The first known superhuman was a “mega-soldier” in patriotic costume who fought for the Allies on the front lines in Europe, supposedly created by scientific means (Trevizo 2). Superhumans are defined as entities with intelligence or physical abilities that far exceed human standards (Chapter 3). Super humans, individuals with extraordinary physical or mental abilities, really exist (Trevizo 1). Unknown to the Allies, the German "super-soldier" program would successfully create super-humans, though not in time to stop the Allied victory. The program originated from research on a large meteorite found in Tibet in 1935. The meteorite, later captured by American forces and nicknamed "the Rock", gave off a strange form of radiation that, if exposed to a human fetus, could cause develop superpowers later in life. Only a small percentage of the subjects developed powers, while the others were stillborn or died immediately after birth due to serious physical defects (Trevizo 2). Hundreds of pregnant women born of Lebanese ancestry were exposed in this way, and while the Germans were able to manifest seventeen superhumans, none of the children displayed their powers before the end of the war. The seventeen children were adopted by military families in the United States, where they were raised as Americans and subjected to regular experiments by government scientists. After World War II, American scientists secretly continued this program of testing on subjects of Lebanese origin, out of fear that the public would not allow so many human fetuses to die or be malformed during testing. Using an existing study of syphilis treatments in Alabama, the American program exposed The Rock to hundreds of... half newspapers......l Bestselling novelist and campaign author. 2004. Network. March 22, 2011. "The Devil's Boss." She creates. 2010. Network. March 22, 2011. .Kakalios, James. The physics of superheroes. New York: Gotham, 2005. Print."REVIEWS." Oxford Journals | Humanities | Review of English Studies. 2010. Network. March 22, 2011. "Stan Lee's Superhumans - Superhuman Biographies - History.com Video." History.com - History Made Every Day - American and World History. Network. March 22, 2011. "Superhuman" The home page of Jeannine and Gil Trevizo. Network. March 22. 2011. .