Wilfred Nagel (Earth-616)

Dr. Josef Reinstein

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Real Name

Wilfred Nagel

Current Alias

Dr. Josef Reinstein

Affiliation

Formerly United States Army, Project Rebirth

Base of Operations

Camp Cathcart, Mississippi USA

Status

Living Status

Deceased

Identity

Known to Authorities

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

Scientist

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Hair

Black with white around the temples

Origin

Origin

Human

Reality

Earth-616

Creators and Appearances

Creators

Robert Morales, Kyle Baker

First Appearance

Appearance of Death

Truth: Red, White & Black #1
(January, 2003)

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.

Powers and Abilities

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)
• 2 mention(s) of Wilfred Nagel (Earth-616)
• 1 image(s) of Wilfred Nagel (Earth-616)

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