Drug Quiz

September 16th, 2004

Filed under: Comics, Medicine

How well do you know your comic-book drugs? Below are listed 14 drugs mentioned in comic books — most are recent, a couple are Silver Age or Golden Age. Can you name what series each drug is from?

DRUG
ANSWER:
MGH
 Mutant Growth Hormone; most recently seen in Daredevil where it was sold by the Owl’s organization. Gives normal humans temporary mutant powers.
Steroid A39
 The mutagenic steroid which blinded Dr. Pietr Cross yet also gave him his powers allowing him to become Dr. Mid-Nite. (Dr. Mid-Nite miniseries)
Toad Juice
 Addictive drug from Mutant Town (District X).
Plasmagoria
 Illegal drug manufactured by Pharm-Tech (Bite Club).
Xenite
 Addictive drug from Top Ten.
“Red”, “White”
Nuke’s medications from Daredevil #230, #231 and #232.
Oz
 Drug developed by Osborn Industries that indirectly gave Peter Parker his powers (Ultimate Spider-Man).
Acetovaxidol (AVX)
The steroid/narcotic drug that gives the Anti-Cap his strength (Captain America & the Falcon).
Kick
 Mutant power enhancing drug from Grant Morrison’s run on the New X-Men
Miraclo
 Developed by Rex Tyler; the drug that gives Hourman his powers. (First seen in Adventure Comics #48).
ISO-36
 The serum which can cure Aunt May’s radiation sickness (Amazing Spider-Man #32-33).
Cordrazine
 Trick question! This is the drug Dr. McCoy accidentally injected himself with in Star Trek’s City on the Edge of Forever.
Hyperdrene
 Street drug from Top Ten; causes fairies.
Soul
 Drug in Batgirl that wll either makes you an angel or a devil…

4 Responses to “ Drug Quiz ”

  1. Gordon
    September 17th, 2004 at 10:26 am

    You know, it’s times like this when I’m glad I’m in the substance abuse field - could you imagine the prevention-oriented commercials?

    “Hi, I’m Rex Tyler. Don’t do Miraclo, kids - yes, you’re super powered for one hour, but is it really worth it?”

    “Oz - it’s more dangerous than the guy it was named after on Buffy“

  2. Shane
    September 18th, 2004 at 12:51 am

    I believe there was a mutant drug introduced in Uncanny X-men as well. It may have been MGH and Bendis ran with it though.
    I don’t have my issues of Joe Casey’s run at hand to check, but if I can find them I’ll let you know.

  3. Scott
    September 18th, 2004 at 6:53 am

    I think you’re right. MGH didn’t start in Daredevil, it was just the most recent appearance of the drug.

  4. Cerebus 38
    April 29th, 2008 at 11:53 am

    Xenite was also the mineral/drug being mined by the Troglyte’s in the original STAR TREK episode, “The Cloud Minders”.

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