Who Is Arthur Nagan? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Arthur Nagan is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Arthur Nagan , with over 74 comic issue appearances. A man that has had his head placed on a gorilla's body.

Who is Arthur Nagan?

Origin Dr. Nagan performing a transplant. Dr. Arthur Nagan was a surgeon famous for successfully transplanting animal organs into foreign species. After an experiment involving a sheep and a dog proved successful, Nagan decided to attempt to transplant gorilla organs into a human being with the aid of a serum he had concocted. Nagan believed that he could get rich by implanting gorilla organs in the elder and set up a base in Africa. Nagan claimed that aside from the brain, gorillas were superior to humans in every way. He and some locals captured a gorilla and harvested all of its organs with the exception of the brain, replacing them with sickly human organs.

Key facts

Arthur Nagan is of human origin. The character is published by Marvel. With 74 recorded issue appearances, Arthur Nagan ranks among the most featured characters in comics.