Nitro
Real Name: Terry Allen
Identity/Class: Normal human
Occupation: Police chemist
Affiliations: The Wing
Enemies: Unknown
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Canada
First Appearance: Dime Comics #14 (Bell Features, Oct/Nov 1943)
Powers/Abilities: Skilled fighter.
History: "Terry Allen, young police chemist, struggles valiantly against crime in all its macabre forms, as Nitro. Bestowed with no strange powers, no unbelievable strength, he is but one against an underworld of hate and greed."
Comments: Created by Gerrald "Jerry" Lazare.
Nitro appeared in Dime Comics #14 through 28, Joke Comics #17 and 25, Commando Comics #21 and Slam-Bang Comics #7.
Thanks to Mac Murdock for sending me the left image of Nitro.
Wing teamed up with Nitro in Joke Comics #17, where she rescues him after finding him bound to a chair by the villains. The story was a straight lift from Police Comics #20, where Phantom Lady meets the Raven.
CLARIFICATIONS: Not to be confused with
Nitro, enemy of Marvel Comics' Captain Marvel
Any Additions/Corrections? Please let me know.
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