Who Is Nuke? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Nuke is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Albert Gaines, with over 58 comic issue appearances. A superpowered hero who kept his identity a secret from even his own family, Nuke found out that his parents were dying from cancer, brought on by his own powers. He now serves on Squadron Supreme.

Who is Nuke?

Origin Nuke, Earth-712 Albert Gaines was an ordinary worker at a nuclear power plant on Earth-712. One day while working in a nuclear plant Albert was accidentally exposed to nuclear waste products, and in the most unlikely of origins, gained superhuman powers as a result. Amazed by his survival and new found radiation powers Albert developed a secret identity as Nuke, master of the atom. New to the complex world of super-heroics and juggling family, work, college classes, and a secret identity would be too much for the solo hero. Sometime prior to the Squadron Supreme being controlled by Overmind and Null the Living Darkness , Albert was asked to join the Squadron, and happily accepted. For unknown reasons, he chose to keep his identity secret from the rest of his family never telling his parents or younger brother the truth of his alter life. Creation Nuke was created by J.M.DeMatteis and Don Perlin , and first appeared in Defenders #112. Like the majority of the Squadron Supreme, he was based on an existing DC character, in his case Firestorm .

Key facts

Nuke is of human origin and first appeared in "Strange Visitor From Another Planet!". The character is published by Marvel. With 58 recorded issue appearances, Nuke ranks among the most featured characters in comics.