Haut-E
Distilled from the brains of the aristocratic and super rich, Haut-E
gives a feeling of arrogance and superiority.
Miss Teak: "Haut-E.
The most powerful, addictive and
therefore expensive narcotic in the galaxy. Concentrated
smugness."
type: narcotic, euphoric
form: liquid, injectable (intramuscular or intravenous)
comic: 2000A.D. #1482-1490 "The
Agony & The Ecstasy" [A Lobster Random story]
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Hellblossom
Illegal drug on Krypton, according to Superman's dream life in the
classic story "For The Man Who Has Everything." Imported
from Erkol.
type: illegal drug
form: ?
comic: Superman Annual #11
see also: Glamor-Salts |
Hextasy
Illegal drug for robots. Smuggled into Neopolis from Mexico. The name
is a pun on both the real world illegal drug Ecstasy as well as the
use of hexadecimal notation in computer programming. type: -
form: -
comic: Top 10: Beyond the Farthest Precinct #2
see also: Crystal Math.
Darkshots, Gluon
Juice, Spindust |
Hypercortisone-D
The active ingredient in the drug Kick |
Hyperdrene
Illegal drug. Causes "hallucinations" of pixies and imps
-- hallucinations that others can see and that persist for four
hours. type: -
form: ?
comic: Top 10 |
Ice
Addictive street drug. Illegal.
type: -
form: ?
comic: Captain America (Gruenwald run) |
Infinity Formula
The serum that keeps Nick Fury youthful. He needs to receive an
annual injection of the formula or he will rapidly age 60 years.
Developed by a French scientist, Dr. Berthold Sternberg and initially
given to Fury in an attempt to save his life near the end of World
War II when he was injured by a land mine.
Also known as the Longevity Formula.
type: age retardant, healing agent
form: liquid (injectable)
comic: Marvel Spotlight #31
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Informational
Pollen
An inhaled method of passing information. Banned due to fact that
it "built up in your synapse gaps, brought on an Alzheimer's-like
effect." May also cause psychosis when the very young are exposed.
Still used in the Farsight Community (the "future-tech"
reservation).
Also known as Infopollen and I-Pollen.
type: informational agent
form: dust (inhaled )
comic: Transmetropolitan #9
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ISO-36
The serum which cured Aunt May’s radiation sickness.
type: experimental drug
form: liquid (injectable)
comic:: Amazing Spider-Man #32-33 |
Joker
Venom
Toxin that causes death accompanied by a rictus grin. The original
formulation took exactly twenty-four hours to kill a victim. There
seem to be many varieties of the poison -- it may kill, cause victims
to fall into comas, or simply sedate based on the need of the story.
One of the more infamous variant formulas caused insanity rather
than death and was featured in "The Last Laugh"
crossover.
Also known as "Joker Juice," "Smile Venom,"
and "Smilex."
type: toxin
form: liquid (injectable)or gas (inhalable). Other forms
undoubtedly exist as well.
comics: multiple Batman comics.
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Jumpstart
Spider Jerusalem's stimulant of choice. May cause constipation.
type: stimulant form: presumably oral
comic: Transmetropolitan |
Key 17
Drug used by the Conspiracy for interrogating prisoners. It "scrambles
perceptrual information reaching the secondary visual cortex. It
makes him unable to tell the difference between the describing an
object and an object itself."
type: hallucinogenic
form: injectable
comic:: The Invisibles #18 |
Kick
Inhaled drug which temporarily enhances mutant powers. If the drug
itself isn't addicitive, the feeling of power it grants is. The
main ingredient of Kick is Hypercortisone-D.
type: steroid-based power enhance
form: inhaled
comic:: Grant Morrison’s run on the New X-Men |
KT-28
Illegal drug referenced in passing in Watchmen (in one of the chapter
end pieces). type: -
form: ??
comic:: Watchmen #8, text-piece at the chapter's
end |
Krotan
Drug from Thanagar that allows a person to shapeshift. It only works
once on a human, but a Thanagarian can change their shape an unlimited
amount of times. It is highly addicitve and a prolonged user will
lose their natural form if not given the drug regularly.
type: -
form: capsule
comic: Hawkworld mini-series and regular
series |
Lamesis Formula
A long-lost formula from Ancient Egypt that grants its drinker super-strength.
Used by Nelson Drew to become the Golden Age super hero "The
Liberator."
[N.B.: Nelson Drew also played
a role in the Terra Obscura mini-series.]
type: strength enhancer
form: liquid (drinkable)
comic: Exciting Comics #15
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Liquid
Holy Thoughts
Religious drug fed directly to the brain.
type: ??
form: liquid (intracranial)
comic: Transmetropolitan #6
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Loco
Alien drug that is incredibly addictive. Leads to outbursts of violent
behavior in its users.
type: euphoric
form: liquid
comic: Darkstars #1
see also: Loku |
Loku
Proper name for the alien drug known as Loco on
Earth. |
Logan's DNA Dietary Supplement
Vitamin advertised on the Neopolis subway. Ads state that it "Contains
Extra Adamantium." (Adamantium is the unbreakable metal used
to reinforce Wolverine's -- i.e. Logan's -- bones.) type:
dietary supplement, with minerals form: pill
comic: Top Ten #1 |
Mañanacillin
Combination antibiotic/contraceptive available in various Plex Malls.
type: antibioitc, contraceptive (makle/female) form: pill
comic: American Flagg #1 |
Medusagen
A hormone designed to suppress powerful immune systems. The Black
Widow Stefanya took Medusagen so that she could calm down her overdriven
immune system enough to become pregnant.
type: hormone, immune supressant. form: pill
comic: Black Widow mini-series (2004) further information:
Medical reviews of Black
Widow #2 and Black
Widow #5 |
Miraclo
Developed by Rex Tyler; Miraclo is the drug that gives Hourman his
powers. As his name suggests, the super-powers last only for one
hour. The original formulation of Miraclo was addictive, but Rex's
son Rick has developed a non-addictive form of the drug. type:
- form: tablet, transdermal patch comic:
Originally seen in Adventure #48 further
information: Medical review of JSA All
Stars #5 |
Mongoose Blood
1. After coming down with a jungle fever, Robert
Frank is given a transfusion of mongoose blood by his father. This
not only cures the fever, but also grants him super-speed which
he later uses as the superhero "The Whizzer."
type: speed enhancer
form: animal blood product (injectable)
comic: USA Comics #1
2. An illegal drug that allows its users to move
at supersonic speeds. A common rave drug in Neopolis.
type: speed enhancer
form: ?
comic: Top Ten #4
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Mutant Growth Hormone
Gives normal humans temporary mutant powers. type:
hormone
form: pill
comics: X-Men, Daredevil
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My
Lil' Junkie
Popular home freebasing kit.
type: home appliance
form: home appliance
comic: Transmetropolitan |
Narcopropaline
Drug used by Hush when he kidnapped Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred Pennyworth.
type: anesthetic and/or narcotic
form: liquid (injectable)
comic: Batman: Gotham Knights #60 further
information: Quick medical review of Batman:
Gotham Knights #60 |
Necrocycline
One of the addictive drugs used by the Pharmocracy to control its
population. Its withdrawal is painful and lethal. This is presumably
the agent that Tempest was injected with.
type: - form: liquid (injectable) comic: Titans
#44-45 see also: Crave,
Credulin |
Nicotics
A highly addictive narcotics-based brand of cigarettes. They are
made from a mutated tobacco developed by the Germans during World
War II.
Nicotics are sold in a white packages with a blue snowflake printed
upon them.
type: narcotic
form: inhaled
comic: Thrillkiller '62
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Optic Nerve Restorative
A formula designed by Reed Richards to correct Alicia Master's blindness.
The treatment fails. type: regnerative
form: liquid
comic: Fantastic Four #19 |
Oz
Drug developed by Osborn Industries that indirectly gave Peter
Parker his powers.
type: -
form: ?
comic: Ultimate Spider-Man |
Plasmagoria
Illegal drug manufactured by Pharm-Tech. It is a vampire-specific
euphoric. An overdose overstresses the cardiovascular system, leading
to death from an "exploding heart."
type: euphoric, dopaminergic
form: liquid (injectable)
comic: Bite Club limited series |
Power Elixir
Developed by the brilliant Dr. Carter, he innoculated his sons with
this serum. It gave them super-strength and super-speed, but left
a "W" scar on their chest. Stan Carter, the elder son,
went on to become the Golden Age hero Lone Warrior, and the younger
son became his sidekick Dicky.
type: strength enhance, speed enhance
form: liquid (innoculate)
comic: Banner #3
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Pro-Fem
The drug responsible for allowing the male Sean Erin to become the
female Svaughn Erin. Needs to be taken daily or the user reverts
back to the male gender.
type: ?
forms: pills
comic: Legion of Super-Heroes #31 |
Prosan
Illegal "party drug" used in Gotham City. It is supposed
to leave the users "open to new experiences" but frequently
turns them into mental vegetables. Smuggled into Gotham from South
America.
Also known as Sanitiz.
type: hallucinogen?
form: tablet
comic: Batman: Journey Into Kinght #1 |
Psycho Gas
Used by the Norts of Nu Earth, this gas causes horrific hallucinations.
A gas mask is useless against Psycho Gas.
type: hallucinogen
form: gas
comic: 2000AD 1982 Sci Fi Special "Milli-Way
Sixty Six!" (A Rogue Trooper story)
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PSYKD:
Range 27
Drug used by the British Secret Service for interrogations in the
future of Nikolai Dante. Chronic use can lead to insanity. type:
? form: liquid
comic: 2000AD #1084 "Cruel Brittania"
(A Nikolai Dante story) |
QRX-27
The super explosive that Roy Lincoln swallowed to become the Human
Bomb. See X-24. |
Rave
Addictive street drug that boosts a mutant's power. type:
stimulant, power enhancer form: ? comic:
various X-Men comics |
Red
1. One of a trio of drugs used to control and
manipulate latter day “super soldier” Nuke. Red increases Nuke’s
energy and aggression.
[N.B.: According to the Marvel Legacy:
The 1980s Handbook, the red pills were "apparently
amphetamines that increased alertness and energy in combat."]
type: amphetamine
form: red capsule
comic: Daredevil #231, #232, #233
see also: Blue, White
2. One of the illegal drugs
available at the Citadel, a Souther space station in the Acoma
System.
type: ??
form: capsule
comic: 2000 A.D. #1508 "Interference"
[86ers story]
see also: Black, Bomber,
Green.
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