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Dr. Eric Bruno

Dr. Eric Bruno worked on a remote island with his assistant, Norman Durocher. Supplies were delivered by boat to the island. The sailors delivering the items didn’t care for Bruno’s aggressive demeanor, leaving as soon as they could. Bruno developed a microscopic species of creatures, similar in appearance and habits to Neanderthals. He sped up their cultural and evolutionary process. In little time, the creatures evolved to a societal state where matters resembled the first World War. Soon again, they built a weapon akin to the atom bomb. The society continued to progress, past the current state of 1954, to a state of development equivalent to the year 2153. The microscopic culture prepared an “argon bomb”. Norman Durocher demands Dr. Bruno stop. Bruno kills Durocher. Bruno decided to stop the process before the society detonated the argon bomb, but he trips over Durocher’s body, too late to stop the bomb. He flees, but the deadly radiation created in the explosion, combined with the air, make Bruno’s progress difficult and painful. He dies before reaching the ocean. Soon after, the island is destroyed. The effects of the argon released into the atmosphere remains a deadly mystery.
Alias Eric Bruno
Real Names/Alt Names Eric Bruno
Characteristics Scientist, Charlton (Space-based), Atomic Age
Creators/Key Contributors Dick Giordano, Art Cappello, Carl Memling
First Appearance Space Adventures #9 (Winter 1954)
First Publisher Charlton [CB+] [DCM] [GCD]
Appearance List Space Adventures #9
Sample Read Space Adventures [DCM] [CB+]
Description Dr. Eric Bruno worked on a remote island with his assistant, Norman Durocher. Supplies were delivered by boat to the island. The sailors delivering the items didn’t care for Bruno’s aggressive demeanor, leaving as soon as they could. Bruno developed a microscopic species of creatures, similar in appearance and habits to Neanderthals. He sped up their cultural and evolutionary process. In little time, the creatures evolved to a societal state where matters resembled the first World War. Soon again, they built a weapon akin to the atom bomb. The society continued to progress, past the current state of 1954, to a state of development equivalent to the year 2153. The microscopic culture prepared an “argon bomb”. Norman Durocher demands Dr. Bruno stop. Bruno kills Durocher. Bruno decided to stop the process before the society detonated the argon bomb, but he trips over Durocher’s body, too late to stop the bomb. He flees, but the deadly radiation created in the explosion, combined with the air, make Bruno’s progress difficult and painful. He dies before reaching the ocean. Soon after, the island is destroyed. The effects of the argon released into the atmosphere remains a deadly mystery.
Source Eric Bruno – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki
Space Adventures #9 (Winter 1954) | Dick Giordano
Space Adventures #9 (Winter 1954) | Dick Giordano