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Who Is Jolt? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Jolt (DC Comics): Born Carlotta Rivera, this Spanish former model can generate gravi-magnetic fields.

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Jolt is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Carlotta Rivera, with over 15 comic issue appearances. Born Carlotta Rivera, this Spanish former model can generate gravi-magnetic fields.

Who is Jolt?

Carlotta Rivera, who worked as a fashion model in Madrid ( Spain ), was kidnapped along with some other ordinary people during the events of the Invasion! and subjected against their will to scientific tests conducted by the alien race of the Dominators . They were placed in a deadly situation wich only she and five others escaped alive, awakening in them metahuman abilities in the process: Snapper Carr , Dexter Fairfax, Fritz Klein, Amos Monroe and Moshe Levy (and his mother, who did'nt manifest any power). They succeed in scaping from Starlag (ship-prison where retained) and joined the Earth liberation forces in the fight against the Alien Alliance who emprisoned them. They became the team known as the Blasters , the name of the weapons that instead of killing them as the rest of human guinea pigs, woke up their metagen. Carlotta could generate a gravi-magnetic field that repelled anything near her skin, even water and oxygen.

Key facts

Jolt is of human origin and first appeared in "The Alien Alliance". The character is published by DC Comics. With 15 recorded issue appearances, Jolt ranks among the most featured characters in comics.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jolt?

Born Carlotta Rivera, this Spanish former model can generate gravi-magnetic fields.

What is Jolt's real name?

Jolt's real identity is Carlotta Rivera.

When did Jolt first appear?

Jolt first appeared in "The Alien Alliance".

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