Black Vulcan as he appeared in Hanna-Barbera's Super Friends TV series in the 1970s & '80s

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Character history

Unlike most of the Super Friends, Black Vulcan was not a pre-existing DC Comics character. This is particularly notable since DC Comics' roster did include an African American superhero with electricity-based powers, Black Lightning. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... Black Lightning is the first major African-American superhero to have been published by DC Comics. ...

Originally introduced as a way to add more a culturally diverse roster to the team in the Challenge of the Super Friends series, Black Vulcan was the Super Friends' resident black superhero, although his character mostly refrains from being seen as a harsh stereotype. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

His powers include the ability to emit electricity from his hands, as well as fly by charging his lower body with energy. On a few occasions, he exhibited powers he had not before, such as the ability to assume a form of pure energy and travel at the speed of light (in an attempt to escape a black hole, which of course, is a feat not even light is able to accomplish). He was even able to travel back in time by fluctuating his body's energy in such a way that it opened a rift in space. Simulated view of a black hole in front of the Milky Way. ... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ...

In the final incarnation of the series, The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians, he was replaced with Cyborg, another black superhero that was already well established in the DC Comics lineup, and possessed a more developed personality. as a Vic Stone was the son of a pair of scientists who decided to use him as a test subject for various intelligence enhancement projects. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ...

In popular culture

Black Vulcan has made several appearances on the show Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, debuting in the season one episode, "Very Personal Injury". Since then he has had somewhat of a supporting role in the series if only to utter the prepositional phrase "...in your pants." or "...in my pants." He also gives advice to the character Peanut as he goes through superhero puberty and acquires his powers. In the episode "Booty Noir" he has a menage a trois with his ex-girlfriend Norlissa and Reducto. Apparently he used to go by the name of Super Volt before Aquaman suggested his present name, to which Black Vulcan responds that maybe they should just call Aquaman "White Fish". In this series he is voiced by Phil LaMarr. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is a comedic American animated television series created by Williams Street that airs on Cartoon Network during its Adult Swim late night programming block. ... A ménage à trois (also sometimes known as a trio, threesome, or three-way) is a sexual relationship involving three people. ... Aquaman is a fictional character, a superhero in DC Comics. ... Phillip Phil LaMarr (born January 24, 1967) is an American actor, comedian and voice actor as well as one of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series MADtv. ...

Trivia

• The character Juice from Justice League Unlimited's The Ultimen is directly based on Black Vulcan.
• In the first episode of the series Static Shock, one of the outfits Virgil tries on when he's picking out his superhero costume is a copy of Black Vulcan's with pants.