Fleeing from the police in a stolen bi-plane, wnated murderer Jake Simmons flew into the thick of a driving rainstorm over Meteor Crater, Arizona. His plane struck by a stray bolt of lightning, Simmons crashed into the crater, barely alive.

Discovered almost immediately by the Ultra Humanite, Simmons was carrid to Ultra's secret hideout, where he was subjected to certain electrical experiments which charged Simmons like a human battery sustaining his life. As an unexpected side effect of the experiments, Simmons discovered he could control the electrical energy in him and around him.

Given a colourful costume and the code name Deathbolt by his rescuer, Simmons fought at Ultra's side untill he was finally defeated by members of the All Star Squadron.