Nuclear Family (comics)

Nuclear Family
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Outsiders #1 (November 1985)
Created by Jim Aparo
Mike W. Barr
In-story information
Member(s) Dad
Mom
Biff
Sis
Brat
Dog

The Nuclear Family is the name of a group of supervillains in DC Comics.

Publication history

The Nuclear Family first appeared in Outsiders #1 and were created by Jim Aparo and Mike W. Barr.

Fictional team history

An early researcher in nuclear science named Dr. Eric Shanner made some careless mistakes in his nuclear research which ended up exposing Dr. Shanner and his family to nuclear radiation. While his family died out, Dr. Shanner was rendered ill from the nuclear poisoning. While vowing to teach the world about effects of radiation and nuclear poisoning, he began to do it years later by building a group of androids with Dad resembling a younger version of himself and five others to resemble his family members. Each of the androids was endowed with powers that are similar to the different stages of the nuclear bombs. Dr. Shanner then sent them to destroy the city of Los Angeles where they managed to destroy the Esperanza Canyon Nuclear Power Plant during its opening day. When the Nuclear Family returned the next day to destroy the nuclear power plant, they ran afoul of the Outsiders and managed to defeat them.[1] After briefly holding Looker captive and sedated, they fought the Outsiders again where they managed to destroy the Nuclear Family while Dr. Shanner expired from his nuclear radiation illness.[2]

During the Infinite Crisis storyline, the Nuclear Family has been rebuilt and are seen as member of Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains. They were seen taking part in the Battle of Blüdhaven.[3]

Members

The Nuclear Family have different powers and all have an immunity to radiation. The Nuclear Family consists of:

  • Dad - The patriarch of the Nuclear Family. He can fly and emit immense amounts of radiation from his body.
  • Mom - The matriarch of the Nuclear Family. She can fly and project an electromagnetic pulse which can kill and disable all electronic equipment around her.
  • Biff - The oldest son of the Nuclear Family. He can fly and emit a thermal pulse that gives off the same heat found in a nuclear explosion.
  • Sis - The only daughter of the Nuclear Family. She can fly and create a blast wave that can take down entire buildings.
  • Brat - The youngest son of the Nuclear Family. He can fly and transform himself into radioactive fallout.
  • Dog - The pet of the Nuclear Family. It can fly and transform itself into radioactive fallout.

In other media

The Nuclear Family appears in the Justice League Action episode "Nuclear Family Values" with Dad voiced by Kevin Shinick, Mom and Brat voiced by Melissa Disney, Biff voiced by Jason J. Lewis, and Sis voiced by Rachel Kimsey while Dog wasn't voiced by anybody. In this show, the Nuclear Family were originally built by Dr. Eric Shanner during the Cold War to show people the side effects of using nuclear weapons. While the Nuclear Family were programmed to behave like a real family, they were unaware that they were androids. When a nuclear explosion went off, the Nuclear Family weren't destroyed and absorbed the blast and its radiation fallout. Upon gaining sentience and nuclear-related powers, the Nuclear Family escaped the test site where they plan to find a place they call home. They go on a rampage where they plan to destroy a nuclear power plant and run afoul of Firestorm. When the Nuclear Family traps Firestorm in the main reactor in order to start a chain reaction, Martin Stein advises Firestorm to have one of the Nuclear Family members do a supercharge to the fuel rod pool. Turning a floatie into the squirrel floatie, Firestorm tricks Dog into getting in so that it can do a supercharge to the fuel rod pool which was enough to free Firestorm. The Nuclear Family then engage Firestorm in battle while Mom works to raise the reactor to high temperatures. Firestorm uses the water from the fuel rod pool to restrain the Nuclear Family as Firestorm "hugs it out" with them. It is then shown that Firestorm had placed the Nuclear Family in a smaller replica of a typical family house so that they won't cause anymore trouble and damage.

The Nuclear Family will appear in Titans as a major threat.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Barr, Mike W., Aparo, Jim (w), Barr, Mike W., Aparo, Jim (a). "Nuclear Fear, Part 1: Beginning with a Bang!" The Outsiders 1 (November 1985), New York, NY: DC Comics
  2. ↑ Barr, Mike W., Aparo, Jim (w), Barr, Mike W., Aparo, Jim (a). "Nuclear Fear, Part II: Family Ties!" The Outsiders 2 (December 1985), New York, NY: DC Comics
  3. ↑ Gray, Justin, Palmiotti, Jimmy (w), Jurgens, Dan, Palmiotti, Jimmy (a). "The Battle for Blüdhaven, Part 4" Battle for Blüdhaven 4 (July 2006), DC Comics
  4. ↑ Ridgely, Charlie (September 12, 2018). "'Titans': Hawk & Dove Join the Team in First Episode 2 Photos". Comic Book. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
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