Livewire (DC Comics)

Livewire
Livewire on the cover art of Action Comics #835, art by Kalman Andrasofszky.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceSuperman: The Animated Series
"Livewire"
First comic appearanceAction Comics #835 (March 2006)
Superman Adventures #5 (1997)
Created byEvan Dorkin
Sarah Dyer
Bruce Timm
In-story information
Alter egoLeslie Willis
SpeciesMetahuman
Team affiliationsSuperman Revenge Squad
Supermen of America
Legion of Doom
Secret Society of Super Villains
Abilities
  • Electric and magnetism manipulation
  • Superhuman strength (when fully charged)
  • Radio broadcasting skills

Livewire (Leslie Willis) is a supervillain appearing in multimedia produced by DC Entertainment, and American comic books published by DC Comics. Created for Superman: The Animated Series, the character appeared in March 1997 in Superman Adventures #5 (based on the animated series). Her first mainstream comic book appearance was in DC Comics' Action Comics #835 (March 2006).[1]

In animation, the character was voiced by Lori Petty in Superman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures, and by Maria Canals-Barrera in Justice League.[2] In live-action, she has been portrayed by Anna Mae Routledge in Smallville and Brit Morgan in the Arrowverse series Supergirl.

  1. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  2. ^ "Livewire Voices (Superman)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 10, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.