Electro
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Electro or Elektro may refer to:
- Electro (comics)Electro (comics)Electro is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a supervillain and an enemy of Spider-Man who gained the ability to control electricity after being struck by lightning while working on a power line. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, he first...
, the name of various fictional villains from Marvel Comics and Timely Comics- Electro (Marvel Comics), from the Spider-Man comics being the best known
- Electro (Transformers), a cartoon character in the Transformers series
- "Electro" (The Mighty Boosh), a 2004 episode of The Mighty Boosh
- Electro (music)Electro (music)Electro is a genre of electronic dance music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 drum machines, Moog keytar synthesizers and funk sampling...
, a genre of electronic music which originated in the early 1980s - ElectroclashElectroclashElectroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York and Detroit in the later 1990s, pioneered by acts including I-F and those associated with Gerald Donald, and is associated with acts including Peaches, Adult, and Fischerspooner...
, a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music - ElektroElektroElektro is the nickname of a robot built by the Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse Electric Corporation in its Mansfield, Ohio facility between 1937 and 1938. Seven feet tall, weighing 265 pounds, humanoid in appearance, he could walk by voice command, speak about 700 words , smoke cigarettes, blow up...
, the nickname of several robots built by Westinghouse - Elektro (comics)Elektro (comics)Elektro is a fictional robot that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Elektro first appeared in Tales of Suspense #13 , in the seven-page story "Elektro" by writer-editor Stan Lee and penciler Jack Kirby.-Publication history:...
, a fictional robot that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics - Abbreviation that was used in the printing industry to refer to the electrotypedElectrotypingElectrotyping is a chemical method for forming metal parts that exactly reproduce a model. The method was invented by Moritz von Jacobi in Russia in 1838, and was immediately adopted for applications in printing and several other fields...
copy of a forme. - A YashicaYashicaYashica was a Japanese manufacturer of cameras.-History:The company began in December, 1949 in Nagano, Japan, when the Yashima Seiki Company was founded with an initial investment of $566. Its eight employees originally manufactured components for electric clocks...
series of cameras (Electro 35, TL Electro, etc.)
See also
- Electron (disambiguation)Electron (disambiguation)An electron is a subatomic particle.Electron may also refer to:* Electron , a genus of birds* Electron , an electric urban vehicle concept by AMC* Electron , a member of an Australian hacking group...
- Electro BeatboxElectro BeatboxElectro Beatbox is an early Electro/Old school hip hop compilation album released by Decadance Recordings in 2002.-Tracklisting:* West Street Mob - "Break Dance - Electric Boogie" * The 45 King - "The 900 Number" * J.V.C. F.O.R.C.E...
, a hip hop compilation album released by Decadance Recordings in 2002 - Electro BrainElectro BrainElectro Brain was a gaming company. They brought over Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth for the Nintendo 64, as well as developed and published games like Go! Go! Tank, Super Cars for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Jim Power: Lost Dimension in 3D for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and...
, a video game company - Electro Glide in BlueElectro Glide in BlueElectro Glide in Blue is a 1997 album by the British band Apollo 440. The album features Charles Bukowski, Billy Mackenzie and a tribute to Gene Krupa; all three of whom had become deceased by the time of the album's release...
, a 1997 album by the British band Apollo 440 - Electro Jugni, a single from Swami's 2007 album, Equalize
- Electro LoveElectro LoveThe forthcoming second studio album by American recording artist Cassie will be released early 2012 by Bad Boy and Interscope Records, as the follow-up to her debut album, Cassie .- Background :...
, the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Cassie - Electro QuarterstaffElectro QuarterstaffElectro Quarterstaff is an instrumental metal band hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. They play a form of progressive/technical heavy metal and employ three lead guitarists. Initially consisting of just three guitarists and drummer, they added a bassist to their line-up in winter 2006 and...
, an instrumental heavy metal band from Winnipeg, Canada - Electro Tone CorporationElectro Tone CorporationThe Electro Tone Corporation was a company that produced aftermarket add-ons for Hammond organs in the 1960s and '70s, with more than 2,300 dealers internationally....
, a company that produced add-ons for Hammond organs in the 1960s and 1970s