Wilfred Nagel (Earth-616)

Dr. Josef Reinstein
Name	Wilfred Nagel
Current Alias	Dr. Josef Reinstein
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly United States Army, Project Rebirth
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Black, Grey-haired (around the temples)
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Known to Authorities
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Scientist
Base of Operations	Camp Cathcart, Mississippi USA
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Robert Morales, Kyle Baker
First	Truth: Red, White & Black #1 (November, 2002)
First	Truth: Red, White & Black #1 (November, 2002)
Death	Truth: Red, White & Black #6 (June, 2003)
Death	Truth: Red, White & Black #6 (June, 2003)

History

Dr. Wilfred Nagel codenamed Dr. Josef Reinstein was a scientist working for Project Rebirth, the experiment that created Captain America during World War II. Following the death of Dr. Abraham Erskine, he was tasked with recreating the Super Soldier Serum by the US Army. He recruited 300 African-American soldiers who were used as test subjects at Camp Cathcart. Isaiah Bradley was the only survivor and took on the mantle of Captain America.

Attributes

Abilities

Knowledgeable in chemistry and genetics

Notes

• Nagel is often confused with his predecessor Dr. Abraham Erskine who originally developed the "Project: Rebirth" program as they shared a close code name:
  • "Dr. Joseph Reinstein" was Erskine's codename.
    
  • "Dr. Josef Reinstein" was Dr. Wilfred Nagel's codename.
    

See Also

• 4 appearance(s) of Wilfred Nagel (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Wilfred Nagel (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Wilfred Nagel (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Wilfred Nagel on Marvel.com