Nukla was a short-lived nuclear-powered superhero published by Dell Comics in the mid 1960's. In many ways he was similar to other nuclear-based superheroes of the times, such as Gold Key's Doctor Solar and Charlton's Captain Atom. He dealt more with international menaces to the United States rather then criminals or super-villains. Superman (left) and Batman, two of the most recognizable and influential superheroes. ... Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publications, which got its start in pulp magazines. ... Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... Cover to Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #15, December 1965. ... Captain Atom (DC version) as depicted in Justice League Unlimited Captain Atom is a fictional character, a comic book superhero. ...

Nukla was really CIA spy and pilot Matthew Gibbs. While flying a U-2 spy plane over Communist China, he is fired on by the Chinese Red Army. Unable to evade the missiles, he and his plane are vaporised in the resulting explosion. But he is able to reform himself with incredible nuclear powers. The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is one of the American foreign intelligence agencies, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... Spy and secret agent redirect here; for alternate use, see Spy (disambiguation) and Secret agent (disambiguation). ... The word pilot has several meanings: In shipping, a pilot is someone who guides ships through the waters near a harbour, or especially narrow or otherwise dangerous coastal waters. ... The U-2 is a single-seat, single-engine, high-altitude reconnaissance airplane flown by the United States Air Force. ... In the technical terminology of political science the PRC was a communist state for much of the 20th century, and is still considered a communist state by many, though not all, political scientists. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A missile (British English: miss-isle; U.S. English: missl) is, in general, a projectile—that is, something thrown or otherwise propelled. ...

His 'costume' was his high altitude flight suit. He only had powers when he de-materialized. A woman in a flight suit A flight suit is a full body garment worn while flying an aircraft, such as, commercial airliners, military aircraft and gliders. ...

His title lasted for only four issues. Interestingly, Steve Ditko, artist of Captain Atom, did the artwork for the last few issues. Steve Ditko (born 2 November 1927 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is a renowned comic book artist and writer best known as the co-creator of Spider-Man. ...

External Links

• Nukla's entry at International Catalog of Superheroes