History
Heinz Kruger was a spy and agent of Nazi Germany's Gestapo.[5]
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.[1]
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.[1] 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,[3] replacement for U.S. Interior Department Secretary Ickes, who couldn't attend to the experiment demonstration.[6]
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.[5][1][7][8][9][4][6][10][11][12]Attributes
Abilities
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.[14]
Trivia
- Heinz was a friend of Baron Wernher von Blitzschlag.[13]
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)
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Captain America #109
- ↑ Nextwave #9
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Marvels Project #4
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Captain America #255
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tales of Suspense #63
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Adventures of Captain America #1
- ↑ Captain America #176
- ↑ Captain America #215
- ↑ Giant-Size Invaders #1
- ↑ Marvel Super-Heroes (Vol. 2) #3
- ↑ Captain America (Vol. 5) #25
- ↑ Marvels Project #5
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Avengers: The Initiative Annual #1
- ↑ Young Allies Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1 revealed that a bigger part of Golden Age Timely Comics adventures were in-universe comics published by Timely Comics based on the adventures of real-existing characters.
- ↑ Captain America: America's Avenger #1
- ↑ Captain America: America's Avenger Vol 1 1