Who Is Ultra Boy? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Ultra Boy is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Jo Nah, with over 845 comic issue appearances. Ultra Boy is a former leader and current member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. He possesses most of Superboy's powers, but can only use them one at a time. His Penetra-Vision allows him to see through lead (unlike Superboy's X-ray vision), and his invulnerability is more adaptable than that of Superboy or Mon-El.

Who is Ultra Boy?

Current Events Ultra Boy is presently starring in the ongoing Legion of Superheroes series since the rebooted DC universe in the new 52 . The Legion is presently fighting a Daxamite and a group of Controllers on the planet of Panoptes . Origin Jo Nah (his real name was derived from the biblical figure Jonah by his creators) was a young man born on the seedy world of Rimbor . He used to run with a gang called the Emerald Dragons. Jo was traveling in his space-speedster when he was swallowed by an energy-beast. Fortunately, a Galactic Patrol Cruiser saw this and rescued him by slicing the creature open with a ray. Jo escaped, but his body was charged by the radiation of the monster. He discovered that he could see through anything, even lead.

Key facts

Ultra Boy is of alien origin and first appeared in "The Boy With Ultra-Powers!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 845 recorded issue appearances, Ultra Boy ranks among the most featured characters in comics.