Origin
Igor Kriss is a Russian Astronaut who was supposed to be the first person in space. When launched into space however he suffered an accident rendering him unconscious. Captain Atom discovered him and saves his life with 1000 units of space vaccine. Once realizing Captain Atom is the first man in space he subsequently realizes he is the second and afterwords he lets his country know live on TV, much to the chagrin of his leaders.
Creation
Igor Kriss was created by Steve Ditko.