Comics).
Comics character
Garth Ranzz
Artwork for the cover of Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #1 (August 2008). Art by George Pérez.
Publication information
Publisher
DC Comics
First appearance
Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958)
Created by
Otto Binder Al Plastino
In-story information
Alter ego
Garth Ranzz
Species
Winathian
Place of origin
Winath
Team affiliations
Legion of Super-Heroes Workforce Legion Rescue Squad
Notable aliases
Lightning Boy, Live Wire
Abilities
Powers:
Electricity generation and manipulation
Electrical energy manipulation
Electricity absorption
Electrokinesis
Electrogenesis
Lightning manipulation
Lightning element control
Limited weather control
Ability to move at superhuman speed by channeling electricity internally
Abilities:
Hand to hand combat (basic)
Equipment:
Legion Flight Ring
Garth Ranzz, also known as Live Wire and Lightning Lad, is a superhero appearing in media published by DC Comics, usually those featuring the Legion of Superheroes, a 30th and 31st century group of which he is a founding member.[1] He has the superhuman ability to generate electricity, usually in the form of lightning bolts.
Garth Ranzz made his live-action debut in an episode of Smallville, portrayed by Calum Worthy.
^Fleisher, Michael L. (2007). The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume Three: Superman. DC Comics. pp. 176–177. ISBN 978-1-4012-1389-3.
GarthRanzz, also known as Live Wire and Lightning Lad, is a superhero appearing in media published by DC Comics, usually those featuring the Legion of...
limited series. Ayla Ranzz first appeared in Adventure Comics #308 (May 1963). She is the twin sister of fellow Legionnaire Garth (Lightning Lad) and the...
Police as a teenager. During her flight to Earth, she, Rokk Krinn, and GarthRanzz foil an assassination attempt on fellow passenger and billionaire R....
twins GarthRanzz (also known as Lightning Lad or Live Wire) and Ayla Ranzz (also known as Lightning Lass or Spark) and their brother Mekt Ranzz (also...
had afflicted an entire planet and crippled the former Lightning Lad, GarthRanzz. Soon after the start of Legion vol. 4 a retcon removed the Superman...
Live Wire (GarthRanzz, the Legionnaire formerly known before Zero Hour as Lightning Lad), who sacrifices his own life in the process, but Garth later reappears...
telepathic abilities allow her to read its thoughts. Legion founder GarthRanzz, the hero called Lightning Lad, dies. Scientists of teammate Mon-El's...
Black Hood Comics DC Comics Beppo Bizarro Black Zero Brainiac Cosmic Boy GarthRanzz Insect Queen Jax-Ur Krypto Legion of Super-Heroes (1958) Lucy Lane Merry...
comics-related characters and series including: Live Wire (DC Comics) or GarthRanzz, more commonly known as Lightning Lad, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes...
Doctor Manhattan noticed its blood still on his hand. Lighting Lad / GarthRanzz — A Winathian and founding member of the Legion of Super-Heroes with...
is foiled by Rokk Krinn (Cosmic Boy), Imra Ardeen (Saturn Girl) and GarthRanzz (Lightning Lad). He decides that Lightning Lad is the group’s weak link...
Edmond Hamilton (script) John Forte (art) In-story information Alter ego GarthRanzz Dr. Lars Hanscom Char Burrane Molock Hanscom Abilities Ability to project...
from the planetoid Korbal. They are most notable for giving the Ranzz siblings - Garth, Ayla, and Mekt - their electric abilities after they crash-landed...
Global Information