Static (DC Comics)
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Static #1 (June 1993) |
| Created by |
Dwayne McDuffie Denys Cowan Derek Dingle Michael Davis |
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| Alter ego | Virgil Ovid Hawkins |
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Heroes Teen Titans Justice League S.T.A.R. Labs |
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Static is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Milestone Comics founders Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Derek Dingle, and Michael Davis and initially written by McDuffie and Robert L. Washington III and drawn by John Paul Leon, Static first appeared in Static #1 (June 1993), one of the titles published by Milestone Comics, an imprint of DC Comics. After the closing of Milestone, Static was incorporated into the DC Universe and became a member of the Teen Titans.
An African American teen, Static was a key character of Milestone Comics, an independently-owned imprint of DC Comics with a greater representation of minority heroes. Dwayne McDuffie has stated that the creation of Static was a group effort. Originally developed for Marvel Comics, Static would become a main staple of the Milestone line. Much of the inspiration for Static's character came from Marvel's Spider-Man. When initially creating the first five characters for Milestone Comics, it was decided that Static would be created as a teenage hero who was a contemporary version of Spider-Man. Static's civilian identity was named after a black man who was denied entrance to the University of Florida's law school in 1949. Milestone ceased publishing comics in 1997 but Static was saved from obscurity by the WB animated series Static Shock, which aired for four seasons and led to the 2001 comic book miniseries Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool; The 2009 trade paperback of this series was nominated for a Glyph Comics Award for Best Reprint Collection.
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