Who Is Chain Lightning? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Chain Lightning is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Amy, with over 21 comic issue appearances. A metahuman with multiple personality disorder who has the power to absorb and dispel electricity in the form of lightning bolts.

Who is Chain Lightning?

Pre-Crisis The "Amber" Persona. A metahuman with multiple personality disorder who has the power to absorb and dispel electricity in the form of lightning bolts. As such, she can cause the Marvel s to revert to their non-powered forms if she attacks them with enough of a charge. She was created by E. Nelson Bridwell, Don Newton and Steve Mitchell. Post-Crisis When re-introduced in the Power of Shazam! series, Chain Lightning was depicted as a teenage girl, whose four personalities (her "actual" persona of Amy, the embittered Amber, her inner child, and her id) fuel her powers. Chain's Amy personality has an unrequited crush on Captain Marvel, Jr. , after he saved her (and "the others") from committing suicide at the Statue of Liberty.

Key facts

Chain Lightning is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Assault on the Fortress of Solitude!; A Bloody Crown for a Cold Corpse!; Drive Me to the Moon!; Winds of Change; Chain Lightning". The character is published by DC Comics. With 21 recorded issue appearances, Chain Lightning ranks among the most featured characters in comics.