Static (real name Virgil Hawkins) is a fictional superhero and one of the supporting protagonists in the DC Universe and the main protagonist of the animated series, Static Shock. He is a young metahuman superhero from Earth M, a place where Milestone comics was before being integrated into the DC Universe. He was granted electro-magnetic based powers from being exposed to an unidentified radioactive chemical. After the merging of Milestone Media and DC Universe, Static became a member of the Teen Titans. He debuted in Static #1 (June 1993) and was created by Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Michael David and Derek T. Dingle. He made his animated debut in his titular animated series of the same name,mVoiced by Phil LaMarr