- Liberator (Nedor)
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caption=
comic_color=background:#c0c0c0
character_name=The Liberator
real_name=Dr. Nelson Drew
publisher=Nedor Comics America's Best Comics (DC)
debut="Exciting Comics" #15 (December 1941)
creators=
alliance_color=background:#ffc0c0
alliances=SMASH
aliases=
powers=Super-human strength and speed.|The Liberator is a fictional
superhero from theGolden Age of Comics . His first appearance was in "Exciting Comics" #15 (December 1941), published byNedor Comics . The character was later revived by writerAlan Moore for "America's Best Comics".Nedor Comics
The Liberator is the secret identity of Professor Nelson Drew, a chemistry teacher at fictional Claflin University. He discovered an ancient Egyptian formula called Lamesis that gives him superhuman strength and speed. Drew uses his powers as The Liberator to fight
Nazi saboteurs duringWorld War II .The Liberator debuted in "Exciting Comics" #15, and appeared regularly in that title and "America's Best Comics" (not to be confused with the later
DC Comics imprint). His last Golden Age appearance was in "Exciting Comics" #35 (October 1944).America's Best Comics
Alan Moore revived the Liberator, along with many other Nedor Comics characters that had entered the
public domain , for hisTom Strong series. In "Tom Strong" #12 (June 2001), the Liberator was revealed to have been one of the members of SMASH that had been placed in suspended animation after an alien invasion from the moon in 1969. Awakened 30 years later, the Liberator joined his former comrades in the fight against the alien. SMASH disbanded shortly thereafter, but reformed three years later. The Liberator is a member of the reformed group.ee also
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Nedor Comics External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/herowatcher/Liberator.html The Liberator at SMASH fansite]
* [http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/l/liberatr.htm The Liberator at International Hero.co.uk]
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