Naming comic characters on sight...

[Purple]

Why that's John Glover! A fictionalized version of that really charming actor perhaps best known as Donald Clamp in Ghostbusters 2, in the world of comics he ran into Stan Lee and had a conversation that lead to him trying to adapt his name into a very literal supervillain gimmick.

Anyone recognize this guy though?

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Forgetful Man. The S is for Shirt. It helps him remember what he is wearing.

New phone who dis?

 

[Büge]

That's Dial-Tonne. By day, he is Donny Dyle, mild-mannered telephone operator. but by night, he fights crime as the telephone man who weighs 1000 kilograms!


Can anyone remind me who she is?

 

[Purple]

That's Sapiosexual, shown in both her combat mode and her "debate" mode.

Dunno who this is though.

 

[Olli]

That's Green Skull, Red Skull's one-time secret identity.

Any idea about this guy, though?

 

[Exposition Owl]

That’s the Glazier, who uses his superpower of being really good at making glass to try to take over the world. He hasn’t had a lot of success with that, honestly.

But who's this?

 

[Beowulf]

That’s the Glazier, who uses his superpower of being really good at making glass to try to take over the world. He hasn’t had a lot of success with that, honestly.

But who's this?

Ah, yes, the half-witty and oft-replaced sidekick Aily Planet. This is the fourth Aily (also known as Aily Planet D), who I vaguely recall dying by being eaten by The Outrageous Hero-Muncher. Though I might be confused and that was Aily Planet F.

Who's this?

 

[Torzelbaum]

That's the Angry Atomic Slouch. I would say he's no slouch but he is.

Now who's this?

 

[lincolnic]

Ah, but who could forget the Art Deconator? A time traveler all the way from the far off era of the 1930s!

I, on the other hand, have forgotten the name of this lady. A little help?

 

[Falselogic]

That's the Pleated Peril! Known for her mean abilities with an iron!

But this one? I don't know

 

[Purple]

Don't blame you for not recognizing The King in Yellow, especially mid-transformation. That whole Cthulu Mythos kick in the 90s got retconned to hell and back.

Anyway, who's this good boy?

 

[Becksworth]

That's the Alpha Male, asserting his dominance as is his nature.

 

[Johnny Unusual]

 

[Torzelbaum]

That's Electro-Power Bottom.

But who's this character?

 

[Purple]

Oh yeah, we don't get a lot of full body poses from Stun Screen here after she drops her UV shield mid-day to unleash her concussive blast.

Think that's from the swimsuit season crossover where she met this gal who I'm less familiar with.

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Oh, there's been some confusion, here, Elvira is more of a comedic host character than a superhero, though she's had her share of adventures to be sure.

 

[Exposition Owl]

Oh, that’s just Caesar Rodney, signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and member of the Continental Congress from Delaware. I guess that picture must be from some kind of educational comic book. The illustrator got Rodney’s distinctive fashion sense down pretty much exactly.

Can anybody tell me who this is, though?

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Gun Craver, the wanter of guns. This is seconds before she acquired a gun, thus completing her arc.


Who is think flashy dandy?

 

[Torzelbaum]

The Caped Camerator, a dashing gentleman thief from the early days of television.

Who is this character? I'm asking for a friend. Was she also involved in swimsuit season?

 

[Johnny Unusual]

But who is this? Huh? HUH?

 

[Purple]

We seem to have missed one here, but I just did some quick research and...

The Caped Camerator, a dashing gentleman thief from the early days of television.

Who is this character? I'm asking for a friend. Was she also involved in swimsuit season?

That's Crossbreeze. Causes strong winds to blow in whichever direction she angles her upper lip. Pretty minor character except for that time she killed the main villain of some big Event thing.

But who is this? Huh? HUH?

And that's Upper Hulk, from that arc where the main Hulk's powers got stretched out of him on some techno-magic rack and given to two people... or was it 3?

My big stumper though-

 

[Torzelbaum]

That's actually a Japanese manga character - The Deadly DomiNyantrix

(Hey, @Johnny Unusual - do the "rules" of this thread allow someone to re-name a character that has already been named?)

 

[Torzelbaum]

And that's Upper Hulk, from that arc where the main Hulk's powers got stretched out of him on some techno-magic rack and given to two people... or was it 3?

Didn't readers nickname him Mohulk because of his hairstyle?

 

[Johnny Unusual]

(Hey, @Johnny Unusual - do the "rules" of this thread allow someone to re-name a character that has already been named?)

Follow your judgment but "yes and" when possible.

This is Bomber Jacket. one of one of the many bomber jacket wearing characters of the 90s. The twist is she IS a bomber jacket who developed flesh and grew into a new person for her to be worn by.

Who is this fellow?

 

[Beowulf]

Follow your judgment but "yes and" when possible.

This is Bomber Jacket. one of one of the many bomber jacket wearing characters of the 90s. The twist is she IS a bomber jacket who developed flesh and grew into a new person for her to be worn by.

Who is this fellow?

Oh, I know that guy! It's Triangle Man! Well known for the times he beat the snot out of Particle Man and Person Man!

I'll bet you don't remember this pair, though.

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Oh, I know that guy! It's Triangle Man! Well known for the times he beat the snot out of Particle Man and Person Man!

I'll bet you don't remember this pair, though.

You know how nerdy otaku dorks make "tans" for thing? You can do that with superheroes. This is F45 and Planet Fitness, respectively.

And this person?

 

[Torzelbaum]

that's from the swimsuit season crossover where she met this gal who I'm less familiar with.

Oh, there's been some confusion, here, Elvira is more of a comedic host character than a superhero, though she's had her share of adventures to be sure.

I don't know why people always get them mixed up but that is actually a character called Bayr Minima. She has that name because her costume is the bare minimum required to avoid violating the Comics Code. She would fight criminals by blocking their only exit and they wouldn't dare try to move her for fear that she would become exposed which would violate the Comics Code and cause the comic they were in to be cancelled (she was a very meta character). She has the required secondary power of high resistance to environmental cold but oddly enough that didn't extend to her lower legs and the sides of her neck.

Now I think you might be asking about the bat but there's a very good explanation for that. It's a little known fact that bats are attracted to cleavage but it tends to disorient them when they get close which is why bats often get entangled in women's hair. That happened to Bayr once and after she untangled the bat (which like many things in her comics was done off panel) she decided to keep it as a pet.

Bayr Minima was a reboot of a pre-code character named Bayr Nakkid who was more powerful the less clothing she wore. The earlier character was an inspiration for Go Nakai's Kekko Kamen character.

 

[Torzelbaum]

I don't know why people always get them mixed up but that is actually a character called Bayr Minima.

I feel so dumb for forgetting this but now I think I remember. Elvira dressed up as Bayr M. once while doing a tribute to classic comic characters. They even had a whole gag about it in their crossover comic.

And this person?

That's Sproing!, The Jumping Frog of Justice. That panel is from his debut comic.

But who's this lady?

 

[Johnny Unusual]

It's Acerella, the spy with a short attention span.

Who is this person who isn't just a slightly svelter Lex Luthor?

 

[Purple]

Oh you mean Caterpillow? Talking to a couple of the many caterpillars he commands?

This is frustrating though. Her name might be cut off on the bottom?