He was born in the fictional town of Mount Athena, New York (where Project Pegasus is also located). The two retired from their careers as costumed crimefighters several years after the end of World War II, married, revealed their identities to the government, and took jobs at one of the nation's first nuclear power plants. When a radiation experiment went awry, the Franks rushed into a high radiation area to manually activate the damping rods that were malfunctioning and were exposed to massive amounts of radiation.
Born in Mount Athena, New York (where Project Pegasus is based), he retired from his costumed crimefighting career several years after World War II. The couple married, revealed their identities to the government, and took jobs at one of the nation's first nuclear power plants. When a radiation experiment went awry, the Franks rushed into an area with high radiation levels to manually activate malfunctioning damping rods and were exposed to massive amounts of radiation.