# Lightmaster > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lightmaster > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lightmaster.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightmaster > Source revision: 1330983357 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources: "Lightmaster" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Find sources: "Lightmaster" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Comics character Lightmaster Lightmaster as depicted in Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #5 (October 2013). Art by Marco Checchetto (penciller/inker), Rachelle Rosenberg (colorist), and Joe Caramagna (letterer). Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics First appearance Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #3 (Feb. 1977) Created by Jim Shooter Sal Buscema In-story information Alter ego Dr. Edward Lansky Team affiliations Masters of Evil One World Church Empire State University Abilities Power suit grants: Light manipulation Flight Construct generation **Lightmaster** (**Edward Lansky**) is a [supervillain](/source/Supervillain) appearing in [American comic books](/source/American_comic_book) published by [Marvel Comics](/source/Marvel_Comics).[1] ## Publication history This section needs expansion. You can help by adding missing information. (August 2016) Lightmaster first appeared in *Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man* #3 and was created by [Jim Shooter](/source/Jim_Shooter) and [Sal Buscema](/source/Sal_Buscema).[2] ## Fictional character biography Edward Lansky was born in [New York City](/source/New_York_City). He is a physics professor and vice-chancellor of [Empire State University](/source/Empire_State_University_(comics)) who turns to crime to prevent budget cuts that would have negatively affected the university.[3] As the Lightmaster, Lansky employs [Kraven the Hunter](/source/Kraven_the_Hunter) and [Tarantula](/source/Tarantula_(Marvel_Comics)) to help him kidnap several government officials who had initiated the budget cuts. The three are defeated by [Spider-Man](/source/Spider-Man), who foils the plot and electrifies Lightmaster's suit.[4] Spider-Man electrocuting him inadvertently transforms Lightmaster into a being made of unstable energy who is dependent on constant exposure to light to survive. Seeking revenge on Spider-Man, Lightmaster accidentally causes a [blackout](/source/Power_outage) in New York City and disappears into another dimension.[5] Lightmaster eventually restores his body by harnessing [Quasar](/source/Quasar_(Wendell_Vaughn))'s quantum bands, despite Spider-Man's interference.[6] Lightmaster is hired by the One World Church to distribute the Façade Virus, which the OWC intends to use to turn everyone blue and thus eliminate racial divides. [Cable](/source/Cable_(character)) subverts his control and instead turns everyone pink for two days before disabling the virus.[7] During the *[Secret Invasion](/source/Secret_Invasion)* storyline, Lightmaster appears as member of [Hood](/source/Hood_(Marvel_Comics))'s crime syndicate and attacks a [Skrull](/source/Skrull) force.[8] He accompanies Hood in attacking [Mister Negative](/source/Mister_Negative) after he refuses to relinquish control of [Chinatown](/source/Chinatown%2C_Manhattan)'s criminal operations.[9] Lightmaster later teams up with the [Wrecking Crew](/source/Wrecking_Crew_(comics)) to target [Alchemax](/source/Alchemax)'s latest device, which would be able to sync with Lightmaster's powers. He and the Wrecking Crew encounter [Superior Spider-Man](/source/The_Superior_Spider-Man) ([Doctor Octopus](/source/Doctor_Octopus)' mind in Spider-Man's body) and the [Superior Six](/source/Sinister_Six).[10] Lightmaster receives help from [Absorbing Man](/source/Absorbing_Man), [Blackout](/source/Blackout_(Marcus_Daniels)), [Mister Hyde](/source/Mister_Hyde_(Marvel_Comics)), [Titania](/source/Titania_(Marvel_Comics)), and [Whirlwind](/source/Whirlwind_(comics)) to fight Superior Spider-Man and the Superior Six as an incarnation of the [Masters of Evil](/source/Masters_of_Evil). Additionally, it is revealed that Lightmaster is the father of [Sun Girl](/source/Sun_Girl_(Marvel_Comics)#Selah_Burke) (Selah Burke).[11] ## Powers and abilities Edward Lansky created a unique special body suit with a padded inner lining, a [power armor](/source/Exoskeleton_(human)) suit which utilized "gravity-pump circuitry" to allow him to manipulate photons for a variety of effects. With it, he could fly; emit blinding flashes of light; create semi-solid, low-mass constructs; create concussive beams of force; or create [brass knuckles](/source/Brass_knuckles) to increase the power of his punches. The suit could absorb fairly large amounts of electrical energy without damaging the wearer. A sufficient amount of energy caused the circuitry to overload and converted Lansky's body into unstable living energy. Lansky is skilled in the field of physics with a gifted intellect, and has a Ph.D. in physics. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Rovin, Jeff](/source/Jeff_Rovin) (1987). *[The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains](/source/The_Encyclopedia_of_Super-Villains)*. New York: Facts on File. p. 189-190. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8160-1356-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8160-1356-X).[\[1\]](https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofsu0000rovi_h5r9/page/188/mode/2up) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). *The Marvel Encyclopedia*. DK Publishing. p. 214. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4654-7890-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4654-7890-0). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-mnyc_3-0)** Sanderson, Peter (2007). *The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City*. New York City: [Pocket Books](/source/Pocket_Books). pp. 30–33. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4165-3141-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4165-3141-8). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** *[Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man](/source/Peter_Parker%2C_the_Spectacular_Spider-Man)* #3 (February 1977) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man* #20 (July 1978) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** *[Marvel Team-Up](/source/Marvel_Team-Up)* #113 (January 1982) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** *[Cable & Deadpool](/source/Cable_%26_Deadpool)* #4-5 (August - September 2004) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** *[Secret Invasion](/source/Secret_Invasion)* #6 (November 2008) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** *Dark Reign: Mister Negative* #1-2 (August - September 2009) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** *[Superior Spider-Man Team-Up](/source/Superior_Spider-Man_Team-Up)* #5 (December 2013) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** *Superior Spider-Man Team-Up* #6 (January 2014) ## External links - [Spiderfan.org bio of Lightmaster](http://spiderfan.org/characters/lightmaster.html) - [Lightmaster](http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/lightmastersm.htm) at [The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe](http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/) v t e She-Hulk Stan Lee John Buscema Supporting characters Awesome Android Blonde Phantom Daredevil Doc Samson Hellcat Hulk Jack of Hearts Janet van Dyne/Wasp John Jameson Lyra Mallory Book Michael Morbius Red She-Hulk/Betty Ross Hulk/Amadeus Cho Richard Rory Thunderbolt Ross Thundra Wyatt Wingfoot Teams A-Force Avengers Mighty Defenders Fantastic Force Fantastic Four Femizons Heroes for Hire Lady Liberators S.H.I.E.L.D. Enemies Abomination Absorbing Man A.I.M. Champion of the Universe Headmen Chondu the Mystic Gorilla-Man Ruby Thursday Leader Lightmaster Mahkizmo Man-Elephant Silencer Teen Abomination Thunderbolt Ross Titania Wrecking Crew Television The Incredible Hulk Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. 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