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Acetovaxidol (AVX) The drug that gives the pretend Captain America (the "Anti-Cap") his strength and enhanced abilities. Later suggested to be the same medication that gave Luke Cage, Power Man, his abiilities. type: steroid and/or narcotic form: liquid (injectable), transdermal patch comic: Captain America & the Falcon
Alosun A "distillate" made from the "atoms of the sun" that grants Dr. Hugo Strange (better known as the Golden Age hero "Doc Strange") super-strength, invulnerability, and flight. [N.B.: Doc Strange was re-imagined as "Tom Strange" and appeared in Tom Strong as well as the Terra Obscura mini-series.] type: enhancer form: liquid comic: Thrilling Comics #1
Amazo Pills
Illegal drug from the city of Neopolis.
Named after the Justice League villain, the power-mimicking robot Amazo..
type: ?
form: pill, presumably
comic: Top Ten
Anti-Lead Serum Invented by Braniac 5, this serum protects Daxamites (and Mon-El in particular) from the effects of lead, which affects them like Kryptonite affects Superman. The serum also allows Mon-El to keep his powers on red sun worlds. The serum contains the rare element fluvium as well as powdered Kryptonite. [N.B. The course of events described is pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths. The identity of the person who developed the serum fluctuated in various subsequent incarnations.] type: protective serum form: liquid (drinkable) comic: Adventure Comics (of particular interest are issues #305, #329, #333 and #354) see also: XY-4 Serum
AVX: see Acetovaxidol
Bio-Restorative Formula A formula developed by Alec Holland to increase the growth of plants. When a bomb exploded in his lab, Holland was doused with the formula and ran dying into the swamp. The formula combined with the consciousness of Holland and the swamp plants to form Swamp Thing. (At least that's what Swamp Thing's initial origin suggested.) type: plant growth agent form: liquid comic: Swamp Thing #1
Black The most potent of the illegal drugs available at the Citadel, a Souther space station in the Acoma System. Dook: "Got some blacks too, but they're real take no prisoners kinda stuff." type: ?? form: capsule comic: 2000 A.D. #1508 "Interference" [86ers story] see also: Bomber, Green, Red
Blue One of a trio of drugs used to control and manipulate latter day "super soldier" Nuke. Blue appears to have a calming effect, similar to White. [N.B.: According to the Marvel Legacy: The 1980s Handbook, the blue pills were "sedatives to keep him calm during non-combat situations."] type: sedative form: blue capsule comic: Daredevil #231, #232, #233 see also: Red, White
Bomber 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, Green, Red
B-Serene Patch Recreational drug from the future of the Invisibles. type: relaxant, presumably form: transdermal patch comic: Invisibles, Volume 2 #6
Burnt Sienna Chemical warfare agent developed during the Viet Nam war. It was discontinued because it was felt to be too dangerous. It was later used by a local cult leader in Cambodia who discovered that it left those exposed open to suggestion. type: chemical warfare agent, mind control agent I'm sure it's a pun of some sort on the infamous Agent Orange defoliant used during the Vietnam war. type: chemical warfare agent, mind control agent form: liquid, gas comic: Captain Atom #47
Cancelite A spray originally invented by Supergirl that froze shape-changers in their current form. Braniac 5 refined the formula so that it returned the shape changer to their original form and canceled their powers temporarily. type: power eliminator form: spray comic: Adventure Comics #326, #334
Catsblood Beverage made from the fermented pulp of the dice-melon. Served on the planet Pwuc. type: alcoholic beverage form: liquid (drinkable) comic: 2000 A.D. #451 "The Ballad of Halo Jones"
Chert Addictive drug grown and used by the Karazin dynasty in the remote Rudinshtein fiefdom in the Imperial Russia of the future. This addictive drug causes a battle frenzy where the user feels pain as pleasure. Sometimes called "Chert-Devil." type: ?? form: liquid (injectable) comic: 2000 A.D. #1045 "The Romanov Dynasty" [Nikolai Dante story]
Chicludes A futuristic CNS depressant and sedative. Similar to a barbiturate. type: depressant form: capsule comic: American Flagg
Chilean Baby Extract One of a number of supplements taken by the President. type: panacea form: ?? comic: Transmetropolitan #21
Compound V Originally invented in the 1930s, this drug grants enhanced strength and endurance. The effects are permanent in the drug's pure form, but Compound V is usually diluted resulting in powers that only last for a few days. It alters DNA, so the super-powers can be inherited. type: pan-enhancer, DNA mutagen form: liquid (injectable) or powder (inhalable) comic: The Boys #4
Compound X07 A mysterious chemical created by the mad scientists of A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics). When a tanker carrying this chemical was involved in an accident with a church bus, the lone survivor (who had been drenched in the compund) gained lightning-fast healing and an insensitivity to pain, eventually becoming the costumed individual Madcap. The chemical may or may not have contributed to his mental instability. type: healing agent, pain desensitizer form: liquid (topical) comic: Captain America #307
Cortexin A drug created by Dr. Michael Grant, that when spilled into the water supply, gave human intelligence to the animals who drank it. This intelligence was passed down to their descendants. type: intelligence booster form: liquid (drinkable) comic: Kamandi #16
Crave Addictive drug used to control the population in the Pharmocracy, an alternate-dimension oppressive government battled by the Titans. type: euphoric form: liquid (injectable) comic: Titans #44-45 see also: Credulin, Necrocycline
Credulin A drug that enhances a victim's susceptibility and acceptance of what others say. One of the drugs used by the Pharmocracry to control its population. type: suggestion agent form: inhaled comic: Titans #44-45 see also: Crave, Necrocycline
Crystal Math Illegal drug for robots. Smuggled into Neopolis from Mexico. The name is a pun on the real world illegal drug Crystal Meth (i.e. methamphetamine). type: - form: crystal or powder, presumably comic: Top 10: Beyond the Farthest Precinct #2 see also: Darkshots, Gluon Juice, Hextasy, Spindust
Darkshots Extremely potent illegal drug for robots. The drug, which is made from dark energy, allows computers to become "one with the multiverse." type: - form: liquid, presumably comic: Top 10: Beyond the Farthest Precinct #2 see also: Crystal Math, Gluon Juice, Hextasy, Spindust
Decrepitin A serum that causes old age " including such symptoms as baldness, wrinkles, weak vision, loss of teeth, and deafness. type: aging serum form: liquid comic: Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #40 see also: Vigoral
Delirium A magical dust from India that "unleashes the demon that resides inside every man." The ultimate result of this drug is insanity. type: magical hallucinogen form: dust (inhaled) comic: Hawkman (2002 series) #39, 40
Draxx Manufactured by Ocran Industries, Draxx is the leading insecticide on the market. However, when injected intavenously, Draxx acts as a highly addictive narcotic. Because the human body cannot metabolize Draxx, the drug ultimately builds up to a fatal level. type: insecticide and narcotic form: liquid (injectable) comic: The Exterminators
Dreamberry A shrub on the world of Two Moons that produces an intoxicating berry. The berries can also be brewed into a potent wine. type: intoxicating agent with hallucinogenic properties form: edible berry (or alcoholic beverage) comic: ElfQuest
Dream Sand The sand from Morpheus's pouch. Originally stolen when Morpheus was captured by the Order of Ancient Mysteries, the sand eventually ended up in the hands of John Constantine. His ex-girlfriend stole the pouch and has spent the next several years using the sand to give herself constant dreams, to the detriment of her overall health. type: dream inducing agent form: dust (topical or inhaled) comic: Sandman #3
DMN An addictive drug that transforms its users into bizarre monsters. Created by Lord Satanus. type: mutagen form: ?? comic: Adventures of Superman #534
Equazine Potent tranquilizer used by the various armies on the world of Nu Earth. Equazine also has some pain killing capabilities. type: tranquilizer, pain killer form: liquid (injectable) comic: various Rogue Trooper stories from 2000 AD (including "Cinnabar" in progs #624-635)
Eucharist Addictive drug made from the blood of the hero Endymion. Handed out by arch-villain Golgoth to his favored lieutenants. type: euphoric form: capsule comic: Empire
Euphoria Addictive recreational drug from the time of the Grendel-Khan Jupiter Assante. type: euphoric form: liquid (injectable) comic: Grendel Tales: Homecoming
Extract of Queen Ant Another of Spider Jerusalem's drugs of choice. type: stimulant form: liquid (drinkable) comic: Transmetropolitan #13
F-2 Delta A "derivative of the Fribb enzyme," this quick acting hormone-based mutagen changes women into men. type: mutagenic, hormone based form: liquid (injectable) comic: 2000 AD #1497 "Neoweirdies" [A Judge Dredd story]
Fear Gas (1) Developed by Jonathan Crane (the Scarecrow), this gas causes its victims to hallucinate their greatest fears. Crane has also developed an injectable form of the drug (see the Anima series). type: hallucinogen, phobic form: gas (inhaled), liquid (injectable) comic: various Batman titles
Fear Gas (2) Mr. Fear, a Spider-Man and Daredevil villain, also used a fear gas, only his was based on pheromones and stored in pellets that could be shot from a gun. type: hallucinogen form: gas (inhaled) comic: first appearance was Daredevil #6. Multiple Spider-Man and Daredevil issues since.
Femfear A derivation on the Scarecrow's fear gas, it is keyed to the hormone estrogen and thus more effective in women. It was also lethal, except to Catwoman. type: hallucinogen, phobic form: liquid (injectable) comic: Catwoman #58-60 see also: Fear Gas
Flat Strange inhalable drug from Apokolips. Likely euphoric and addicitve in nature, probably with some hallucinogenic qualities as well. type: ?? form: inhalable (fumes) comic: Seven Soldiers: Mr. Miracle #3
Formic Ether Inhaling this gas grants enhanced strength and invulnerability. Invented and used by pharmacist Bob Benton to become the Golden-Age hero "The Black Terror." [N.B.: Bob Benton and the Black Terror played a significant role in the two Terra Obscura mini-series.] type: strength enhancer form: gas (inhaled) comic: Exciting Comics #9
Freeze-Pill In the 24th Century, this pill is taken by passengers of the Earth-Tube Express to protect them from the extreme heat as the tube-car travels through the molten core of the Earth. The pill coats the user with a protective layer of ice. type: pill form: freezing agent comic: Adventure Comics #303
Gaeamytal An experimental truth serum. The name is a reference to Sodium Amytal (also known as Amobarbital), a real word barbituate that is purpotedly a truth serum. Interrogator: This is Gaeamytal. It's as close as modern chemistry can come to synthesizing the atomic structure of Wonder Woman's lasso. type: truth serum. form: liquid (injectable) comic: 52 #34
Gingold Extract Gingold is a soda that circus contortionists drink that helps with their acts. Ralph Dibny investigated, and discovered it was made from the rare Gingo fuit. He developed an extract of this fruit that gave him his streatching powers as the Elongated Man. type: extract from a tropical fruit form: liquid (drinkable) comic: Flash (1st series) #112
Glamor-Salts Illegal drug on Krypton, according to Superman's dream life in the classic story "For The Man Who Has Everything." Imported from the planet Erkol. type: illegal drug form: ? comic: Superman Annual #11 see also: Hellblossom
Glory Illegal recreational drug that has recently made its way onto the streets of the city of Bette Noir. It is rumored to be a very old drug that causes people to act like vampires. According to one drug dealer, the drug is what the vampire legend is actually based on type: - form: ?? comic: Fallen Angel #11, 12 (publsihed by IDW)
Gluon Juice Illegal drug for robots. Smuggled into Neopolis from Mexico. type: - form: liquid, presumably comic: Top 10: Beyond the Farthest Precinct #2 see also: Crystal Math, Darkshots, Hextasy, Spindust
Goloka Root Bitter-tasting root from the mysterious island Attabar Teru. When eaten regularly, it increases life span and intelligence. type: - form: edible root comic: Tom Strong #1
Goose Juice Street name for Mongoose Blood from the comic Top Ten.
Green 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, Red
Grendel Recreational drug from the time of the Grendel Khan Jupiter Assante. Probably a fast-acting steroid of some kind. Overdoses are fatal. type: strength enhancer form: capsule, or injectable liquid comic: Grendel Tales: Homecoming
Growing Capsule The original method by which Giant Man grew and Ant Man and the Wasp regained their normal size. Ultimately replaced by the use of "Pym Particles". Sometimes called "Growth Pills." type: growth agent form: pill comic: Silver Age Tales to Astonish and Avengers see also: Shrinking Capsule
Growth Pill An alternate name for Growing Capsules.
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