Who Is Nitro? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Nitro is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Robert Hunter, with over 173 comic issue appearances. Nitro is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He is known best for being responsible for the death of Captain Marvel and later the mass killing in Stamford triggering the superhuman Civil War.

Who is Nitro?

Origin Robert Hunter was born in Pennsylvania and spent decades as an electrical engineer. He was forced to retirement due to his old age, something he resented. Robert felt he was still strong enough to work. He operated a ham radio for a while, broadcasting his frustration. That is how the Kree located him. Due to genetic alteration carried out on him by the Kree Lunatic Legion , Robert gained the ability to explode and reform himself at will. Character Creation Nitro made his first appearance in Captain Marvel volume 1 #34, in 1974. He was created by Jim Starlin and Steve Englehart.

Key facts

Nitro is of other origin and first appeared in "Blown Away". The character is published by Marvel. With 173 recorded issue appearances, Nitro ranks among the most featured characters in comics.