Nucleo is pursued by the Space Rangers. Bob Barry calls Nucleo the “mad Martian with a thousand faces”. He’s a shapeshifter who can immediately take on the appearance of any other person. Bob Barry and Jim Jones, in their scoutcraft headed to Gamma-3, encounter Nucleo disguised as Spaceman Yelmah. When Yelmah passes out, Barry sends Jones to aid him. Yelmah locks the both of them in a space trap. Arriving at Gamma-3, Captain Arax lands the Staritania, a space ship called the “Mighty Monarch of the Spaceways”. Nucleo tricks Captain Arax and takes over the Staritania through the guise. Barry and Jones escape the space trap and float over to the Staritania. They encounter Stella Dawn in the guise of one of the Galaxy Gals. She rebuffs Barry’s advances. When the pair go to report to Captain Arax, Nucleo, in his Captain Arax guise, has them immediately arrested. Arax/Nucleo demands Barry and Jones give the “all well” to the Space Rangers. They do so, but report in using each other’s name. Speed Lansing takes it as a warning, reporting immediately to Rex Clive. A group of Space Ranger head out to the Staritania, but discover the Galaxy Gals have the situation in hand (with some help from Barry and Jones).
Alias Nucleo |
Real Names/Alt Names Nucleo |
Characteristics Villain, Space Pirate, Charlton (Space-based), Martian, Shapeshifter, The Future |
Creators/Key Contributors Lou Morales |
First Appearance Space Adventures #1 (July 1952) |
First Publisher Charlton [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
Appearance List Space Adventures #1, 4 |
Sample Read Space Adventures [DCM] [CB+] |
Description Nucleo is pursued by the Space Rangers. Bob Barry calls Nucleo the “mad Martian with a thousand faces”. He’s a shapeshifter who can immediately take on the appearance of any other person. Bob Barry and Jim Jones, in their scoutcraft headed to Gamma-3, encounter Nucleo disguised as Spaceman Yelmah. When Yelmah passes out, Barry sends Jones to aid him. Yelmah locks the both of them in a space trap. Arriving at Gamma-3, Captain Arax lands the Staritania, a space ship called the “Mighty Monarch of the Spaceways”. Nucleo tricks Captain Arax and takes over the Staritania through the guise. Barry and Jones escape the space trap and float over to the Staritania. They encounter Stella Dawn in the guise of one of the Galaxy Gals. She rebuffs Barry’s advances. When the pair go to report to Captain Arax, Nucleo, in his Captain Arax guise, has them immediately arrested. Arax/Nucleo demands Barry and Jones give the “all well” to the Space Rangers. They do so, but report in using each other’s name. Speed Lansing takes it as a warning, reporting immediately to Rex Clive. A group of Space Ranger head out to the Staritania, but discover the Galaxy Gals have the situation in hand (with some help from Barry and Jones). |
Source Nucleo – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |