| Demon of Electricity | |
|---|---|
 | |
|
Real Name |
The Demon of Electricity |
|
First Appearance |
The Master Key (1901) |
|
Original Publisher |
The Bowen-Merrill Company Publishers |
|
Created by |
L. Frank Baum |
History[]
The Demon of Electricity is a major character in The Master Key (1901). When Rob Joslyn accidentally touches "the master key" and unleashes the demon, it makes him have three wishes every week for three weeks, but Rob cannot decide, so the Demon decides for him. Rob engages in multiple adventures using these wishes, but eventually decides to give up the wishes on the third week after realizing that humanity is not yet fit for them.
During the first week, the Daemon gives Rob three gifts:
- a silver box of food tablets, each one of which provides sufficient nourishment for a whole day
- a "small tube" which can direct "an electric current" at a foe, rendering him unconscious for the period of one hour
- a wristwatch-sized transportation device, which allows the wearer to fly at any height and travel at high speeds in any direction, when it is working properly. It is, however, somewhat fragile and becomes damaged and unreliable during Rob's adventures, creating predicaments for him.
During the second week, the Daemon gives Rob three additional gifts:
- a "garment of protection," which renders him invulnerable to bullets, swords, or other physical attack
- a "record of events," which provides remote views of important events taking place in any part of the world at any time within the last twenty-four hours
- A "character marker," a set of spectacles: "while you wear them every one you meet will be marked upon the forehead with a letter indicating his or her character. The good will bear the letter 'G,' the evil the letter 'E.' The wise will be marked with a 'W' and the foolish with an 'F.' The kind will show a 'K' upon their foreheads and the cruel a letter 'C.'"
During the third week, the Daemon offered:
- An "Electro-Magnetic Restorer" which "For its wearer will instantly become free from any bodily disease or pain and will enjoy perfect health and vigor. In truth, so great are its powers that even the dead may be restored to life, provided the blood has not yet chilled."
- An "Illimitable Communicator. It is a simple electric device which will enable you, wherever you may be, to converse with people in any part of the world".
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- The Master Key (1901)