Radioactive Man (Marvel)
Radioactive Man is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Chen Lu (Chinese: 陈露)
Dr. Lu was stationed at a secret laboratory where he worked on research into radiation and atomic power. Due to the dangers involved, he made use of robotic assistants and servants to aid him at his site at a converted Buddhist temple. He was among the attendees of a meeting amongst the senior figures in the Chinese communist parties where they were discussing the recent defeat of their army forces by Thor during an incursion into India. This frustrated their leader who wanted a solution with Dr. Chen Lu dedicating the resources of his secret laboratory to finding a counter to the god of thunder though was warned that any failure to do so resulted in death. (Journey into Mystery v1 #93)
When the Chinese pipeline in Transia was seemingly destroyed by Iron Man, the Yao-Ai Power Company petitioned the government to make a plea to the Radioactive Man to deal with the American super-Imperialists with Chen Lu agreeing to the assignment. (Iron Man: Legacy v1 #3)
During the Civil War, Lu who was in custody came to be transferred to the new Thunderbolts initiative that was to be headed by director Norman Osborn. This was a team of superpowered criminals who were kept in line with nano-chains in their bodies as they were to be sent into the field as special marshals to arrest those in breach of the Superhuman Registration Act. (Thunderbolts v1 #110) The Thunderbolts were then deployed onto the field to apprehend Jack Flag who had refused to surrender to the authorities. Flag used his skill and abilities to outwit the Thunderbolts where he managed to evade them but was left paralyse by Bullseye who had ambushed him. This allowed the team to recover the superpowered being and take him away to be detained by the authorities. (Thunderbolts v1 #111)
The blast created a reaction within him that threatened to cause him to explode though Chen managed to hold this back until Moontone was able to take him into orbit. Once there, he released the excess energy whereupon Sofen took him back to the surface. (Thunderbolts v1 #125)
He then experienced his visa being revoked and him being recalled back to China to aid in the reconstruction as well as defence of his country. Saddened, Lu wen to tell Songbird he news and confessed of his feelings for her before he departed on his transport. (Thunderbolts v1 #126)
He joined the country’s superpowered team known as the People’s Defense Force where he was dispatched to deal with an unknown force that had entered Chinese territory. This turned out to be the former Inhuman monarch known as the Unspoken. The team confronted him and were effortlessly defeated by the former Inhuman. (Mighty Avengers v1 #27)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Lu said that the only thing he missed in his time on the Thunderbolts was Songbird as she had been a good friend. He confessed that he had hoped that their relationship would have developed into something more than friends. (Thunderbolts v1 #126)
Powers and abilities
Through his radioactive experiments, he came to learn of a means of endowing super-powers onto a person by subjecting them to sufficient radioactivity until their atomic structure was changed as a result. (Journey into Mystery v1 #93)
As a scientist, he used to make use of robots as assistants and guards at his laboratory. This helped ensure that his experiments were not leaked out into the world. (Journey into Mystery v1 #93)
He came to be a member of China’s own team of superpowered operatives with these being the People’s Defense Force. (Mighty Avengers v1 #27)
Notes
- Radioactive Man was created by Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein, and Jack Kirby where he made his first appearance in Journey into Mystery v1 #93 (June, 1963).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Radioactive Man appeared in the animated television series where he had a non-voiced role.
Video games
- In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, the Radioactive Man appeared in the setting of the video game where he was voiced by actor James Sie.
Appearances
- Journey into Mystery v1: (1963)
- Iron Man: Legacy v1:
- Thunderbolts v1:
- Mighty Avengers:
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