# Ultiman

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**Ultiman** is a fictional character published by [Big Bang Comics](/source/Big_Bang_Comics). First appearing in *[Big Bang Comics](/source/Big_Bang_Comics)* #1 (Spring 1994), he was created by Gary Carlson and drawn by his partner Chris Ecker, among others. There are two existing versions of Ultiman. [Metafictionally](/source/Metafiction), the first is from the [Golden Age of comics](/source/Golden_Age_of_Comic_Books) on Earth-B, and the second from the [Silver Age of comics](/source/Silver_Age_of_Comic_Books) on Earth-A. Ultiman has proven to be the most popular of all Big Bang Comics heroes.[citation needed]

## Fictional character biography

### Earth-A

The Earth-A Ultiman is a member of the Roundtable of America, though he frequently battles evil in Empire City. His main foe is Reverso, a parody of [Bizarro](/source/Bizarro). The Earth-A Ultiman received his powers after surviving a [Project Gemini](/source/Project_Gemini) [spacecraft](/source/Spacecraft) incident. The cosmic radiation gave him "ultrapowers" (rather than superpowers), and so Ultiman set out to do good in the world. Ultiman also has link to Lori Lake, a pastiche of [Lois Lane](/source/Lois_Lane).

By accident, Chris' daughter Christine got exposed to a radioactive meteor giving her his powers after his death.

### Earth-B

His Earth-B counterpart is a member of the Knights of Justice, and was a 4-F reject from the army who received powers after his car was hit by a meteorite that gave Ultiman ultrapowers. The Earth-B equivalent also appeared in the Big Bang TV movie, *Knights of Justice*.

## Powers

Both forms of Ultiman have flight, ultrastrength, ultraspeed and laser-vision, and Ultiman himself is seen as a homage of [Superman](/source/Superman), and both go by the name of Chris Kelly. However, besides time-zones and origins, the Ultimen differ because of the costume. Earth-A has gloves, while Earth-B has a belt.

Ultiman must also recharge his powers from a meteorite. Repeated exposures appear to slowly poison him, causing him to experience steadily more severe symptoms each time before recovering with his powers restored.

## Enemies

Ultiman has an assortment of enemies:

- **Dr. Dexter Cortex** is a bald [mad scientist](/source/Mad_scientist) who has a computer-linked brain. He is a mixture of [Doctor Sivana](/source/Doctor_Sivana), [Lex Luthor](/source/Lex_Luthor) and [Brainiac](/source/Brainiac_(character)).
- **Reverso** is a supervillain who comes from a reverse reality. He is a parody of [Bizarro](/source/Bizarro).
- **Super Stormtrooper** is a [Nazi](/source/Nazism) version of Ultiman.

## In other media

### Miscellaneous

- An Ultiman pastiche, named Optiman, from Earth-36 was included in the two-page spread of the Supermen of the [Multiverse](/source/DC_Multiverse) in *[Final Crisis](/source/Final_Crisis)* #7.[citation needed]

## External links

- [International Heroes: Ultiman](http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/u/ultiman.htm)

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