Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2016/12/27/weirdest-comic-book-superheroe.html
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I do indeed remember Nature Boy comic books.
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No kidding. I wonder if Ben Edlund meant Arthur as an homage.
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I could see that.
Most of these aren’t much weirder than the brand-name heroes.
i mean, isn’t Zippo just another Flash? Isn’t Mothman a lot like Hawkman? What about Catman and Batman?
The only reason one sounds weird and the other not is that we’re familiar with some names but not others, IMO.
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Did Rainbow Bow grow up to become Captain Sunshine?
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By day Glenn or Glenda.
This one does really sound like a lot of fun.
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Well, this certainly must be the pinnacle of swashbuckling derring-do for the time…
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He seems to have been the first airbender.
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The concepts might not have caught on, but I like a lot of the artwork.
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Sure, the Zippo is like The Flash–except he zips around on ROLLER SKATES! Mothman is a lot like Hawkman? Hawks are fierce, majestic, killer hunters. Moths flit around lightbulbs and eat holes in sweaters. Batman vs. Catman. Bats are scary. Do you see a guy dressed as an orange kitty with bare legs striking fear into the hearts of men?
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They don’t have Herbie, the Fat Fury?
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Bigby had more success when he later switched from comic books to D&D.
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Moths don’t eat sweaters: most of them don’t eat anything at all, but only drink to replenish fluids. It’s their larvae that eat holes in your woollens. So Mothman is probably a heavy drinker.
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I swear I read Mature Boy_
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Meanwhile in Brazil
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Can I get his number?
Asking for a friend.
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I trust Brother Power The Geek is included.
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