Mad about Super Heroes #[nn]

Gray Dickson is done playing second fiddle to Bats-Man—especially when there are girls to chase and a life of normal teenage fun calling. His attempts to ditch the cape and cowl keep backfiring, but Bats-Man has a twist: with a little "camp," being square might just be the new cool.

In a delightfully absurd twist on the classic origin, young Jo is sent from the doomed planet Krapton to Earth, raised by the Kennts in Metropolian City. As Superduperman, he saves Lotus from danger, only to find himself tangled in her romantic advances—while also facing off against Lox Looter’s latest scheme to level the west coast.

In this absurd, pitch-black satire from *Mad about Super Heroes*, the infamous Battyman sends a criminal named Yack Nattier tumbling into a vat of toxic waste—only for the man to emerge as the unhinged Jerker, launching a grotesque, laughter-filled rampage across the city. When the Jerker finally meets his end mid-fall, Battyman follows right behind, not out of heroism, but to skip the inevitable sequel.

In "Plastic Sam!", the titular hero faces a bizarre twist when a look-alike begins robbing banks in his name, leading to the real Plastic Sam being arrested—only to escape by impersonating a guard named Wheezy. Now tangled in a mind-bending debate over identity, Plastic Sam must prove he's the original, but when he demonstrates his powers to Joe Friday, the cop's logic turns the situation on its head: if plastic can be imitated, then the real Plastic Sam—being made of plastic—might just be the copy all along.

In "Teen-Rage Moolah Nitwit Turtles!", a feisty TV reporter named Gapewell finds herself in over her head when mob hoods target her for exposing organized crime. With a mix of chaos and charm, the Nitwit Turtles—four anthropomorphic turtles with a flair for the dramatic—step in to protect her, leading her to a hidden sanctuary beneath the city with the eccentric rat Splutter. Though they’ve brought peace to the streets, not everyone’s satisfied, and the sewers still hum with grumbles from the underground crowd.

In "Eccch-Men," Professor Ecch assembles his bizarre team of Ecch Men to save Judo-Lee from a Sentient and her anxious parents. After dismantling the Sentients at the Mutant Control Agency, the team faces their most absurd mission yet: battling Warner Brothers cartoon characters for dominance of Saturday morning TV.

In "Superduperman II," Cluck Kennt—once a globe-trotting hero—now trades capes for quiet moments with Lotus Lain in Paris and Niagara Falls, seeking peace far from the spotlight. When Kraptonian criminals hijack the White House and team up with Lox Looter, the man who gave up his powers for love must race through the Arctic to reclaim his strength, all while wondering what comes next.

In "Buttman Returns," the absurd hero faces a bizarre twist when Saltina, his former ally, transforms into the feline-powered Scatwoman after a fall that should’ve ended her career—literally. As the Penicillin’s schemes unravel and Scatwoman’s rage turns on Gotham’s men, including Buttman himself, their strange attraction flares amid chaos and electrocution. The story’s punchline lands not in victory, but in the crushing irony of a screenplay written just to humiliate its star.

In "Woman Wonder!", a satirical twist on superhero tropes, the titular heroine takes flight in her glass airplane to face a villain on Ko-Nee Island. After a bizarre, dance-like distraction and a showdown with the seemingly defeated Nivlem—only to be unmasked as the dismissive Steve Adore—she’s sent back to domestic life. The story’s final image hints at a far less glamorous reality than the narration suggests, painting a quietly desperate picture of a woman overwhelmed by chores and a disengaged husband.

In this delightfully absurd 2006 satire, Bat Boy and his reluctant partner Rubin take on the criminal Flurgle Gang—only to find they’re made up of stunning women, leaving Bat Boy flustered and out of his depth. When diplomacy fails, Bat Boy resorts to his signature (and wildly excessive) tactics, culminating in a chaotic explosion that leaves the city—and their partnership—on shaky ground.

In "Stuporman ZZZ," Cluck Kennt shows up to his high school reunion only to reconnect with Luna, while his alter ego faces a crisis when Webster manipulates Gus into using Kraptonite to turn him into a villain. As Stuporman’s good and evil sides clash, the line between hero and fool blurs—until a surprising alliance with Gus helps restore balance.

In this absurdly funny skewering of superhero tropes, Buttman and Rubbin' find themselves in a showdown that accidentally transforms the unassuming botanist Prunella into the flamboyant Poison I.V. Meanwhile, as Neuman nears his end, his daughter Boobra arrives—only to unexpectedly become Buttgirl. Together, the unlikely trio must unite against the villains, sparking a miraculous recovery. But when Buttman grows jealous of Rubbin’s spotlight, he makes a shock decision that upends the team’s dynamic.

In "Lotus & Cluck," Jo finds herself torn between her crush on the well-meaning but clueless Stuporman and her perpetually unimpressed colleague, Cluck. When Newtron Gingrich—backed by Lox Lothar’s influence—launches a campaign to purge heroes who don’t fit his rigid ideals, Stuporman faces an impossible choice: stay and be silenced, or return to his alien home and leave Earth behind.

In a satirical twist on superhero tropes, Senator Smelly stirs panic over mutants, while Vasoline, after a bar fight, flees with Rogaine—only to be captured and recruited by the eccentric Professor $. As Rogaine reluctantly aids Magnesia during a chaotic battle at the Statue of Liberty, the pair grapple with the absurdity of their roles, even as the Professor and Magnesia agree that fanboys might be the real enemy.

In the oddly aromatic town of Smellville, Cluck’s meteor-induced powers are anything but ordinary—especially when a tree attacks Lotta during a secret rendezvous in the woods. With Whipme fleeing the scene and Cluck stepping in, the Camps reveal his alien origins and urge caution, but trouble isn’t far behind. As bullies corner Cluck, Lotta can’t help but imagine how much better he’d look in a classic superhero suit—red, blue, and ready for action.

In a Gotham City where even the heroes are getting erased, Batsman and Ribbin' race to uncover a mysterious force scrubbing both good and evil from the streets—only to be rubbed out themselves by none other than Adam West, fed up that his iconic portrayal of Batman still isn’t getting the call for modern reboots.