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Robert Hunter was an retired electrical engineer who operated a ham radio as a hobby before the Lunatic Legion, a group of rebel Kree who had been monitoring his broadcasts, chose him to become their agent. The Legion took him to a hidden genetics laboratory and genetically altered his body, endowing him with the ability to explode his body's molecules and reassemble them at will. Dubbing him Nitro, they sent him to acquire Compound Thirteen, a dangerous nerve gas being developed by the U. S. Army. This led him into a direct confrontation with Captain Marvel, Captain Mar-Vell, in which he was defeated and left in a gaseous state.After months of effort, Nitro reintegrated himself and ...
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At a Glance
- Real Name:
- Robert Hunter
- Height:
- 6'3"
- Weight:
- 235 lbs.
- Eyes:
- Blue
- Hair:
- White
- Citizenship
- U.S.A.
- Place of Birth:
- Scranton, Pennsylvania
- First Appearance:
- Captain Marvel #34 (1974)
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COMICS: Wolverine
CIVIL WAR TIE-IN! In the aftermath of the Stamford Massacre, Logan makes it his personal mission to take down the man responsible. But someone else is hunting the same prey: a mysterious trio whose identity -- and mission -- will send shockwaves through the Marvel Universe in the months to come. If Logan wants dibs on his prey, then he’s going to have to go through them.
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