Real Name: Franz Mittelstaedt
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Legal Status: West German citizen with no criminal record
Identity: Secret
Other Aliases: In Germany, he is "Der Blitzkrieger" (The Lightening Warrior) rather than Blitzkrieg (Lightening War)
Place of Birth: Backnang, West Germany
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Anne Mittelstaedt (wife), Johann Mittelstaedt (son)
Base of Operations: Stuttgari, West Germany
First Appearance: CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS #1

History: Mittelstaedt was inspecting an electrical power plant when a stray bolt of lightening struck a faulty generator and bathed him in electricity. When he emerged from his coma weeks later, he found that he could summon lightening at will to wield as a weapon. He decided to use his power in the name of democracy.

Height: 5 ft. 9 in.
Weight: 150 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown

Strength Level: Blitzkrieg possesses the normal human strength of a man of his age, height, and build

Known Superhuman Powers: Blitzkrieg is able to summon lightening by mentally controlling the electrical charge of his body, other objects, and the particles of dust and water vapor present in the air. All he has to do is mentally give the air one charge (for instance, positive) and an object the opposite charge (negative) and he causes electrostatic energy to spark between them. By controlling how much matter he gives opposite charges, he can control the amount of electricity generated. He is able to generate as much as 15,000,000 volts in a single bolt, sufficient force to blast a hole in a cinder-block wall of blister steel plate. With sufficient concentration, he can generate a stroke if lightening several miles in length. He is only limited by extent of his sphere of mental influence over charged particles, which is approximately two miles in radius, and by the presence of lightening objects of energy. He generally does not wield lightening outside of his line of sight for fear of accidentally striking something he does not wish to. The lightening travels at up to half a million feet per second, depending on atmospheric conditions.

Because Blitskrieg's lightening is generated externally rather than internally in the manner Electro, he actually has a greater degree of control over it. While Electro can only generate an electrical bolt and release it in the general direction of hi target, Blitzkrieg creates an ionized "bridge" through the air between the charged target and the incharged lightening source, usually a large volume of air. While it is possible to dodge one of Electro's bolts by moving faster than he can aim, it is impossible to dodge one of Blitzkrieg's because his lightening is attracted to the target-charges in the very act of its generation. Even if the target-object moved, its opposite charge would attract Blitzkrieg's lightening, causing it to follow until it struck.

Blitzkrieg is able to harness this lightening for several special effects. By spinning electrically charged particles in a tight circle he can create a wind of near-tornado velocity. By combining this tornado-like wing with a continuous arc of lightening between his feet and ground, Blitzkrieg can create a "lightening bridge" capable of bearing him aloft and moving through the sky at velocities of up to 120 miles per hour. He can also create objects such as shields, cages and spheres out of lightening by charging the particles in the atmosphere in strict formations. These objects remain in existence for as long as he can concentrate upon them. This generally is a matter of minutes.

Blitzkrieg's body is immune to electricity. As long as his brain is still alive, it is able to displace the effects of high voltage.