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{{Magazine
 
{{Magazine
 
|name= Radioactive Man
 
|name= Radioactive Man
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|image= [[File:Radioactive Man Created, a Hero!.png|250px]]
 
|genre= Superhero
 
|genre= Superhero
|appearance= "[[The Telltale Head]]"
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|appearance= "[[Bart the Genius]]"
 
}}
 
}}
  
'''''Radioactive Man''''' is a long running comic book series based on the popular super hero of the {{ch|Radioactive Man|same name}}. The first issue was published in November 1952.
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'''''Radioactive Man''''' is a long running comic book series based on the popular super hero of the {{Ch|Radioactive Man|same name}}. The first issue was published in November 1952. It was created by [[Morty Mann]], and then the ownership of the comic was handed over to [[Arnold Leach]] and [[Boffo Comics]], but was later handed back over to Mann.
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== Publication history ==
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''Radioactive Man'' was created by [[Morty Mann]] in 1952. However, in the 1940s, there was a precursor to Radioactive Man called "Radio Man". However, Radio Man never starred in a radio show.
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In the 1950s, ''{{ap|Radioactive Man|TV series}}'' was made, starring [[Dirk Richter]] and [[Buddy Hodges]]. The 1967 ''Radioactive Man'' show and the movie that was spun-off from it is less fondly remembered though.
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Radioactive Man starred in Civil Defense shorts such as ''Duck and Cover with Radioactive Man'' and ''Radioactive Man and Dad Build a Fallout Shelter''.
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In the 1960s, Radioactive Man starred in a musical ''You're a Swell Guy, Radioactive Man''. The musical closed on opening night.
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In the 1970s, Radioactive Man teamed up with [[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]] in ''Radioactive Man and His Buddies''. The show now has a cult following, but it was criticized for having violent content and schmaltzy sermonizing.
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At some point, ''{{ap|Radioactive Man|film}}'' the movie was being made in [[Springfield]], starring [[Rainier Wolfcastle]] as Radioactive Man and [[Milhouse Van Houten]] as Fallout Boy.<ref>''{{ap|Radioactive Man|Radioactive Man: The Official Movie Adaptation}}''</ref>
  
 
== Issues ==
 
== Issues ==
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{{Incomplete}}
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{{Table|
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{{TH|Image}}
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{{TH|Issue #}}
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{{TH|Episode}}
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{{TH|Notes}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man Created, a Hero!.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|{{ap|Radioactive Man 1|in-show|1}}}}
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{{TB|"[[Three Men and a Comic Book]]"}}
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{{TB|Origin story. First appearance of {{Ch|Radioactive Man}}}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man 1 (101 Mitigations).png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|{{ap|Radioactive Man 1|in-show|1}}}}
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{{TB|"[[101 Mitigations]]"}}
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{{TB|Origin story. First appearance of {{Ch|Radioactive Man}}}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man No. 8.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|8}}
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{{TB|"[[Postcards from the Wedge]]"}}
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{{TB|Sponsored by [[Duff Beer]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man 9.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Radioactive Man 9|9]]}}
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{{TB|"[[Three Men and a Comic Book]]"}}
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{{TB|Introduction of [[Fallout Boy]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man Introducing Neutrino.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Radioactive Man: Introducing Neutrino!|23]]}}
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{{TB| "[[Treehouse of Horror XXIX]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Radioactive Man: Introducing Neutrino!]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive 27.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Radioactive Man 27|27]]}}
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{{TB|"[[Three Men and a Comic Book]]"}}
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{{TB|Radioactive Man's first fight with [[Dr. Crab]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man Side-By-Side With Pele.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Radioactive Man Side-By-Side With Pelé|67]]}}
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{{TB|"[[Marge's Son Poisoning]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Radioactive Man Side-By-Side With Pelé|Radioactive Man Side-By-Side With]] [[Pelé]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man 72.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Radioactive Man 72|72]]}}
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{{TB|"[[Three Men and a Comic Book]]"}}
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{{TB|Radioactive Man marries [[Larva Girl]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive 100.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|100}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXIII]]"}}
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{{TB|Radioactive Man vs [[Libby]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:The Death of Radioactive Man.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|[[The Death of Radioactive Man|900]]}}
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{{TB|"[[Married to the Blob]]"}}
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{{TB|[[The Death of Radioactive Man]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man 1000.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|1000}}
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{{TB|"[[Worst Episode Ever]]"}}
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{{TB|Special 1,000th Issue}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man New 1.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|New #1}}
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{{TB|"[[Married to the Blob]]"}}
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{{TB|New Radioactive Man #1, revived after his death in #900}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man (Bart the Genius).png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TB|"[[Bart the Genius]]"}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man (The Telltale Head).png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TB|"[[The Telltale Head]]"}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TBT|[[File:My Enemy Myself.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TB|"[[Like Father, Like Clown]]"}}
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{{TB|[[My Enemy Myself]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man vs. Swamp Hag.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TB|"[[Bart's Friend Falls in Love]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Radioactive Man vs. Swamp Hag]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man (The Front).png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TB|"[[The Front]]"}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TBT|[[File:No image.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TB|"[[On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister]]"}}
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{{TB|Radioactive No More}}
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{{TBT|}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TB|"[[Beware My Cheating Bart]]"}}
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{{TB|Radioactive Man and Libby: The First Forest Defenders}}
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{{TBT|}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TB|"[[Beware My Cheating Bart]]"}}
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{{TB|Radioactive Man Created a Hero}}
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{{TBT|[[File:RMvsMuhammedAli.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TB|"[[All About Lisa]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Radioactive Man vs. Muhammad Ali]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:RMKansasCityRoyals.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TB|"[[All About Lisa]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Radioactive Man Meets The Kansas City Royals]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:RMvsRestlessLegSyndrome.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TB|"[[All About Lisa]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Radioactive Man vs. Restless Leg Syndrome]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man Global Warming Issue.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TB|"[[The Scorpion's Tale]]"}}
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{{TB|Radioactive Man Global Warming Issue}}
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}}
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=== Collections ===
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{{Table|
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{{TH|Image}}
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{{TH|Volume #}}
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{{TH|Episode}}
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{{TH|Notes}}
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{{TBT|[[File:The Radioactive Man Collection Volume I.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|[[The Radioactive Man Collection|I]]}}
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{{TB|"[[The Canine Mutiny]]"}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TBT|[[File:The Radioactive Man Collection Volume II.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|II}}
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{{TB|"[[The Canine Mutiny]]"}}
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{{TB|}}
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}}
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=== Non-canon ===
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{{Noncanoncomic|section}}
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The following issues have only appeared in non-canon media.
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{{Table|
 
{{TH|Image}}
 
{{TH|Image}}
 
{{TH|Issue #}}
 
{{TH|Issue #}}
{{TH|Release date}}
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{{TH|Episode/Comic}}
 
{{TH|Notes}}
 
{{TH|Notes}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man 1 (Radioactive Man- The Official Movie Adaptation).png|200px]]}}
{{TRs|1}}
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{{TB|{{ap|Radioactive Man 1|in-show|1}}}}
{{TB|November 1952}}
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{{TB|''{{ap|Radioactive Man|Radioactive Man: The Official Movie Adaptation}}''}}
{{TB|Origin story. First appearance of {{ch|Radioactive Man}}}}
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{{TB|Origin story. First appearance of {{Ch|Radioactive Man}}}}
{{TRsT|}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man 50.png|200px]]}}
{{TRs|9}}
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{{TB|50}}
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{{TB|''{{ap|Radioactive Man|Radioactive Man: The Official Movie Adaptation}}''}}
 
{{TB|}}
 
{{TB|}}
{{TB|Introduction of [[Fallout Boy]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man 93.png|200px]]}}
{{TRsT|}}
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{{TB|93}}
{{TRs|27}}
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{{TB|''{{ap|Radioactive Man|Radioactive Man: The Official Movie Adaptation}}''}}
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{{TB|Featuring [[Thor]].}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man Gala 100th Issue.jpg|200px]]}}
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{{TB|100}}
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{{TB|''[[Radioactive Man 100]]''}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TBT|}}
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{{TB|157}}
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{{TB|}}
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{{TB|Radioactive Man fails to prevent [[World War III]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Lo, There Shall Come... A Bartman!!.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|456}}
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{{TB|''[[Lo, There Shall Come... A Bartman!!]]''}}
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{{TB|Be My Sidekick Betrayed!}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Redundant Radioactive Man.jpg|200px]]}}
 
{{TB|}}
 
{{TB|}}
{{TB|Radioactive Man's first fight with [[Dr. Crab]]}}
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{{TB|[[When Bongos Collide!]]}}
{{TRsT|}}
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{{TB|Radioactive Man briefly leaves the Superior Squadron to save Fallout Boy, who is on death row due to [[Dodd Runtledge|Dodd]].}}
{{TRs|72}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man's Nuclear Winter Wonderland - Absolute Zero.png|200px]]}}
 
{{TB|}}
 
{{TB|}}
{{TB|Radioactive Man marries [[Larva Girl]]}}
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{{TB|''[[Waitresses in the Sky]]''}}
{{TRsT|[[File:RMvsMuhammedAli.jpg|100px]]}}
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{{TB|Radioactive Man's Nuclear Winter Wonderland - Absolute Zero}}
{{TRs|}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man Meets Captain Code.png|200px]]}}
 
{{TB|}}
 
{{TB|}}
{{TB|Radioactive Man vs. Muhammed Ali}}
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{{TB| ''[[For a Limited Time Only]]''}}
{{TRsT|[[File:RMKansasCityRoyals.jpg|100px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Radioactive Man Meets Captain Code]]}}
{{TRs|}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Radioactive Man (Simpsons Mania).jpg|200px]]}}
 
{{TB|}}
 
{{TB|}}
{{TB|Radioactive Man meets the Kansas City Royals}}
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{{TB|{{ap|Simpsons Mania!|Inkworks}}}}
{{TRsT|[[File:RMvsRestlessLegSyndrome.jpg|100px]]}}
 
{{TRs|}}
 
 
{{TB|}}
 
{{TB|}}
{{TB|Radioactive Man vs. Restless Leg Syndrome}}
 
 
}}
 
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== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
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{{Incomplete}}
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{{Scroll|
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*{{ep|Bart the Genius}}
 
*{{ep|The Telltale Head}}
 
*{{ep|The Telltale Head}}
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*{{ep|Homer's Night Out}}
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*{{ep|Dead Putting Society}}
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*{{ep|Old Money|(mentioned)}}
 
*{{ep|Three Men and a Comic Book}}
 
*{{ep|Three Men and a Comic Book}}
*{{ep|Old Money}}
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*{{ep|Bart the Murderer}}
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*{{ep|Like Father, Like Clown}}
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*{{ep|Bart's Friend Falls in Love}}
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*{{ep|The Front}}
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*{{ep|Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood}}
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*{{ep|Fear of Flying}}
 
*{{ep|Radioactive Man}}
 
*{{ep|Radioactive Man}}
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*{{ep|22 Short Films About Springfield}}
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*{{ep|Worst Episode Ever}}
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*{{ep|Fat Man and Little Boy}}
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*{{ep|On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister}}
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*{{ep|You Kent Always Say What You Want}}
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*{{ep|Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind}}
 
*{{ep|All About Lisa}}
 
*{{ep|All About Lisa}}
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*{{ep|The Scorpion's Tale}}
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*{{ep|Postcards from the Wedge}}
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*{{ep|The Daughter Also Rises}}
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*{{ep|Beware My Cheating Bart}}
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*{{ep|Lisa Goes Gaga}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXIII}}
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*{{ep|Married to the Blob}}
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*{{ep|Blazed and Confused}}
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*{{ep|I Won't Be Home for Christmas}}
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*{{ep|Springfield Splendor}}
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*{{ep|D'oh Canada}}
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*{{ep|Woo-Hoo Dunnit?}}
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*{{ep|101 Mitigations}}
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*{{spec|Deep, Deep Trouble}}
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*{{bon|Lo, There Shall Come... A Bartman!!}}
 
*{{bon|When Bongos Collide!}}
 
*{{bon|When Bongos Collide!}}
*{{bon|Simpson/Sideshow Sibling Smackdown}}
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*{{bon|The Final Collision}}
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*{{bon|...If Homer Simpson Invented Golf!}}
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*{{bon|Simpson Sideshow Sibling Smackdown}}
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*{{bon|Cyrano de Bart|(mentioned)}}
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*{{bon|Handy Pop Culture Quotes for All Occasions!}}
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*{{bon|Comic Book Guy's Best Costumes Ever - Part 1|(costume)}}
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*{{game|The Simpsons Road Rage|(pictures)}}
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*{{game|The Simpsons Skateboarding}}
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*{{game|The Simpsons: Hit & Run|(pictures)}}
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*{{merch|Simpsons Mania! (Inkworks)|pipe=yes|3=Simpsons Mania!}}
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}}
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
  
{{Radioactive Man}}
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{{Radioactive Man|comics=yes}}
{{Comic books}}
 

Latest revision as of 15:59, October 24, 2024

For the real-world comic book series, see Radioactive Man (comic book series).
Radioactive Man
Radioactive Man Created, a Hero!.png
Magazine Information
Genre: Superhero
First appearance: "Bart the Genius"

Radioactive Man is a long running comic book series based on the popular super hero of the same name. The first issue was published in November 1952. It was created by Morty Mann, and then the ownership of the comic was handed over to Arnold Leach and Boffo Comics, but was later handed back over to Mann.

Publication history[edit]

Radioactive Man was created by Morty Mann in 1952. However, in the 1940s, there was a precursor to Radioactive Man called "Radio Man". However, Radio Man never starred in a radio show.

In the 1950s, Radioactive Man was made, starring Dirk Richter and Buddy Hodges. The 1967 Radioactive Man show and the movie that was spun-off from it is less fondly remembered though.

Radioactive Man starred in Civil Defense shorts such as Duck and Cover with Radioactive Man and Radioactive Man and Dad Build a Fallout Shelter.

In the 1960s, Radioactive Man starred in a musical You're a Swell Guy, Radioactive Man. The musical closed on opening night.

In the 1970s, Radioactive Man teamed up with Itchy and Scratchy in Radioactive Man and His Buddies. The show now has a cult following, but it was criticized for having violent content and schmaltzy sermonizing.

At some point, Radioactive Man the movie was being made in Springfield, starring Rainier Wolfcastle as Radioactive Man and Milhouse Van Houten as Fallout Boy.[1]

Issues[edit]

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Please improve the article, or discuss the issue on the talk page.

Image Issue # Episode Notes
Radioactive Man Created, a Hero!.png 1 "Three Men and a Comic Book" Origin story. First appearance of Radioactive Man
Radioactive Man 1 (101 Mitigations).png 1 "101 Mitigations" Origin story. First appearance of Radioactive Man
Radioactive Man No. 8.png 8 "Postcards from the Wedge" Sponsored by Duff Beer
Radioactive Man 9.png 9 "Three Men and a Comic Book" Introduction of Fallout Boy
Radioactive Man Introducing Neutrino.png 23 "Treehouse of Horror XXIX" Radioactive Man: Introducing Neutrino!
Radioactive 27.png 27 "Three Men and a Comic Book" Radioactive Man's first fight with Dr. Crab
Radioactive Man Side-By-Side With Pele.png 67 "Marge's Son Poisoning" Radioactive Man Side-By-Side With Pelé
Radioactive Man 72.png 72 "Three Men and a Comic Book" Radioactive Man marries Larva Girl
Radioactive 100.png 100 "Treehouse of Horror XXIII" Radioactive Man vs Libby
The Death of Radioactive Man.png 900 "Married to the Blob" The Death of Radioactive Man
Radioactive Man 1000.png 1000 "Worst Episode Ever" Special 1,000th Issue
Radioactive Man New 1.png New #1 "Married to the Blob" New Radioactive Man #1, revived after his death in #900
Radioactive Man (Bart the Genius).png "Bart the Genius"
Radioactive Man (The Telltale Head).png "The Telltale Head"
My Enemy Myself.png "Like Father, Like Clown" My Enemy Myself
Radioactive Man vs. Swamp Hag.png "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" Radioactive Man vs. Swamp Hag
Radioactive Man (The Front).png "The Front"
No image.png "On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister" Radioactive No More
"Beware My Cheating Bart" Radioactive Man and Libby: The First Forest Defenders
"Beware My Cheating Bart" Radioactive Man Created a Hero
RMvsMuhammedAli.png "All About Lisa" Radioactive Man vs. Muhammad Ali
RMKansasCityRoyals.png "All About Lisa" Radioactive Man Meets The Kansas City Royals
RMvsRestlessLegSyndrome.png "All About Lisa" Radioactive Man vs. Restless Leg Syndrome
Radioactive Man Global Warming Issue.png "The Scorpion's Tale" Radioactive Man Global Warming Issue

Collections[edit]

Image Volume # Episode Notes
The Radioactive Man Collection Volume I.png I "The Canine Mutiny"
The Radioactive Man Collection Volume II.png II "The Canine Mutiny"

Non-canon[edit]

Bongo logo 2012.png The contents of this article are based on an issue of Simpsons Comics or another comic series and is considered to be non-canon and may not have actually happened/existed.

The reason behind this decision is: .

The following issues have only appeared in non-canon media.

Image Issue # Episode/Comic Notes
Radioactive Man 1 (Radioactive Man- The Official Movie Adaptation).png 1 Radioactive Man Origin story. First appearance of Radioactive Man
Radioactive Man 50.png 50 Radioactive Man
Radioactive Man 93.png 93 Radioactive Man Featuring Thor.
Radioactive Man Gala 100th Issue.jpg 100 Radioactive Man 100
157 Radioactive Man fails to prevent World War III
Lo, There Shall Come... A Bartman!!.png 456 Lo, There Shall Come... A Bartman!! Be My Sidekick Betrayed!
Redundant Radioactive Man.jpg When Bongos Collide! Radioactive Man briefly leaves the Superior Squadron to save Fallout Boy, who is on death row due to Dodd.
Radioactive Man's Nuclear Winter Wonderland - Absolute Zero.png Waitresses in the Sky Radioactive Man's Nuclear Winter Wonderland - Absolute Zero
Radioactive Man Meets Captain Code.png For a Limited Time Only Radioactive Man Meets Captain Code
Radioactive Man (Simpsons Mania).jpg Simpsons Mania!

Appearances[edit]

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Please improve the article, or discuss the issue on the talk page.

References[edit]