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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 through #1490 "The Agony & The Ecstasy" [A Lobster Random story]
Hellblossom 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: 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 illegal, addictive street drug. 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
Infopollen Alternate term for Informational Pollen
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
I-Pollen Another name for Information Pollen
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 are many, 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.
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. [The drug] "scrambles perceptual 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 certainly is. The main ingredient of Kick is Hypercortisone-D. type: steroid-based power enhancer 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
Liquid Holy Thoughts Religious drug fed directly to the brain. type: ?? form: liquid (intracranial) comic: Transmetropolitan #6
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.
Longevity Formula Another name for the Infinity Formula
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 and contraceptive available in various Plex Malls. type: antibioitc, contraceptive (works for all genders) 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)
MGH: see Mutant Growth Hormone.
Miraclo Developed by genius chemist Rex Tyler. Miraclo is the drug that gives Hourman his powers. As his name suggests, the super-powers last only for one hour. In the 1980s, it was revealed that original formulation of Miraclo was addictive, but Rex's son Rick succesfully developed a non-addictive form of the drug. type: - form: tablet, transdermal patch comic: Originally seen in Adventure #48
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
Mongoose Blood (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
Mutant Growth Hormone Gives normal humans temporary mutant powers. type: hormone form: pill comics: X-Men, Daredevil
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
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
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 (Ultimate Universe) Peter Parker his powers as Spider-Man. type: - form: ? comic: Ultimate Spider-Man #1
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
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].
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.
Raiden The Japanese name for the drug Thunderbolt.
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. [Note.1: According to the Marvel Legacy: The 1980s Handbook, the red pills were "apparently amphetamines that increased alertness and energy in combat."] type: amphetamine [Note.2: A ret-con in Wolverine: Origins #2 states the Reds were just placebos as Nuke was always amped up naturally and did not need any stimulants.] form: red capsule comic: Daredevil #231, #232, #233 see also: Blue, White
Red (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
Reducing Capsule An alternate name for Shrinking Capsules
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