Nuclear Testing Zone

Nuclear Testing Zone

Location Information Use: Nuclear weapons experiments First appearance: "Three Men and a Comic Book"

The Nuclear Testing Zone is a restricted area used for nuclear weapons experiments and is notable as the birthplace of Radioactive Man, first introduced in Radioactive Man #1.

History

A simple man is driving along an empty road. He steps out of his car and begins to walk as heavy clouds gather overhead. While crossing a fence, his pants get caught on barbed wire. A sign nearby warns: “Nuclear Testing Zone – Keep Out.”

Ignoring the danger, he ventures further until he sees a bomb. Suddenly, it explodes. The blast engulfs him, and he begins to change—his body glowing, his very being becoming radioactive. From that moment, he calls himself “Radioactive Man.”

Appearances

• Episode – "Three Men and a Comic Book"