Who Is Channelman? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Channelman is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Carter Channel, with over 13 comic issue appearances. Channelman gained the power to travel into the world of television by the Bloodlines aliens. He was a founding member of the Psyba-Rats.

Who is Channelman?

Carter Channel (aka Channelman) was first seen as a member of the Psyba-Rats , a group of teenage techno thieves. He teamed up with Raelene "Rae" Sharp (aka Razorsharp ), Reginald Hackman (aka Hackrat ), Cullen Thrane (aka Output), and Michael Wasko (aka Mega-Biter) and formed the Psyba-Rats to steal data and perform industrial espionage. The Psyba-Rats were hired by the Collector to break into Wayne Enterprises. Robin appeared on the scene, and scared them off. When they updated their status to the Collector, he killed Thrane and Wasko. Sharp, Hackman, and Channel fled, and ran into the Bloodlines parasites during their Earthbreak. The three were all attacked by Venev , an alien parasite, whose venom activated their meta-gene. As a result of this meta-gene activation, Channel gained the ability to "enter" into a television world, inhabiting the characteristics of that world.

Key facts

Channelman is of human origin and first appeared in "Looking Sharp". The character is published by DC Comics. With 13 recorded issue appearances, Channelman ranks among the most featured characters in comics.