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Radioactive Man

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Revision as of 18:32, July 14, 2012 by Kingcjc (talk | contribs) (Fictional history)


For other uses, see Radioactive Man (disambiguation).
Radioactvie Man
Radioactive Man.png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Fictional
Occupation: Super hero
First appearance: "Bart the Genius"
Voiced by: Harry Shearer


Radioactive Man is a comic book superhero who acquired his powers after surviving an atomic bomb explosion. His sidekick is Fallout Boy, and his catchphrase is "Up and atom!"


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 stared 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 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]

In the 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.

Fictional history

Although it varies slightly in different comics, when 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.

Comic bibliography

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Radioactive Man
  • Radioactive Man #1
  • Radioactive Man #7
  • Radioactive Man #72

Behind the laughter

  • There is a Marvel Comics villain named Radioactive Man; he is unrelated to The Simpsons character.

Appearances

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References

The Saga of Carl - title screen.png Wikisimpsons has a collection of images related to Radioactive Man.
  1. "Three Men and a Comic Book"
  2. Radioactive Man #412

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