SHOCKO

Real Name: Shocko

Class: Extradimensional (5th Dimension)

Occupation: Genie

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: Mildred (mother), Jonathan L. Thunder (father-in-law), Peachy Pet Thunder (wife), Revolting Thunderbolt (great-uncle), Yz (Thunderbolt, father), unnamed aunts, unnamed great-aunts, unnamed great-uncles, unnamed uncles

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: 5th Dimension, 1940s era to present

First Appearance: Flash Comics #69 (February-March, 1946)

Powers: Shocko was unbelievable powerful, able to warp reality and wield magic with ease.

History

(Flash Comics #71) - Peachy Pet demanded a horse, and when Johnny said no she threw a tantrum that only stopped when Johnny locked her in her room. She threatened to burn the house down, and tried to escape out her window but Johnny caught her. He summoned Thunderbolt, who helped him board Peachy’s windows shut. Peachy knew Shocko could help her, and started mentally concentrating on him. Shocko was arguing with his mom that none of the other kids would play with him, and he begged to go to Earth and play with Peachy, but his mom said no. He started thinking about Peachy and when their thoughts met Peachy said “Sez me,” summoning Shocko. He blasted the boards off her windows, and helped her steal a horse from a farmer. She said she had a great hiding spot where Johnny would never find her new pet. Thunderbolt came to Earth in a tizzy, and when Johnny asked him why he was there, saying he wasn’t summoned Thunderbolt reminded Johnny he had a life of his own, and was upset that his son was missing. Thunderbolt saw the evidence that Shocko had busted Peachy out of her room and scoured the world until he found his son. Johnny found Peachy’s horse taking a shower, but when Thunderbolt returned with his son and asked Johnny is he should return the horse to the farmer Johnny said the horse seemed pleasant enough and he didn’t want to interrupt his shower. Thunderbolt wondered what he ever did to deserve being saddled with such a fool as a master.

(Flash Comics #73) - Thunderbolt and his wife were playing pool, and Mrs. Thunderbolt asked her husband to bring Shocko to work with him because he was getting to be a handful for her, and she couldn’t get him out of the house because the other 5th Dimensional children wouldn’t play with him. Johnny said the magic word, and Thunderbolt relented, bringing his son to work, even though he complained Johnny was enough of a pain for him while he was trying to get things done. Johnny built a dollhouse for Peachy Pet’s birthday, but managed to get his head stuck between two planks of the roof, and was in danger of choking to death before Thudnerbolt freed him. Shocko took the distraction as an opportunity to sneak away, wanting to go to Peachy’s birthday party instead of returning to the 5th Dimension. He thought the party’s magician was boring so he turned into a giant rabbit and stuffed him in his own top hat, alarming the children at the party. Thunderbolt chased his son back home, and Peachy’s friends all said they were never coming over her house again. During all the commotion Johnny managed to get his head caught in the dollhouse again.

(Flash Comics #75) - Peachy Pet was supposed to bring Mr. Thunder his morning paper, but Johnny said she was out playing. Johnny's father yelled at him, saying he was raising a lazy child, and demanded Johnny get his paper. Johnny got the paper, but some men nearby were raising a safe, and when the pulley lifting it snapped it landed on Johnny’s head. Johnny was seemingly unhurt but the men decided to take Johnny to the hospital, and Peachy, who’d witnessed the accident, insisted on tagging along. The doctor wanted to see if Johnny's nervous system was intact, and tapped his knee with a hammer. Johnny’s knee shot out at kicked the doctor through the roof, so the men decided Johnny should be taken to the Scientific Bureau. Johnny got fed up with being poked and prodded and said “Say you!” summoning the Thunderbolt. Johnny didn’t recognize Thunderbolt or Peachy Pet, and Thunderbolt, quite insulted, returned to the 5th Dimension. Peachy was worried about her foster father because the bureau scientists seemed like sadists, shooting Johnny to find out if he’d be harmed, but the scientist aiming ended up hitting his colleague’s head mirror. They put Johnny in a freezing tank and Peachy summoned Shocko to save him. Shocko messed with the controls and freed him. Johnny had enough of the scientists, and flicked one of them away form him with a snap of his fingers. Another safe landed on Johnny’s head, returning him to normal, and he returned home. He’d been gone a day so his father was furious that he’d brought him yesterday’s news.

(Flash Comics #78) - Johnny Thunder decided he had a heart of gold and told Peachy Pet he was going to show how civic-minded he was by solving the city’s transit issues. He summoned Thunderbolt and said anytime he saw someone hail  a taxi he was to grab the customer and instantaneously take them to their destination. Thunderbolt not only started a panic, but couldn’t keep up with the customers in the city, so he summoned Shocko, who summoned his mom, who summoned their extended family members. The taxi drivers were furious that business was being stolen from them, so they alerted the mayor, who realized the city was in crisis, with people being grabbed by Thunderbolts all over the city every time they tried to hail a taxi. Johnny became a wanted man, and called off the whole scheme, and had Thunderbolt take him to the 5th Dimension so he could lay low for a while.

(Flash Comics #80) - Johnny Thunder read Peachy Pet bedtime stories about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The next day Peachy and her friend Herman were playing in ?Central Park when a police officer yelled at them, telling them to stay off the grass. Merlin was relaxing in the park and lured them to him, sending them to an alternate world where Central Park and NYC were ruled by  King Arthur. Sir cop captured Peachy and Herman after he saw them playing on the grass, and King Arthur sentenced them to death. Peachy demanded a trial by combat, but no one volunteered to be her champion. Herman couldn’t fit in knight’s armor, so she summoned Shocko. Shocko made short work of sir Cop in a joust, and Merlin realized his jest had got out of hand, so he sent Peachy, Herman and Shocko back to their own world. Peachy told Johnny all about her adventure, but he thought she  was telling stories.

(JSA #78-80) - As an adult Peachy Pet married Shocko and moved to the 5th Dimension, where she was transformed into a genie. Qwsp possessed J.J. Thunder and waged war in the 5th Dimension. Shocko, Sarain, Thunderbolt and Peachy Pet fought valiantly against J.J.’s forces, but were outclassed, and J.J. kidnapped Peachy. Hourman, Mr. Terrific and Stargirl came to the 5th Dimension to rescue J.J., and sided with Thunderbolt when they saw the chaos. The JSAers allowed themselves to be captured by J.J.’s hounds with Shocko and Thunderbolt hidden in liquid in Terrific’s mouth. As they approached J.J.’s throne Shocko couldn’t control himself at the sight of his captive wife and attacked. J.J. easily defeated the heroes. Saradin separated Qwsp from J.J. and bound Qwsp to his service, ending the war.

Comments: Created by John B. Wentworth & Stan Aschmeier.

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