Who Is St. Elmo? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

St. Elmo is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Saint Elmo, with over 6 comic issue appearances. Member of Alpha Flight claimed to be the legendary Keeper of the Northern Lights, and a god thousands of years old.

Who is St. Elmo?

Creation Saint Elmo was created by Scott Lobdell , Simon Furman and Pat Broderick in 1992 and first appeared in Alpha Flight Special # 1. Powers & Abilities Saint Elmo has the power of transillumintion which is the ability to temporarily transform solid objects into light. Elmo can synthesis large objects into light but bigger objects causes severe strain and stress on his body. Severe disorientation occurs on opponents temporarily converted into light. Elmo can also fire beams of solid light for range attacks and he possesses a degree of super strength, durability and resistance to injury. Elmo can attain flight when he is in light form.

Key facts

St. Elmo is of other origin and first appeared in "First Flight". The character is published by Marvel. With 6 recorded issue appearances, St. Elmo ranks among the most featured characters in comics.