Fatman the Human Flying Saucer #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeFatman, a portly superhero with three identities, uses his ability to transform into a flying saucer to pursue a group of jet-powered criminals across a landscape. After nearly being struck by a steel bridge during the chase, Fatman takes a break to eat a waxed-paper-wrapped sandwich, where he encounters a park ranger and claims to be the famous crime-fighting Fatman, also revealing he is a Martian. The issue also features the character Anti-Man, described as a monstrous sea horror, and introduces Tinman as a teen-age hero created by O.O. Binder and C.C. Beck.
When wealthy Van Crawford is pulled overboard by a mysterious creature during a fishing trip, he transforms into the Human Flying Saucer to save his crew—only to face Anti-Man, a radioactive sea creature bent on destroying all humanity. As the towering menace emerges from the ocean depths with a vendetta born from ancient conflict, the flying hero must pit his newfound powers against an enemy that seems unstoppable. Can the heavyweight hero defeat a foe whose very touch melts steel, or will Anti-Man finally avenge his race?
When a scrawny teenager named Lucius Pindle stumbles upon an ancient charm and transforms into the powerful Tinman, he finally escapes the ridicule that's plagued him his whole life—but a lightning strike sends his newfound abilities haywire, turning him into a berserk force of destruction. Fatman, the Human Flying Saucer, arrives on the scene to stop the rampaging Tinman, only to discover that his new adversary might not be quite what he seems. The stage is set for a collision between two super-powered heroes in this wild tale from 1967.
Fatman and his trusty sidekick Tinman tune into a radio feed of worldwide crime and decide they need a truly worthy opponent—so they set their sights on Anti-Man, a fearsome sea-creature they've battled before. When they challenge him to a wrestling match to prove Tinman's mettle, Fatman finds himself constantly caught in the crossfire, but the real surprise comes when Anti-Man's wife shows up with very different plans for her husband. A hilarious romp through 1967 superhero absurdity that balances genuine action with laugh-out-loud domestic chaos.
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Reprinted in Herbie #6 (1991), Gwandanaland Comics #1229
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