
His unyielding approach to justice has bought him into conflict with a number of heroes, most notably Spider-Man.Ĭreated by writer David Michelinie and penciller Erik Larsen, he first appeared as Elias Wirtham in The Amazing Spider-Man #342 (December 1990) and as Cardiac in The Amazing Spider-Man #344 (February 1991). This has given him enhanced speed, agility, and reflexes as well as being able to channel the energy through his fists. He has upgraded his physical body, replacing his heart with a beta-particle reactor which allows him to channel energy through a vibranium weave mesh under his skin. Wirtham is portrayed as an anti-hero, once a physician and surgeon, he was driven to become a vigilante after the death of his brother Joshua, which he sees as being caused by corporate greed. The character was created by writer David Michelinie and penciller Erik Larsen and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #342 in December 1990. Wields a pulse staff, and rides a beta-propelled stingray hang-gliderĬhannels beta particles via the neural web of his vibranium-mesh skinĬardiac ( Elias Wirtham) is a fictional character, appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.


Superhuman strength, speed, stamina and durability
