Nuke | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Daredevil vol. 1, #232 (July 1986) |
Created by |
Frank Miller (writer) David Mazzucchelli (artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Frank Simpson |
Team affiliations |
Weapon Plus Thunderbolts |
Notable aliases | Agent Simpson, Scourge |
Abilities | Cybernetic enhancements grant superhuman strength, speed, stamina, and sturdiness Second heart Remote-controlled vital functions. |
Nuke (real name Frank Simpson) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli, the character first appeared in Daredevil #232 (July 1986). Nuke's most distinguishing feature is an American Flag tattooed on his face.
A version of the character appears in the Netflix series Marvel's Jessica Jones, played by Wil Traval.
Nuke was created by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli. He first appeared in Daredevil #232. Nuke largely disappeared following his apparent death in Daredevil #233, although his origin was explored and touched upon in issues of Captain America and Wolverine. It was not until Grant Morrison's New X-Men, when Morrison revealed Nuke was involved in the Weapon Plus program, that the character made a return in subsequent stories.
Nuke was a test subject of the Weapon Plus program, the supersoldier program that had created Captain America and would later have their Weapon X facility transform Wolverine into a killing machine. The enhancing and conditioning process went awry, leaving Nuke seriously deranged.