Calvin Carr, brother
of scientist Curtis Carr, got a hold of his bro's "Alchemy
Gun" which can transmute
any substance on Earth into a different substance!
(Curtis explains to Tony Stark that the invention was essentially an accident,
that he has never been able to duplicate the process, and that anything
transmuted by the gun is inherently unstable and will eventually crumble to
dust.)
Nasty Calvin, during the
"Acts of Vengeance," allowed the
Wingless Wizard to modify the gun into
palm-blasters and soon thereafter 'ol Wiz dispatched
Chemistro (Calvin) to murder
Iron Man! Chemistro was initially successful in
stopping IM by
turning his armor into lead -- but being paper-thin, the transmutation process
merely allowed Tony Stark to easily escape while Chemistro was occupied
elsewhere. Later, Curtis gives Iron Man
a neutralizer which
protects him against his bad brother's attacks. But during the battle, IM's neutralizer shield
overloads and Chemistro traps Shellhead
in solid steel. But, of course, IM
busts free and finally figures out that a tractor
beam will smash Chem's palm-blasters.
First ever appearance (Curtis): Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #12; (Calvin): Power Man and Iron Fist #94.
First IM appearance: Iron Man #251.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 11 July 2008 )
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