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{{dablink|This is about the comic. For a company that is responsible for generating electricity, see [[electric company]].}}
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|caption=The Power Company<br>Art by [[Tom Grummett]].
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|debut=''[[JLA]]'' #61, <br/>(February [[2002 in comics|2002]])
|creators=[[Kurt Busiek]] (writer)<br/>[[Tom Grummett]] (artist)
|base=[[San Francisco]]
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'''The Power Company''' was a team of professional [[superhero|superheroes]]-for-hire in the [[DC Comics]] universe. The team, created by [[Kurt Busiek]] and [[Tom Grummett]], first appeared in ''[[JLA]]'' 61, (February 2002). They subsequently starred in an epoynmous series that ran for eighteen issues, from April [[2002 in comics|2002]] to September [[2003 in comics|2003]], also written by Busiek.
==History==
Josiah Power was one of America’s best lawyers until his meta-gene was triggered during the alien [[Invasion! (DC Comics)|Invasion]] by the activation of the '''Gene Bomb'''.<ref>[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=josiahpower The Unofficial Josiah Power Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Following the untimely public activation of his [[Metahuman|metagene]] in the [[court room]], [[attorney]] [[Josiah Power]] was dismissed from his [[law firm]]. Power had little interest in becoming a traditional costumed hero, but it became readily apparent that he could not continue to [[practice of law|practice law]] without undue public attention. He capitalized on his professional experience to organize a for-hire team of heroes much along the lines of a law firm. Their very first mission as a team was against the East Asian criminal organization known as the [[Black Dragon Society (comics)|Black Dragon Society]]. They successfully defused a hostage situation initiated by the Society and returned to their base of operations.
==Members==
The Power Company had several superpowered partners and associates, as well a support staff dedicated to day to day corporate operations. These included:
===Partners===
*'''[[Josiah Power]]''' - Managing Partner. Josiah is most likely the most powerful member of Power Company, but rarely accompanies the team in the field. The exact nature of his abilities have never been fully explored. Superman said he is one of the most powerful metas he's ever met. Josiah lives with his partner Rupe outside of San Francisco.
*'''[[Manhunter (comics)#Kirk DePaul|Manhunter]]''' (Kirk DePaul) - Partner. A mercenary clone of [[Manhunter (comics)#Paul Kirk|Manhunter Paul Kirk]]. Now deceased, slain by Mark Shaw.
*'''[[Skyrocket (comics)|Skyrocket]]''' (Celia Forrestal) - Partner. Skyrocket, a former [[Navy]] officer who inherited the energy manipulating Argo Harness from her murdered parents. Skyrocket used the Argo Harness to become a respected hero, and was later recruited to enhance the credibility to the Power Company.
*'''[[Witchfire (DC Comics)|Witchfire]]''' (Rebecca Carstairs) - Partner. A magic user, and popular entertainer star of film and pop [[music video]]s. Recently discovered that she was actually a plant based [[homunculi]].
===Associates===
*'''[[Bork (comics)|Bork]]''' (Carl Andrew Bork) - Associate. A reformed villain, he is the team's gentle giant.
*'''[[Firestorm (comics)|Firestorm]]''' (Ronald Raymond) - Associate. The Nuclear Man briefly joined the power company.
*'''[[Sapphire (comics)|Sapphire]]''' (Candace Jean Gennaro) - Associate. Underaged runaway powered by a psycho-reactive alien gem called the ''Serpent's Egg'' which appears to tap her latent telekinetic abilities.
*'''[[Striker Z]]''' (Daniel Tsang) - Associate. A former Hong Kong stuntman, turned human battery and superstrong martial artist.
===Support crew===
*'''Charlie Lau''' - Former employee of S.T.A.R. Labs [[Hong Kong]], Charlie now serves as the group's resident technical support specialist.
*'''Raul''' - Pilot of the ''Company Car'', the firm's multi-million dollar airship.
*'''Silver Shannon''' - Josiah's personal assistant, former lead singer of the ''[[The Maniaks|Maniaks]]''.<ref>[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=silvershannon The Unofficial Silver Shannon Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*'''Garrison Slate''' - Interim Administrator. CEO of [[S.T.A.R. Labs]] San Francisco.
==Other Corporate Teams==
Other corporate superhero teams have been active in the [[DC Comics]] universe. The most well known are the [[The Conglomerate (comics)|Conglomerate]], the [[Blood Pack (comics)|Blood Pack]], [[Hero Hotline]] and the [[Captains of Industry (comics)|Captains of Industry]].
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/cosmic/powercompany.html Cosmic Teams: Power Company Chronology]
*[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=powercompany DCU Guide: Power Company]
*[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=silvershannon DCU Guide: Silver Shannon]
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