Mr. Fish
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Mr. Fish is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe who is an enemy of Luke Cage. He first appeared (and died) in Luke Cage, Power Man #29.
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[edit] Backstory
Initially, Luke Cage, Power Man # 29 was intended to continue a storyline from the twenty-eighth issue. The continuation of that story was running late. Because of these deadline considerations, the splash page admits, this fill-in story, "No One Laughs at Mr. Fish", was created to ensure # 29 hit the stands on schedule.
[edit] Character biography
Mr. Fish was once an ordinary human being, a petty crook who stumbled upon some stolen radioactive material while on a job. The exposure made him dizzy and caused him to fall into the East River. When he emerged, he had been mutated into an amphibious fish-man with enhanced strength.
He used these powers in an attempt to take over the Maggia, aided by a group of thugs and his second-in-command, a dwarf named "Shrike". This attempt was cut short by a battle with Luke Cage. Mr. Fish initially seemed to have the upper fin: his men over-powered Cage and Fish himself used a mysterious concussive ray gun to knock Cage out, taking him to a deserted construction site.
However, and despite Shrike's advice to finish Cage off before he awoke, Mr. Fish waited until Cage awoke so that he could recount his origin and master plan. Cage got his second wind and made short work of Fish's men.
In a desperate move, Fish rushed towards Cage with a steel girder; Cage dodged and Fish fell off the building, dying on impact.
[edit] No one laughs at Mr. Fish!
Mr. Fish's catch phrase, "No one laughs at Mr. Fish!" (rendered on the cover as "Nobody laughs at Mr. Fish!"), is somewhat ironic because, like many oddball characters, he is a subject of some derision in comics fandom. [1]
[edit] See also
- Mr. Fish is also an editorial cartoonist in Los Angeles, California. He draws for the L.A. Weekly, MSNBC, Truthdig and Harper's Magazine.
- Mr. Fish, a band from Overland Park, Kansas
