NAM-EK	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Martin Pasko and Ernie Chan

PERSONAL DATA

Occupation: Scientist
Homeworld: Krypton
Race: Kryptonian
Marital Status: Single
Base of Operation: Phantom Zone
Gender: Male
Hair: (originally) Brown; (a hybrid): White
First Appearance: Superman Vol. 1 #282/2 (December 1974): "The Loneliest Man in the Universe"
Creators: Martin Pasko and Ernie Chan

OVERVIEW

A Kryptonian geneticist whose experiments in healing transformed him into an invulnerable beast-man. He survived the destruction of Krypton and became an antagonist of Superman and Supergirl, who eventually imprisoned him in the Phantom Zone.

HISTORY

Over 500 years ago, the Kryptonian scientist Nam-Ek sought a cure for death itself, and found it in Rondors, repulsive, foul smelling beasts native to the Scarlet Jungle. The horns of the Rondors gave off a natural healing glow and thus the creatures were protected by Kryptonian authorities. After slaying two Rondors for their horns Nam-Ek became a fugitive. Fleeing to the abandoned city of Xan, Nam-Ek created a serum that gave him immortality but at a cost, he underwent a metamorphosis becoming a hideous hybrid of man and beast. Tests of weapons and diseases confirmed he could not die. Over the centuries he studied in solitude, though he realized without the companionship of other Kryptonians he would surely go mad but despite his attempts to rejoin society, people were scared and repulsed by his presence. He was repeatedly driven off. Nam-Ek finally sought to reverse the serum, returning to the Scarlet Jungle to seek out a rondor but it was as close to a cure as he'd ever come. The ground beneath his feet shuddered as the very planet of Krypton exploded.

[Note: Nam-Ek does not exist in post-Crisis continuity.]

POWERS AND WEAPONS

Due to the Rondor serum, Nam-Ek is for all intents and purposes immortal. While he can feel pain and suffer damage, ultimately his body will heal.

In his centuries of study Nam-Ek has acquired a great deal of scientific knowledge.

Like all Kryptonians, Nam-Ek gains superpowers when under a yellow sun. These powers include super strength, invulnerability, super speed, flight, arctic breath, heat and x-ray vision.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Nam-Ek in chronological order click here