Static

Static is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by DC Comics and a member of the Teen Titans. An original character from DC's Milestone Comics imprint, Static first appears in Static #1 (April 1993) and was created by Dwayne McDuffie and John Paul Leon. There is no relation between this character and the much earlier Static character created and owned by Steve Ditko. McDuffie has stated that the creation of Static was a group ef... more

Static is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by DC Comics and a member of the Teen Titans. An original character from DC's Milestone Comics imprint, Static first appears in Static #1 (April 1993) and was created by Dwayne McDuffie and John Paul Leon. There is no relation between this character and the much earlier Static character created and owned by Steve Ditko. 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 Comics line. Much of the inspiration for Static's character came from Marvel's Spider-Man. When intitally creating the first five characters for the Milestone Comic Book Line, it was decided that Static would be created as a teenage hero who was a contemporary version of Spider-Man. An African American teen, Static was a key character of Milestone Comics, an independently-owned imprint of DC Comics specializing in minority heroes. Milestone folded... less