With Spider-Man: No Way Home on everyone’s
mind, I figured now is a great time to cover some of the MC2 counterparts
of the villains confirmed to appear in the film. For the third entry in this
little series, we are taking a look at Maxwell ‘Max’ Dillon aka Electro
in the MC2.
Maxwell ‘Max’ Dillon first appeared in Amazing
Spider-Man #9 but makes his MC2 debut in the pages of
Spider-Girl #81 where he once again dons his classic Electro
costume for an expected reason. For those who might be interested, I’ve
previously detailed the Dillon Family Tree, which can be found here.
But first, an unnamed female villain clad in an Electro-inspired
costume makes an appearance in Spider-Girl #51. The aforementioned Electro-styled
villainess who briefly appears goes unnamed, though Spider-Girl does
point out the apparent connections to Electro and jokingly refers to her
opponent as 'Electra', quipping that it's already taken.
We wouldn't learn anymore about this character until she was
re-visited in Spider-Girl #81 in what has to be one of the
best stand-alone issues of the series. Showing up at the Avengers front
door and asking to speak to Spider-Man, Dillon eventually meets with
the original webhead face to face and explains the situation.
We learn that years ago Max fell in love with a woman
named Marilyn, though the two never married. They had a daughter
together named Allison Dillon who was born with similar electrical
powers. Sadly, Max and Allison were never able to make physical
contact due to their 'electrical auras' causing one another extreme pain. Marilyn
told Max to stay out of Allison's life and he obliged, later
winding up in prison. While there, Marilyn died, leaving Allison
to be shuffled between foster homes, eventually donning a costume and starting
a life of crime like her father before her. Which is why, having only recently learning of Allison's
situation, and apparently having served his time, Max reaches out to
the Avengers to obtain help from his old enemy Spider-Man.
With the assistance
of the Avengers, Spider-Man and Spider-Girl, father and
daughter are reunited after Max shows Allison he wouldn’t give up
on her nor himself. The pair fight through the pain of their electrical auras,
finally overcoming the barrier between them, with Max promising they
will go through whatever happens next together.
It’s not known what happens for the two after this, though Peter does speculate that given Allison is a minor, she’ll either get a light sentence or be paroled into Max’s custody. Either way, Max Dillon has proven he’s grown and is perhaps ready for parenthood.
Until I figure out how to travel along power lines using
electrical fields, I remain
frogoat
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