Who Is Meltdown? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Meltdown is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Ned Creegan, with over 15 comic issue appearances. After being bombarded with radiation, Ned Creegan gained awesome new powers, which he sought to use for personal gain.

Who is Meltdown?

Ned Creegan was originally just a small-time jewel thief, until he broke into the lab of a rogue scientist named Dr. Logan and was accidentally subjected to an experimental "purple light ray". The ray made Creegan's skin transparent so that only his skeleton was visible and granted him radiation-based energy powers. Dr.Logan gave Creegan pills that would allow him to transform into this super-powered state whenever he wanted, but warned him that for every second he remained in that state, he would lose a day of his life. Deciding that it would be worth it, Creegan dubbed himself "Bag O'Bones" and sacrificed several years of his life for one big heist, but was ultimately defeated by Batman and Robin and was sentenced to prison. Creegan returned several years later working for the 100 organization as the Cyclotronic Man. He attempted to eliminate both Black Lightning and Superman , but was once again defeated. While in prison, a crooked warden refused to give Creegan the radiation treatment that his body required, inadvertently causing his radioactive abilities to mutate.

Key facts

Meltdown is of radiation origin and first appeared in "The Spark-Spangled See-Through Man". The character is published by DC Comics. With 15 recorded issue appearances, Meltdown ranks among the most featured characters in comics.