Sorry for the delay readers! To thank you for waiting, we’re going to go over the first story in the fourth installment of this marvelous storyline! This issue is also drawn by Steve Bissette.
Today, we look at the equivalent of the Hulk in Alan Moore’s world, N-Man, who shares a similar, yet very different origin from his green-skinned counterpart. His enemies on the other hand…well you’ll see.
Our story begins when we see our lobster-like protector skydiving down to some odd-looking crater, while he chats it up with Colonel Powers, code named Eagle’s Eye.
It’s revealed that N-Man was/is doctor Will Chambers, a scientist who experimented, seemingly on himself, trying to find a way to make humans resistant to radiation. He used beetles for reference, and as a result, gave himself armored skin, as well as super strength, durability and more!
After he makes a crash landing, N-Man reveals to the reader that the mysterious, mutated area is a result of their A-bonb tests, which resulted in the animals and land itself mutating to a near unrecognizable state. Code named the Shimmering zone, the radioactive land seems to defy laws of nature and physics alike.
As N-Man continues to explore the area more, talking to the colonel, we see three mysterious arms jumping at N-Man to reveal…
COMRADE COCKAROACH! Grigor Kokarovitch was/is a Russian scientist who “improved” upon Dr. Chambers’ transformation experiments giving himself similar powers, with the added ability of having more agility and arms.
Cockroach knocks N-Man in a lake that solidifies extremely quick, seemingly defeating him. However, N-man is no easy adversary.
As the fight persists, the area starts to have its own magnetic and gravitational pull, sending everything into a portal at the center of the impact crater.
Cockroach attempts to head toward the center in order to get a tiny black pearl. Despite N-Man’s warning not to, he persists.
As N-Man attempts to save his enemy, Cockaroach is sucked into the portal, disappearing into the void. I guess that’s the end of our roach of a villain…or is it?
Our story end with N-Man meeting up with his team, as well as his assistant and supposed girlfriend, Sally Stevens. N-Man received a message from a hero named Infra-Man. Who is this unseen hero and how does he know N-Man? Find out in issue 6. In the meanwhile stick around for the groovy second part of our fourth installment of 1963!
