Heinz Kruger (Earth-616)

Heinz Kruger
Name	Heinz Kruger
Aliases	Agent X-9, Frederick Clemson, Special Agent Clemson
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly Nazi Gestapo
Relatives	Elise (wife), unnamed children
Marital Status	Married
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5′9″ (1.75 m)
Weight	160 lbs (72.57 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Brown
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Somewhere in Germany
Place of Death	Washington, D.C.
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	German
Occupation	Former Gestapo spy
Base of Operations	Formerly mobile
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Jack Kirby, Joe Simon
First	Captain America Comics #1 (December, 1940)
First	Captain America Comics #1 (December, 1940)
Death	Captain America Comics #1 (December, 1940)
Death	Captain America Comics #1 (December, 1940)

History

Heinz Kruger was a spy and agent of Nazi Germany's Gestapo.

He was sent by Hitler to infiltrate the U.S. Army's Project Rebirth, in order to stop Dr. Abraham Erskine from experimenting his Super-Soldier Serum on Steve Rogers.

Arrived at Long Island, in the United States, he was contacted by members of the Nazi Fifth Column, who told him they have successfully found a secret cover identity he could use to pass Project Rebirth's security check. In New York City, Kruger then contacted Major Kerfoot, who gave him the papers which identified him as U.S. Foreign Affairs Ministry Special Agent Frederick Clemson, replacement for U.S. Interior Department Secretary Ickes, who couldn't attend to the experiment demonstration.

After Project Rebirth's candidate Steve Rogers had been successfully enhanced by Dr. Erskine's serum and Vita Rays, Kruger broke off the observation cabin's glass, shooting Erskine with a gun, immediately killing him; Rogers, trying to capture Kruger, threw him off the Vita-Ray Chamber, accidentally causing his death.

Attributes

Power Grid

Abilities

• Normal army and secret service training.
• Presumably spoke a mixture of languages, including German and English.
• He had a "lovely singing voice".
• He was well gifted in the building of model ships.

Paraphernalia

Weapons

A pistol

Notes

• In Captain America's original origin story shown in Captain America Comics #1, Heinz Kruger was an unnamed Gestapo spy who had infiltrated the U.S. Army; he was present at a White House meeting between President Roosevelt and "fellow" officer General Phillips, when F.B.I. Director J. Arthur Grover was called by the President to show the two generals the United States' secret Super-Soldier Project. After the experiment had finished, Kruger killed the Project's leader Professor Reinstein, but was subsequently stopped and killed by the Super-Soldier Serum-enhanced subject Steve Rogers. Since Tales of Suspense #63 and later retellings, this account had been considered a fictionalized report of the real events.

Trivia

• Heinz was a friend of Baron Wernher von Blitzschlag.

See Also

• 16 appearance(s) of Heinz Kruger (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Heinz Kruger (Earth-616)
• 9 minor appearance(s) of Heinz Kruger (Earth-616)
• 4 mention(s) of Heinz Kruger (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Heinz Kruger (Earth-616)
• 3 image(s) of Heinz Kruger (Earth-616)
• 2 victim(s) killed by Heinz Kruger (Earth-616)