Static (DC Comics)
DC Comics character
Static (Virgil Hawkins) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a superhero originally published by Milestone Media. He is a Bang Baby from Dakota City, who has immensely advanced powers of electromagnetism. He has met and teamed up with numerous other Milestone heroes, and even occasionally participated on teams such as the Shadow Cabinet. He was absorbed into Mainstream Continuity after Infinite Crisis. He first appeared as a contestant in the Dark Side Club, and later became a member of the Teen Titans.
Static was created by Dwayne McDuffie, Derek T. Dingle, Denys Cowan and Michael Davis, and first appeared in Static #1 (1993).