![]() The human body could only process the Miraclo for an hour at a time, whereafter the subject was weakened and returned to human strength levels.Ĭreated by chemist, Rex Tyler, the Golden Age Hourman could use Miraclo for an hour, giving him greatly enhanced strength, speed and durability. Concentrated doses of that "vitamin" gave a strength and vigor to test mice several times that of normal. Miraclo was short for "miraculous vitamin". Venom is a potently addictive strength-enhancing super-steroid, in a fashion similar to the chemical compound it was based on. Miraclo made it's first appearance in comics in Adventure Comics #48 (March, 1940). Even if it's fictive, someone WILL try it.Ĭanonically, Venom was an attempt to reverse engineer the super-strength, speed and stamina of another more well known metahuman-enhancement agent known as Miraclo, known for giving the Golden Age Hourman, his abilities. some explosives, but the specifics are never revealed to protect the audience (and the producers' pockets from law suits). If you've ever seen MacGuyver, they used to name some details on the things he uses to create, e.g. It might sound dumb, but there'd clearly be enough wicked minds in the real world, actually trying to create their own Venom. He's essentially a victim of experiments (Venom), which modify his body and mind so he becomes the "perfect" soldier (I wouldn't count the attachments such as hoses perfect, cause they're obviously his weak points): be almost invulnerable, obey commands without doubt, etc.Īlso, like with almost any comic super drug or special thingy: I don't think the formula is revealed anywhere, nor are there any specific details on what "Venom" actually is. To be honest, I've never read the comics mentioned in the Wikipedia entry, but I think Batman & Robin (1997) depicted his creation quite accurate and believable: He's not a self-motivated vilain or anything. ![]() It also contains stuff making the victim sensible for commands from assumed superiors, probably disabling other instincts like self-preservation, conscious thoughts, etc. As far as I know Venom is considered to be more than just steroids. ![]()
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