Mr. Fish
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| Mr. Fish | |
 The Deadly Mr. Fish |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Luke Cage, Powerman #29 (April, 1975) |
| Created by | Bill Mantlo George Tuska |
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| Alter ego | unrevealed |
| Team affiliations | Maggia |
| Abilities | Amphibious physiology, enhanced strength |
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] Fictional 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, seemingly dying on impact.
Later, in Daughters of the Dragon#4, it seemed that Mr. Fish had survived his presumed death, visited an exotic nightclub with the Walrus and were entertained by a fat dancer. However, the Spider-Man: Back in Black Handbook identified this character as the original Mr. Fish's brother.
[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] His full quote was: "There is nothing funny about it at all, Shrike ! Mr. Cage and I would have had to have met eventually ! And in case you also see some humor in your situation, Mr. Cage -- allow me to point out to you -- that no one laughs at Mr. Fish !"
[edit] See also
- Mr. Fish is the pen name of Dwayne Booth, an editorial cartoonist in Los Angeles, California. He draws for the L.A. Weekly, MSNBC, Truthdig and Harper's Magazine.
- Mr. Fish, an eclectic rock oriented band from Overland Park, Kansas
