Ballistic (Kelvin Mao) is a superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Batman Annual #17 (1993), part of the Bloodlines event, and was created by Doug Moench and Michael Manley.

Fictional character biography

Kelvin Mao is a Korean-American member of the Gotham City Police Department. After being bitten by the alien parasite Angon, activating his metahuman abilities, Mao becomes the superhero Ballistic and works with several other heroes to battle the parasites. In subsequent appearances, Ballistic joins the Blood Pack before being killed by Superboy-Prime during Infinite Crisis. During the Blackest Night event, he is resurrected as a Black Lantern before Superboy-Prime kills him using a black ring.

Powers and abilities

Ballistic is a metahuman who possesses superhuman strength, durability, hearing, and vision. He is additionally a skilled tactician, marksman, and combatant.