Black Lightning

Background
Jefferson Pierce escaped the squalor of Metropolis' Suicide Slum by devoting himself to athletics. He eventually won Olympic gold in the decathlon. Once qualified as a teacher, he returned to Suicide Slum where he watched helplessly as his students fell victim to drugs. With a costume sporting an electronic belt to shock thugs, Pierce became "Black Lightning" and brought the drug dealers to justice. Becoming part of the Outsiders, a latent metagene enabled him to internalize his lightning-like powers without the need of the belt.

Trivia

 * Black Lightning first appeared in Black Lightning #1 (April 1977).
 * Black Lightning is voice by Alexander Brandon.
 * Static is a fan of Black Lightning and keeps a poster of him in his room in the Titans Tower.