Who Is Arclight? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Arclight is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Noah Pastenetti, with over 3 comic issue appearances. A former mobster who got the name Arclight because of his bomb detonation technique.

Who is Arclight?

Noah was once a part of the Gotham Mob. He had a special technique of electricity and electrodes that would create an inferno. Noah was dating a reporter name Alicia Parker; she wrote a book about the mob that became a number one seller. While Alicia was promoting her book on the nationally syndicated Larry Prince Show she accidentally dropped Noah's name. Immediately afterwards Noah was blackballed. The mob had invested money in the construction of a nuclear power plant. However, the environmental movement stopped the nuclear plant from ever being built. In order to get back it's investment, the mob had the unfinished plant destroyed.

Key facts

Arclight is of human origin and first appeared in "Burning the Past". The character is published by DC Comics. With 3 recorded issue appearances, Arclight ranks among the most featured characters in comics.