Frog-Man

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about the Marvel superhero Eugene Patilio. For the other Marvel supervillains, see Leap-Frog (comics) and Frog-Man (Ani-Men).

for general use of the term see frogman.

Publication information
The Fabulous Frog-Man
If this infobox is not supposed to have an image, please add "\|noimage=yes".
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel Team-Up #131 (September, 1982)
Created by	J. M. DeMatteis Kerry Gammill Mike Esposito
In story information
Alter ego	Eugene Paul Patilio
Team affiliations	Action Pack Misfits
Notable aliases	Eugene Colorito, Frogicus Mega-Foolicus, Kermit, Frog-Man Jr.
Abilities	Frog-Man suit grants: Superhuman leaping ability, Ability to bounce off of objects

Frog-Man (Eugene Patilio) is a minor comedic superhero created by writer J. M. DeMatteis and artist Kerry Gammill for Marvel Comics. His first appearance was in Marvel Team-Up #131.

1 Fictional character biography
- 1.1 The Initiative
2 Powers and abilities
3 In other media
- 3.1 Television
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Fictional character biography

Eugene Patillo was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Vincent Patillo, the minor Daredevil supervillain Leap-Frog. After several defeats by Daredevil, Iron Man, and Spider-Man, which eventually landed him in jail, Vincent had decided to retire and go straight.

His son, Eugene, donned his father's costume as Fabulous Frog-Man in an attempt to be a crime-fighter to clear his father's name. However, his crime-fighting career became essentially a joke. His two major enemy villains are the White Rabbit, a villainess inspired by the Alice in Wonderland character, and the Walrus, a dimwitted character who essentially had the proportionate abilities of a walrus (tough skin and super-strength, though well below Spider-Man's class).

Frog-Man had a tendency to capture villains simply by dumb luck. Eugene's inability to fully pilot his automated Frog-Man costume caused him to wildly bounce around, scoring sure wins against villains by crashing into them. This questionable method of fighting supervillains accounts for his luck in dealing with the Yellow Claw and Speed Demon. (It should be noted that Captain America assisted in the battle against the Claw.) Both villains were later contacted by the White Rabbit with proposals for an alliance against him. She later complained to Walrus that both men laughed her off as soon as they heard her codename.

He also participated, along with Spider-Kid and The Toad, in a short-lived super-team called the Misfits.

Vincent Patilio was very proud of his son, yet at the same time very worried about him risking his life. He even prevented his son from joining the Defenders. Considering his son's luck, Vincent shouldn't have to worry too much about anything too bad.

[edit] The Initiative

Eugene Patilio's Frog-Man was later recruited by the government as part of the Fifty-State-Initiative program, as a member of the Kentucky based team, Action Pack.^[1]

[edit] Powers and abilities

Frog-Man's suit contains electrical coils on the soles of its flippers which allows him to leap great distances. The boots' power source is worn on his back like a back pack. In addition, internal padding of the suit enables Frog-man to bounce off objects with little danger.

[edit] In other media

[edit] Television

Frog-Man made a brief appearance in Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes episode "The Cure", where, after the Thing was "cured" of his condition, he was a potential recruit as a new member of the Fantastic Four; Frog-Man was rejected after accidentally bashing his own head off the ceiling during his audition for the team.^[2]