these are normal human beings born with a genetic variant called the "metagene", which causes them to gain powers and abilities during freak accidents...

Metagenes (Greek: Μεταγένης) was a man in ancient Crete, son of the Cretan architect Chersiphron, and was also an architect himself. He was co-architect...

Metagenes of Xypete (Ancient Greek: Μεταγένης ο Ξυπέτιος) was an ancient Athenian engineer and architect who flourished in the 5th century BC. Metagenes...

Metagenes (Ancient Greek: Μεταγένης) was an Athenian comic poet of the Old Comedy, contemporary with Aristophanes, Phrynichus, and Plato. The Suda gives...

him as having "internalized" the belt's powers as a result of his latent metagene. Later retellings of Black Lightning's origins simplified his story by...

reflexes. Retcons imply that the inhalation simply activated a latent metagene. After a brief career as a college football star, he dons a red shirt with...

began around 550 BC, under Chersiphron, the Cretan architect, and his son Metagenes. The project was funded by Croesus of Lydia, and took 10 years to complete...

clears his name and resurfaces as a legitimate businessman. He offers a metagene-based therapy, called the "Everyman Project", to regular people to allow...

Project, which offers superpowers to ordinary citizens through artificial metagene treatment. With several Everyman volunteers (including Natasha Irons, niece...

single reality. Many of the superhumans on Earth owe their powers to the "metagene", a genetic feature of unknown origin, which causes some people to develop...