Doctor Nemesis

Doctor Nemesis
Doctor Nemesis in Uncanny X-Men #515 Art by Greg Land
Publication information
Publisher	Ace Magazines, Marvel Comics
First appearance	(historic) Lightning Comics #6 (April 1941) (Marvel Universe) Invaders Vol.2 #1 (May 1993)
Created by	The creators of the version published by Ace Magazines are unknown. The Marvel Comics version of the character was co-created by Roy Thomas (writer) and Dave Hoover.
In-story information
Alter ego	James Nicola Bradley
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	X-Men X-Club Battle-Axis X-Force
Notable aliases	Doctor Death
Abilities	Accomplished investigator and hand to hand combatant "Self-evolved" intellect Enhanced immune system and eyesight Prolonged longevity

Doctor Nemesis is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The first Doctor Nemesis was a derivative version of the eponymous Golden Age character, that originally appeared in Ace Magazines' Lightning Comics. He is a co-creator of the original Human Torch android, and appears in Uncanny X-Men as a member of the X-Club. Doctor Nemesis appeared in Cable and X-Force, a series by writer Dennis Hopeless and artist Salvador Larroca that debuted in December 2012.

The second Doctor Nemesis was unidentified in Marvel Feature #4. He official debuted in Marvel Feature #9 and was created by Mike Friedrich and Craig Russell.

Although primarily trained as a medical physician, Dr. James Bradley began working in the late 1930s with Professor Phineas T. Horton in developing the original android Human Torch of World War II. While mostly a silent partner in this endeavor, Dr. Bradley began building a second android during this time.

The two scientists were unable to correct the design flaw that would cause their android to burst into flames upon exposure to oxygen. Bradley had preferred they resolve this issue before revealing their work to the public. However, Horton, eager for both fame and further financial backing held a press conference in late 1939 debuting their work. This turned into a public relations disaster, as Bradley had predicted, when the android caught on fire, causing the press to label it a menace. Bradley broke off their partnership thereafter and took his unfinished second android with him.

Sometime before 1941, Bradley completed his work and the second android acted as the superhero Volton, the Human Generator, from late 1941 to early 1942. Unaware of its artificial origins, Bradley led Volton to believe it was a scientist named Guy Newton who had discovered how to utilize his body's power to generate static electricity. Around this time, Bradley also decided to become a masked crimefighter, too. While working by day at Mercy Hospital in New York City, he would don a surgical mask and arm himself with a hypodermic gun to fight corruption and crime as Doctor Nemesis.