Neutron (DC Comics)

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Neutron
The cover of Action Comics #525 (November 1981), Neutron's first appearance, art by Ross Andru.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceAction Comics #525 (November 1981)
Created byMarv Wolfman (writer)
Joe Staton (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoNathaniel Tryon
SpeciesMetahuman
Team affiliationsTNT Trio
Fearsome Five
Intergang
Secret Society of Super Villains
Nuclear Legion
AbilitiesSuper strength
Durability
Nuclear blasts
Flight
Radiation absorption

Neutron is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is usually an adversary of Superman.[1]

Publication history

Neutron first appeared in Action Comics #525 (November 1981) and was created by Marv Wolfman and Joe Staton.[2] Wolfman commented about the characters creation stating, "...With Neutron it was a matter of coming up with someone potentially more powerful and deadly than Superman had ever faced."[3]

Fictional character biography

Nathaniel Tryon was a petty thug who teamed up with two others as the TNT Trio. While on a caper at a nuclear power plant at which he worked as a security guard, Tryon was caught in the meltdown of a nuclear reactor, turning his body into sentient nuclear energy that could only be contained in a special containment suit. After learning how to control his energy, and learning that the accident was allegedly caused and covered up by the

U.S. Government
, Tryon killed those responsible for the accident and took up a criminal career as Neutron.

Eventually, he battled Superman, and was defeated and imprisoned. He was later released by the manipulations of Abraxas Industries as part of an apparent work release program, when actually it was part of a propaganda campaign against Superman spearheaded by Vandal Savage. Neutron's part was to engage in seemingly random acts of destruction, when actually he had hired himself out as a deconstruction engineer, a fact which of course did not come out until after Superman had fought and arrested him. Vandal's schemes would later be revealed to the public, and Neutron was apparently arrested and re-imprisoned for his part in them.

He is next seen held at the research facility,

S.T.A.R. Labs. He was eventually freed when S.T.A.R. Labs was attacked by mercenaries hired by the Fearsome Five. They took him and Jinx, whom they freed from Tri-State prison, into their ranks. Neutron subsequently left the group.[4]

Neutron eventually joined

Joker’s "Last Laugh" riots. Recently, Neutron and several other villains were manipulated by Manchester Black
into threatening Clark Kent's loved ones, but as had happened before, the ensuing confrontation with Superman ended with Neutron disappearing in an atomic blast.

In Infinite Crisis, Neutron became a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains.

Neutron, from Superman #654 (September 2006). Art by Carlos Pacheco.

"One Year Later"

Main article: One Year Later

After the 2006

Clark Kent. After Kent was hit by a commuter train, Neutron and Radion left, thinking him dead, though the accident actually caused Kent to regain his powers as Superman
.

Neutron is also a member of the Nuclear Legion alongside Professor Radium, Geiger, Nuclear, Mister Nitro and

Bruno Mannheim
, as well to other mysterious allies of Manheim who have yet to be revealed.

Neutron is one of the villains featured in Salvation Run. He is used by Lex Luthor as a power source for a teleporter. He is seemingly killed when the device self-destructs.

Powers and abilities

Neutron's body is composed of nuclear energy that grants him super strength, durability, nuclear blasts, flight at immense speed, transformation into pure energy, and radiation absorption.

In other media

Television

  • Neutron makes non-speaking appearances in Justice League Unlimited as a member of Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society. Prior to and during the episode "Alive!", Lex Luthor takes control of the Society, but Grodd mounts a mutiny to retake command. Neutron sides with the latter, but is frozen by Killer Frost and killed off-screen by Darkseid along with Grodd's other loyalists.
  • Neutron appears in the
    Smallville episode "Injustice", portrayed by Jae Lee. He joins Parasite, Livewire, and Plastique in forming a group to search for Davis Bloome, but is killed by the monster in the group's first encounter.[5]
  • Neutron appears in
    Reach experimentation, and in the future of 2056 becomes an acquaintance of Bart Allen and helps him travel back in time to save the Flash and avert their post-apocalyptic, Reach-controlled future. While Impulse succeeds in his mission and de-powering the present-day Neutron, the future version is horrified to discover that, other than his attire, the future was not altered. In the third season, Neutron becomes a counselor at the Metahuman Youth Center after receiving therapy from Black Canary
    .

Miscellaneous

Neutron appears in the audio drama, "Superman & The Neutron Nightmare".

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0
    .
  2. ISBN 978-0-345-50108-0
    .
  3. ISBN 978-1893905610.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
    )
  4. OCLC 213309017
    .
  5. ^ Al Septien, Turi Meyer (writers) & Tom Welling (director) (2009-05-07). "Injustice". Smallville. Season 8. Episode 21. The CW.

External links

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