Who Is Negative Man? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Negative Man is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Lawrence Michael Trainor, with over 476 comic issue appearances. Larry Trainor was flying an experimental airplane, when it crashed. He soon discovered that his body housed a radioactive being, renamed himself the Negative Man, and joined the Doom Patrol.

Who is Negative Man?

Origin Lawrence "Larry" Trainor Lawrence Trainor was a test pilot with the United States Air Force . Whilst experimenting with a space plane called K-2F, he was exposed to cosmic radiation after the plane went higher than it was supposed too. The radiation left Larry with transparent skin as well as leaving him radioactive. During his stay in a hospital, he met Dr. Niles Caulder . Caulder gave Larry specially treated bandages that blocked the radiation. Caulder also told Larry that he now had an energy being in him called the Negative Man - and that he could let the being loose any time he wanted. Following the shuttle's crash, Larry had let it go, making him a special interest case for the government.

Key facts

Negative Man is of radiation origin and first appeared in "The Doom Patrol". The character is published by DC Comics. With 476 recorded issue appearances, Negative Man ranks among the most featured characters in comics.