Richard Darrow, a renowned inventor, assumes the identity of Electro, a hero with the ability to control electricity. He first came into conflict with the villain known as the Paper Man, a humanoid composed entirely of folded paper who claimed his paper body was stronger than steel and immune to Electro’s powers.

When Electro’s girlfriend, Ann, is kidnapped, he tracks her to Paper Man’s mobile island base, which is equipped with advanced technology including lightning-generating machines and dematerialization/rematerialization devices. Using his electrical abilities, Electro captures the henchmen Pasty and Roundhouse and successfully rescues Ann. Despite this victory, Paper Man manages to escape, leaving their conflict unresolved.

*Jo-Jo Comics #2
*Teen 'Ventures #17 (re-print of above)

* Some sites state this character to be the same as this one however, they are not.
* A devil character appears only on the splash page for this story. Since neither Electro nor the Paper Man were given origin stories, could this demon somehow tie into their backgrounds?

*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/electro/4005-120778/ ComicVine]
*[https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=61799 Comic Book Plus]
*[https://www.herogoggles.com/Heroes/E_heroes.htm Mystery Men & Women]
*[https://www.comics.org/issue/5127/ GCD]

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