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For other uses, see Radioactive Man (disambiguation).

"Up and Atom!"

―Radioactive Man's catchphrase^[src]

Radioactive Man is a comic book superhero who acquired his powers after surviving an atomic bomb explosion. His sidekick is Fallout Boy.

Publication and media history

File:Radioactive Man TV series.jpg

Radioactive Man with Fallout Boy in the 1970's television series.

Radioactive Man made his début in Radioactive Man #1 in 1952 and alongside comic books, he starred in a black-and-white serial sponsored by Laramie Cigarettes. The serials featured Dirk Richter as Radioactive Man and Buddy Hodges as Fallout Boy. Richter was later killed in a bordello.^[1]

In the sixties and seventies, a TV series based on Radioactive Man was shown, notable for being more camp than previous portrayals. It also starred Dirk Richter. One of the villains in this series was The Scoutmaster. A film based on it was released in 1967.

In the 1980s, Troy McClure starred as Radioactive Man in a film trilogy, consisting of:

Radioactive Man
Radioactive Man II: Bring On The Sequel
Radioactive Man III: Oh God, Not Again

Radioactive Man III starred Krusty the Clown as the main villain Krusto the Evil Clown and original Fallout Boy, Buddy Hodges as Fallout Boy's great grandfather.^[2]

A Hollywood studio attempted to film a Radioactive Man movie in Springfield. The movie starred Rainier Wolfcastle as Radioactive Man. The role of Fallout Boy was cast from local children. It went to Milhouse Van Houten. Krusty the Clown was cast as villains Dr. Clownius and Silly Sailor. Wolfcastle was incapable of saying the "Up and Atom!" catchphrase correctly, pronouncing it "Up and at zem," on account of his German accent. The movie was never completed due to budget overruns caused by constant price-gouging by Springfield vendors, and Milhouse snapping from the pressure of the role, and refusing to continue to portray Fallout Boy - former child actor Mickey Rooney attempted to take over the role, but the film was shelved.^[3]

Fictional history

Although it varies slightly in different comics, when millionaire layabout playboy Claude Kane III was caught up in a nuclear explosion, he gained super powers and became Radioactive Man. The explosion lodged a lightning bolt-shaped piece of metal in his head, which helped him survive.

Radioactive Man first met Fallout Boy in issue #9.

In Radioactive Man #72, he marries one of his enemies, Larva Girl. However, this story is just an imaginary tale. Radioactive Man died at the hands of The Fossil Fuel Four, but got rebooted in a new issue.

Comic bibliography

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Radioactive Man

Radioactive Man #1
Radioactive Man #7
Radioactive Man #72
Radioactive Man meets the Kansas City Royals
Radioactive Man vs. Muhammed Ali
Radioactive Man vs. Restless Leg Syndrome

Behind the Laughter

There is a Marvel Comics villain who temporarily became a hero named Radioactive Man; he is unrelated to The Simpsons character.

Appearances

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Episode – "Bart the Genius"
Episode – "Three Men and a Comic Book"
Episode – "Radioactive Man"
Episode – "Treehouse of Horror X" (costume)
Episode – "Marge's Son Poisoning"
Episode – "Homer's Paternity Coot"
Episode – "Beware My Cheating Bart" (figurine)
Episode – "Lisa Goes Gaga" (comic)
Episode – "Steal This Episode"
Episode – "Married to the Blob"
Comic story – Lo, There Shall Come... A Bartman!! (comic)
Comic story – Bart Simpson's Creepy Crawly Tales: "The Collector" (mentioned)
Comic story – The Molten Menace of Magmo, the Lava Man
Comic story – See No Evil, Hear No Evil!
Comic story – Dark Radioactive Man!
Comic story – When Bongos Collide! (mentioned)
Comic story – The Final Collision
Comic story – The Origin Of Glowy The Radioactive Dog
Comic story – Radioactive Homer (An amnesia stricken Homer believes himself to be Radioactive Man)
Comic story – The Heroic Life and Mortifying Death of Radioactive Man: Chapter I
Comic story – Simpson/Sideshow Sibling Smackdown (comic)
Comic story – Day of the Nerd
Comic story – Let's see it again! The Origin of Radioactive Man
Comic story – Prize Possession (action figure)
Comic story – Cyrano de Bart (T-shirt)
Comic story – Comic Fan No More
Comic story – Clip Clip Hooray!
Comic story – Handy Pop Culture Quotes For All Occasions! (comic)
Comic story – The Radioactive Manqués!
Book – The Bart Book
Book – Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture
Book – The Marge Book (Pez dispenser)
Video game – The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man
Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out (billboard, ride)

References

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[1] "Three Men and a Comic Book"

[2] Radioactive Man #412

[3] "Radioactive Man"

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