Developed by scientists on the payroll of Lionel Luthor, 12-B was an experiential treatment designed to help remedy the severe physical and psychological injuries that Duncan Allenmeyer sustained in 1996 while attending Excelsior Academy.
The main component of the chemical was refined Green Kryptonite, which, upon administration in Allenmyer's body granted him temporary metahuman abilities; these powers included psychokinesis and astral projection through the creation of an electrical apparition.
Following Duncan’s death in 2006, Lex Luthor ordered Allenmyer’s patient records and all 12-B’s findings to be handed over to him for further investigation.