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'''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!"
 
'''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!"
  
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== History ==
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== Publication and media history ==
 
[[File:Radioactive Man TV series.jpg|thumb|left|225px|Radioactive Man with Fallout Boy in the 1970's television series.]]
 
[[File:Radioactive Man TV series.jpg|thumb|left|225px|Radioactive Man with Fallout Boy in the 1970's television series.]]
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Radioactive Man has been portrayed in many media since his debut in "Radioactive Man" #1 in 1952. In addition to comic books, he was featured in at least one 1940s or 1950s era black-and-white serial, sponsored by [[Laramie Cigarettes]]. The serials featured fictional actor Dirk Richter (a parody of [[Adam West]] and George Reeves) as Radioactive Man, and [[Buddy Hodges]] played Fallout Boy. Richter, reportedly born in 1922 (he was said to be 73 years old (and dead) in 1995), was apparently shot to death in a bordello sometime in the 1960s<ref>Mentioned in ''The Simpsons'' episode "[[Three Men and a Comic Book]]".</ref> (a reference to the mysterious death of George Reeves, the first actor to portray Superman on television, but could also be a reference to the homicidal beating of [[wikipedia:Bob Crane|Bob Crane]], a noted womanizer). Sometime in the 1980s [[Troy McClure]] portrayed Radioactive Man in a ''Radioactive Man'' movie trilogy. ''Radioactive Man III'' featured Krusty the Clown as the presumably main villain Krusto the Evil Clown (a parody of the Joker) and featured Buddy Hodges as Fallout Boy's great grandfather.<ref>Advertised on the back cover of ''Radioactive Man'' #412.</ref> The trilogy consisted of:
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Radioactive Man made his début in "Radioactive Man" #1 in 1952 and alongside comic books, he stared in a [[Radioactive Man (serial)|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. <ref>"[[Three Men and a Comic Book]]"</ref>
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In the 1980s, [[Troy McClure]] starred as Radioactive Man in a film trilogy, consisting of:
 
* "Radioactive Man"
 
* "Radioactive Man"
 
* "Radioactive Man II: Bring On The Sequel"
 
* "Radioactive Man II: Bring On The Sequel"
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* "Radioactive Man III: Oh God, Not Again"
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* "Radioactive Man III:Oh God, Not Again"
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''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.<ref>''Radioactive Man'' #412</ref>
  
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In 1995, 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. [[Bart Simpson]], a huge Radioactive Man fan, tried out for the part, but it went to his pal, [[Milhouse Van Houten]] due to Bart being an inch too short. The origin of Fallout Boy was changed for the movie: Rod Runtledge acquires superpowers after getting run over by an x-ray truck and blasted in the face by the x-ray machine it was transporting. Still trapped under the truck, he meets Radioactive Man when the superhero arrives on the scene to lift it off him. [[Krusty the Clown]] was cast as villains Dr. Clownius and Silly Sailor. Wolfcastle is incapable of saying the "Up and Atom!" catchphrase correctly; it always comes out as "Up and at them," rendered as "Up and at zem," on account of Wolfcastle's 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, with predictably miserable results. The unfinished project was presumably shelved. There was also a campy early 1970s TV series suspiciously resembling the ''Batman'' TV series, and boasted the appearance of an extremely flamboyant supervillain called "The Scoutmaster", who resembled Paul Lynde.
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In the seventies, a [[Radioactive Man (TV series)|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]].
  
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A knock-off of Radioactive Man exists. This comic book character is known as "[[Radiation Dude]]". Instead of using Radioactive Man's clever catchphrase "up and atom!" he just says "up and let's go."
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==Fictional history==
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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.
  
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== Powers and Abilities ==
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Radioactive Man first met [[Fallout Boy]] in [[Radioactive Man 9|issue #9]].
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Very few references to Radioactive Man's actual super powers have been made. As a result, the extent of his powers are not known. It can be inferred that Radioactive Man has some level of superhuman strength and invulnerability. In one Simpson episode, Bart shows Lisa a comic where Radioactive Man is seen throwing a villain into the sun and quipping, 'Hot enough for you?'. In the planned Radioactive Man movie, a stunt was filmed in which he easily lifts a car off Fallout Boy.
 
  
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In [[Radioactive Man 72|Radioactive Man #72]], he marries one of his enemies, [[Larva Girl]]. However, this story is just an imaginary tale.
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=== Bongo Comic ===
 
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Radioactive Man appeared in a real comic book intermittently published by [[Bongo Comics]], which has also published, since 1994, a number of comics featuring [[Bart Simpson]], the Simpson family, and other characters from the television show.
 
  
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Issue #1 of the Bongo comic differs from ''RM'' #1 as seen in ''Simpsons'' episode "[[Three Men and a Comic Book]]". While featuring a similar scenario and accident (Claude getting his trousers caught on barbed wire just before a mega-bomb explodes), the Bongo series' Claude was not wearing tattered clothes. In the books, Claude's survival is due in part to a large thunderbolt shaped chunk of metal being attached to his head. Throughout the book series the shard of metal was always attempted to be removed, but each attempt has nasty consequences which results in it being put back in his scalp again.
 
  
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Maintaining the satirical standards of the television show, these comics often parody genre comic books, and the reader can follow the evolution of Radioactive Man from a 1950s irradiated hero through the politically reactionary or radical years of the 1960s and 1970s, and the dark, troubled years of the 1980s and 1990s comic book hero. Indeed, one comic displays a startling similarity to Alan Moore's Watchmen, with Radioactive Man taking the part of state-supported hero Doctor Manhattan. The comics are published as if they were the actual ''Simpsons'' universe's Radioactive Man comics; a "1970s"-published comic features a letter written by a ten-year-old [[Marge Simpson|Marge Bouvier]], for instance.
 
  
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Within the Bongo Comics, Radioactive Man is secretly Claude Kane III, a millionaire playboy whose personality was well-intentioned, but bumbling and not overly bright. In addition (which became a recurring storyline element), Claude's personality was permanently stuck in a conservative 1950s outlook on everything, no matter what the time era in question was. A running gag is that in order to preserve his secret identity, Claude is constantly wearing various types of hats, in order to conceal the lightning bolt-shaped shrapnel sticking out of his head.
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== Comic bibliography ==
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* [[Radioactive Man 1]]
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* [[Radioactive Man 7]]
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* [[Radioactive Man 72]]
  
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== Trivia ==
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== Behind the laughter ==
 
*There is a Marvel Comics villain named Radioactive Man; he is unrelated to the Simpsons character.
 
*There is a Marvel Comics villain named Radioactive Man; he is unrelated to the Simpsons character.
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*Radioactive Man made an appearance in ''Bartman Meets Radioactive Man'', a Nintendo Entertainment System video game.
 
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*His archenemy is Dr. Crab, who originally looked like the Captain Marvel villain Dr. Sivana, but then mutated into a humanoid crab. He is very much like most stereotypical mad scientist villains, even speaking in a German accent.
 
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:''See [[Radioactive Man (Bongo)]] for the real world releases''
 
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==

Revision as of 18:51, July 14, 2012

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
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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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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

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  1. ↑ "Three Men and a Comic Book"
  2. ↑ Radioactive Man #412

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