Editing Weapon Plus (section)

===Before Weapon I===
Project: Rebirth began as a collaboration between American, British and German [[eugenics|eugenicists]] led by Josef Reinstein (later known as [[Abraham Erskine]]) and Koch. When World War II began, Koch took over the German program, and Reinstein moved to the American program.

[[John Steele (comics)|John Steele]], also known as American Soldier, was a Super-Soldier of unknown origin who fought in World War I. His body was kept in stasis by Nazi scientists, including Abraham Erskine, who sought to replicate his abilities as part of Project: Nietzche, but with little success.<ref>''Marvels Project'' #1. Marvel Comics</ref>