Fictional Character Biography
Eight-foot-tall (2.4 m) Hunk Larken is one of the strongest men in the country and can lift a car with his own hands, but he is a dim-witted worker who can not find a job. One day, Larken hears a government announcement and volunteers for the US space program. Because of his strength and low excitability he is chosen as the first human to travel to outer space.
During his mission, Larken is accidentally exposed to a cosmic mist of radioactive anti-matter. When he returns to Earth, Larken discovers that he now has the power to control magnetic fields and move large objects and other beings. Driven by a desire for revenge against those who taunted him in his past, Larken assumes the name Magneto and begins a wave of violence and robbery. He soon discovers, however, that his powers are fading, and are apparently only temporary. Fearing being captured for his crimes, Magneto infiltrates a rocket that will be sent to space. In actuality, however,the rocket was part of a plan to exile Magneto into space where he could live a peaceful existence and even find another world that suits him better.
Read more about this topic: Magneto (Atlas Comics)
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