After being assembled, Lex Luthor put the case onto a nuclear missile — scheduled to be hurled into the sun by Superman. Within the star, Nuclear Man was born.

When Superman intercepts the missile and hurls it into the Sun, the resulting energy discharge creates Nuclear Man, a superhuman entity. Nuclear Man returns to Earth, aligning with Lex, who reveals that Nuclear Man becomes inactive without sunlight.

Sneaking the remains on board the Nuclear Missile horde Superman tossed into the sun, a second and more powerful Nuclear Man was born.

An evil clone of Superman, created by Lex Luthor with Nuclear powers. Nuclear Man appeared in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, in both the comic and movie.

Vulnerability to Darkness: Being born of the sun, Nuclear Man needs to constantly remain in direct sunlight. Unlike Superman, who can use his powers even out of sunlight, Nuclear Man will become weakened and immobile upon exposure to darkness.

After being assembled, Lex Luthor put the case onto a nuclear missile and, thanks to Superman, thrown into the sun. Then the second Nuclear Man was born.

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace is a 1987 superhero film, the last of the Superman theatrical movies starring Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel. In this film, Superman battled Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) and his creation, a solar-powered evil clone of Superman called Nuclear Man.

Superman, recovered from his fight on the moon, pushes the moon in front of the sun, causing a solar eclipse and robbing Nuclear Man of his powers. Superman saves Lacy and drops the Nuclear Man into a nuclear reactor where he is destroyed.

The Nuclear-Man is a supervillain who appeared in the film Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. The Nuclear Man was created from Superman's DNA by Lex Luthor for the purpose of destroying Superman. Super Strength: Nuclear-Man has a physical strength that is …

Archnemesis Lex Luthor, determined to make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, creates a being to challenge the Man of Steel: the radiation-charged Nuclear Man. Luthor steals a strand of Superman's hair from a museum and uses it to create Nuclear Man, a …