Who Is Bookworm? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Bookworm is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Nelson Gruber, with over 7 comic issue appearances. Nelson Gruber is a Sleepwalker foe.

Who is Bookworm?

Nelson Gruber was a laboratory assistant to Professor Huddleston. An avid reader and studious researcher, Nelson was frustrated at his lack of a social life and tendency of people to put him down. Particularly his colleague Whitney Cooper III. He took the night shift in an experiment monitoring Rich Sheridan 's dream activities. He synthesized the electric impulses for Rick's mind and amplified them a million-fold for a more detailed investigation. The system overloaded and bathed him in energy, mutating him. Gruber gained the ability to draw on the power of the Mindscape to generate solid images of anything mentioned in his books. He could control the images as weapons.

Key facts

Bookworm is of human origin and first appeared in "You Can't Tell A Bookworm By It's Cover". The character is published by Marvel. With 7 recorded issue appearances, Bookworm ranks among the most featured characters in comics.