Megaton Man
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Megaton Man (AKA Trent Phloog) is a superhero from the Fiascoverse, created by artist Don "Dandy Don" Simpson in 1984, first appearing in Kitchen Sink Press, then onto a short-lived self-published series in Fiasco Comics and later into Image Comics.
Living in Megatropolis in Michigan, USA, Trent Phloog has made a living as superhero Megaton Man, otherwise known as "The Man of Molecules". Megaton Mans' costume is metallic blue, with yellow gloves and boots. His allies include X-Ray Boy and Yarn Man, who both assist Megaton Man in battles against his arch foes, Bad Guy and Bulky Guy.
Yarn Man, X-Ray Boy, Cowboy Gorilla and Megaton Man were all members of a disbanded superhero team, the Megatropolis Quartet. Its reason for disbanding is unknown, but the team is now known as the VW Gang (Because their vehicle is a near-derelict Volkswagen Minibus).
The origins of Megaton Mans' powers remain unknown, but there are two given possibilities:
- He was bitten by a radioactive frog (A hint towards Spider-Man)
- Megaton Man was the result of a military megasoldier program (A nod towards Captain America).
When he first gained his powers, Megaton Man was first known as Megaton Lad, and had a sidekick called Plutonium Pup (A reference to Krypto the Superdog). It wasn't until the death of Plutonium Pup and his 21st birthday when Trent Phloog became Megaton Man.
Due to an error in bureaucratic paperwork, Megaton Man is re-taking his high-school exams, but this is understandable, as he is known to be less than intelligent. During his first run of high school, Megaton Man used to play the clarinet in the high-school band.
Trent Phloog is married to Stella Starlight, who is known as the superheroine Earth Mother (see below), and the two also had a child together.
In recent times, Megaton Man has discovered both previous and present incarnations of himself. In particular, Golden Age Megaton Man, Silver-Age Megaton Man, and a Russian Megaton Man, whose costume is red.
Outside Megatropolis, Megaton Man is allied to The Phantom Jungle Girl. Villains outside Megatropolis include Irving the Living Cactus, and the Tomb Team, a band of supernatural villains including: The Bride of Frankenstein and Dracula's Daughter.
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[edit] Alternate versions of Megaton Man
See Alternate versions of Megaton Man for more information.
[edit] X-Ray Boy
There were two incarnations of X-Ray Boy. The existing one (Larry Barton) lives in Livonia, Michigan. He is Megaton Man's sidekick, and has a robotic arm. His x-ray vision derives from his oversized glasses. When he sent off for a pair of x-ray glasses in an advertisement, he was given real x-ray glasses accidentally released by the Pentagon. The powerful vision burnt his left arm off (hence his cybernetic new arm). When asked to give up the goggles, Larry didn't need them, as the powers had fused into his eyes, giving them a green colour. His schoolfriends now have the goggles, as the Pentagon Representatives were accidentally killed by X-Ray Boys' powers. The current X-Ray Boy is a member of the VW Gang.
The 1980's X-Ray Boy was Preston Percy. Hurt by being dropped because of age, he became evil and formed a group of supervillains known as the Tomb Team. Both versions of X-Ray Boy are heavy smokers.
[edit] Yarn Man
Yarn Man (AKA: Bing Gloom) was a member of the Megatropolis Quartet, but is now part of the VW Gang. Yarn Man is so-called because his entire body is made from yarn. Unlike other members of the VW Gang, Yarn Man is the only other "megahero" who has his own sidekick (Kozmik Kat) and his own personal foe, Irving the Living Cactus (see below). The character of Yarn Man seems very similar to Thing (comics) from Fantastic Four.
[edit] The Phantom Jungle Girl
Donna Blank works as an activist in Detroit, Michigan, but when trouble strikes, she becomes The Phantom Jungle Girl. A long-time ally of Megaton Man, she is also known for discovering the secret of Preston Percy and the Tomb Team.
The Phantom Jungle Girl has also made appearances alongside another superhero called The Tick, a superhero similar in design to Megaton Man. Her boyfriend his the Meddler, a living corpse dedicated to defending Detroit.
There was also an incarnation of The Phantom Jungle Girl from the 1950's, known as The '50s Jungle Girl, and the mother of the current incarnation, who took up the mantle in later days.
[edit] Cowboy Gorilla
A talking gorilla from the state of Texas, Cowboy Gorilla was the fourth member of the Megatropolis Quartet, Though disbanded, he continues to aid Megaton Man frequently as part of the VW Gang, but has never got on with Yarn Man.
[edit] Gower Goose and Kozmik Kat
Two anthropomorphic animals, Gower Goose and Kozmik Kat are the mascots to Megaton Man and his friends and members of the VW Gang.
Kozmik Kat is a feline version of Megaton Man, who speaks fluent English and will gladly attack any predators, within reason. He doesn't believe in violence towards women, and is more laid back than other heroes. Kozmik Kat is officially sidekick to Yarn Man, and preferred the "megahero" business as he is descended from a family of alley-cats, which didn't appeal to him. Kozmik Kat could possibly be a reference to Streaky the Supercat.
Gower Goose is a cowardly goose and a heavy drinker. Although not tough on the side of action, he feels better suited to doing odd jobs for his friends, such as cleaning the dishes and mopping the floor. A good friend of X-Ray Boy, Gower Goose has also had a crush on Mooncat, a member of Tomb Team. Outside his megahero image, Gower Goose is a radio presenter for his own radio station, WUCK (Named after his catchphrase). Gower Goose looks very similar in appearance to Howard the Duck.
[edit] Teen Idols
As the X-Thems are a parody of X-Men, the Teen Idols are a parody of Teen Titans. Little is known about their background, except that they operate in Novi, Michigan, and reports say that they have recently disappeared.
[edit] Other Heroes of the Fiascoverse
The "Bizzare Heroes" as they have been called since their debut are the other minor heroes of the Fiascoverse, but all of them seem to operate within Michigan. These are:
[edit] Anti-Matter Woman
Anti-Matter Woman (Andrea Revell) is another superheroine in Megatropolis. Originally called Negative Woman, the name was altered in order not to be confused with Negative Woman of DC Comics' Doom Patrol.
[edit] Captain Keystone
Little is known about Captain Keystone, but he is known to be an elder superhero of Megatropolis. He is a tutor to all superheroes in Michigan, and his powers are unknown. The idea of a superhero mentor could possibly refer to Captain Atlantis (sometimes Captain Newfoundland), a Canadian hero who tutored other heroes such as Captain Canada.
[edit] Earth Mother
Formerly "See-Thru Girl", Earth Mother is a superheroine in Megatropolis who is often accompanied by Miss Megaton Man. In reality, she is Stella Starlight, wife to Megaton Man. The change of name was because the original was too risqué.
[edit] The Meddler
Little is known about this bandaged mummy-style vigilante save that he is a living corpse.He has had a relationship with the Phantom Jungle Girl.
[edit] Pteranoman
An anthropomorhic Pterosaur, Pteranoman is basically a human dinosaur, but had his own comic series prior to being amalgamated into Megaton Mans' fiascoverse.
[edit] The Slick
A young vigilante armed with a gun that shoots an adhesive substance.Seems similar to Spider-Man.
[edit] Foes of Megaton Man
[edit] The Kickstand Kid
The first villain Megaton Man encountered after changing from Megaton Lad, The Kickstand Kid was a young boy in an enormous robotic body with guns built into almost every part of the machine. As bullets have no effect on Megaton Man, The Kickstand Kid was easily defeated. He seems to bear some resemblance to Gizmo (comics) of the Teen Titans.
[edit] Dr. Software
A foe of the now-disbanded Megatropolis Quartet, Dr. Software plagued Megaton Man frequently, and still does following the disbanding of his rivals' "megahero" team. Dr. Software was also responsible for the capture and holding to ransom of a newspaper journalist, Pamela Jointly (a possible reference to Lois Lane).
[edit] Bad Guy & Bulky Guy
Two clumsy cousins, Bad Guy and Bulky Guy are both behemoths residing in Megatropolis, who cause as much havoc as possible for the various incarnations of Megaton Man. They have frequently been defeated by not only Megaton Man, but Golden Age Megaton Man, Miss Megaton Man and Anti-Matter Woman.
[edit] Irving the Living Cactus
Not a foe of Megaton Man himself, but an enemy of Yarn Man. Irving is able to use his spikes to pin himself to Yarn Man and slowly rip his fibre-body apart. He was supposedly killed by an electric shock from X-Ray Boy in a ghost-town west of Detroit, Michigan, but was merely dehydrated. When he was thrown into a river filled with chemically-polluted water, Irving was resurrected in a new anthropomorphic form, and has sworn revenge against the VW Gang.
[edit] The Tomb Team
A team of supernatural entities residing in the catacombs of Ypsilanti Cemetery in Michigan, the Tomb Team can all only speak German, and are led by Megaton Mans' 1980's sidekick, Preston Percy. The Tomb Team are supposedly killed after a battle with Megaton Man, Yarn Man and Cowboy Gorilla while en route to Detroit, Michigan, but interference by Count Dracula has led to the revival of the Frankenstein creations and revival attempts are being made on Dracula's Daughter.
Members of the Tomb Team include:
- Forbidden Frankenstein - A purple behemoth who previously battled solo with Megaton Man.
- The Bride of Frankenstein - Beautiful wife of the above, who can speak English as well as German.
- Dracula's Daughter - Green-skinned daughter of Dracula, who is somehow able to move about in daylight. Since the Draculas' emigrated to Cleveland from Transylvania, Draculas' Daughter has consantly pestered her father, and it is her vampire bite that places Cowboy Gorilla out of action for a time.
- An unnamed Werewolf (Deceased)
- The Mooncat - A spoilt nurse who became a demoness after giving a bad image to The Phantom Jungle Girl in a brief superhero gig.
