Vulcan (DC Comics)

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Vulcan
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Son of Vulcan #5, cover art by Ed McGuinness.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Son of Vulcan vol. 2 #1 (August 2005)
Created by Scott Beatty (writer)
Keron Grant (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoMiguel Devante
Team affiliationsDerby Youth Home
Titans East
Notable aliasesSon of Vulcan, Mikey
Abilities Pyrokinesis via the Vulcan Metavirus.

Vulcan is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. He is the second character to star in a book titled Son of Vulcan , the first being Johnny Mann, who was created by Charlton Comics in 1965 and later purchased by DC Comics in 1983.

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In the modern version, Miguel Devante is known simply as Vulcan and first appears in Son of Vulcan vol. 2 #1 (August 2005). He was created by Scott Beatty and Keron Grant.

Fictional character biography

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The New Hybrids, artist Keron Grant.
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Witchazel

Miguel Devante is the latest member of a lineage of metahumans who hunt White Martians and were empowered by a virus they created. After becoming a superhero, Miguel battles Vulcan's enemies, the Coalition of Crime, consisting of Witchazel, Dino-Mite, Monkey-in-the-Middle, Charliehorse, Little B.U.D.D.Y., Flex, Scramjet, and Fishmonger. He also meets the human-Martian hybrid children Sapling, Buster, Silhouette, Quaker, and Blur.

Vulcan appears in JSA Classified #19 (January 2007) as an unwilling participant in Roulette's metahuman brawls. He joins Titans East before being injured and rendered comatose in a battle with Trigon.

Vulcan is seen pursuing El Diablo in the pages of Suicide Squad as the latter escapes in a commandeered ambulance to Gotham before his Justi-Flyer is disabled by Deadshot.

Powers, abilities, and equipment

Thanks to the unique Vulcan Metavirus, Miguel can generate intense heat from any part of his body. Miguel wears a special suit of body armor created by previous Vulcans, with gauntlets capable of generating forcefields. All Vulcans carry a special sword with a monomolecular blade.

The Vulcans have access to the Encyclopedae Vulcanis, containing the collective knowledge of previous mantle holders.

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