Electro (Marvel Comics)

Electro
Textless variant cover art of The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 #2 (May 2014). Art by Humberto Ramos
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Max Dillon: The Amazing Spider-Man #9 (February 1964)[1][2] Francine Frye: The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 3 #2 (July 2014) As Electro: The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 4 #17 (October 2016)
Created by	Max Dillon: Stan Lee Steve Ditko Francine Frye: Dan Slott Humberto Ramos R.B. Silva
In-story information
Alter ego	Maxwell "Max" Dillon Francine Frye
Species	Human mutate
Place of origin	Endicott, New York
Team affiliations	Sinister Six Emissaries of Evil Frightful Four Exterminators[3] Sinister Twelve Legion Accursed
Notable aliases	Mr. and Mrs. Electro Master of Electricity Jolt
Abilities	Electricity manipulation When fully charged: Superhuman strength, speed, and healing Flight

Electro (/ɪˈlɛktroʊ/) is the collective name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the first Electro is Maxwell "Max" Dillon, who first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #9 in February 1964 and has since become one of the superhero Spider-Man's most enduring enemies, belonging to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery. In the Marvel Universe, Max Dillon is a lineman who gains the ability to generate and control electricity after being struck by lightning. He turns to crime as the self-proclaimed "Master of Electricity", and has undergone several design changes throughout his comic book appearances. Electro's original design comprised a green-and-yellow costume with a lightning bolt-shaped mask, while modern stories depict him with blue skin and a bald head. Electro is a founding member of the Sinister Six, and the leader of the original incarnation of the Emissaries of Evil, the first supervillain teams to oppose Spider-Man and Daredevil, respectively.

Created by Dan Slott, Humberto Ramos, and R.B. Silva, the second Electro is Francine Frye, who first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 3 #2 in July 2014. After being accidentally killed by Dillon, she is revived by Ben Reilly and similarly accidentally kills Max, absorbing his powers as a side effect of Reilly's resurrection method. Over the follow years from 2016 to 2021, Francine served as a solo Electro in a green-and-yellow costume; on Dillon's revival, the two independently continued to serve as Electro, before eventually in The Spectacular Spider-Men going to war over the name, culminating in the two falling in love and vowing to be wed as Mr. and Mrs. Electro.

Outside of comics, both Dillon and Frye have been featured in various media adaptations of Spider-Man, including feature films, television series, and video games. In particular, Jamie Foxx portrayed Dillon in the live-action films The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).