POLTERGEIST

 

POLTERGEIST

Real Name: Michael Silk

First Appearance: Spider-Woman (Vol. 1) #49, April 1983

Powers: Michael "Mickey" Silk's mutant power generates psychokinetic energy when he is angry, anxious, scared, or excited. He was gradually learning to trigger his power when calm and suppress it when agitated and to focus it, rather than radiate outward randomly. His psychokinesis most often produces powerful vibrations or waves of psychokinetic force that smash metal, uproot trees, or collapse architecture, and often sparks explosions or fires. With concentration, he can produce less destructive effects such as levitating or hurling small objects. Mentally unstable, Poltergeist is sometimes prone to paranoia and hallucinations under stress.