Fictional Character Biography
Ultra was originally Earth spaceman Ace Arn, living in an unspecified future era when spaceflight was commonplace. After crash landing on a planet in a different solar system, he was attacked by four aliens, each of a different species. The four aliens simultaneously shot him with rayguns designed to transform him into a member of their respective species. Because all four rays hit him at the same time, he was instead transformed into a combination of the four different species. The upper right section of his body grew green fur and gained super strength; the upper left section turned blue and gained magnetic powers; his right leg grew feathers and small wings, giving him the ability to fly; and his left leg was transformed into a bolt of lightning.
He combined the first letter of the worlds the four aliens were from, along with the first letter of his name to come up with: U-L-T-R-A, his new name. He soon found a device to convert back to human form, to make it easier to move in society. His series lasted until issue #110 (1966), when Mystery in Space was cancelled. He would not reappear for several years.
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