"Something Like An Origin" in the Normalman Fortieth Anniversary Omnibus (2024) presents a concise, self-contained origin story drawn and written by Jim Valentino, who also handled inks and letters—making this a fully personal, creator-driven journey. The tale follows Normalman as he’s launched into space by his father, only to crash-land on a planet where everyone possesses super-powers, setting the stage for a story that redefines what it means to be ordinary. The cover, also by Jim Valentino, captures the moment with striking, dynamic detail.
Contains 25 stories
Something Like An Origin
4 pp · Satire-Parody
Fanatic Four [Mr. FanaticalHelpless WomanThe Humane TouchThe Lunk]The Ultra-ConservativeNasty-Girl
In "Something Like An Origin," normalman is abruptly launched into space by his father, who’s convinced the world is about to end. He crash-lands on a planet where everyone has superpowers—except him.
The Man Called... normalman
4 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Nasty-GirlThe Ultra-ConservativeThe CephalopodFanatic Four [Mr. FanaticalHelpless WomanThe Humane TouchThe Lunk]
Let's Get normal, Man!
4 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
The Ultra-ConservativeFanatical Four [Mr. FanaticalHelpless WomanThe Humane TouchThe Lunk]Doctor DerrangedWok Man
The Panties n' Capes Syndrome
22 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Legion of Superfluous-Hereos [Lightweight LadUranus GirlAmbiguous Boy (cameo)Ample-Lass (cameo)Androgenous Person (cameo)Brain-Damaged Kid (cameo)Burned-Out Boy (cameo)Colossal Bore (cameo)Comix-Boy (cameo)Crustacean Kid (cameo)Dastardly Dame (cameo)Diptheria Kid (cameo)Do-Nut Boy (cameo)]The Ultra-Conservative [The Liberalator]The Fanatical Four [Mr. FanaticalHelpless WomanThe Humane TouchThe Lunk]Justice League of Society [The Flesh (cameo)Flat Man (cameo)Green Heartburn (cameo)Human Person (cameo)Waterlogged Man (cameo)Nasty Girl (cameo)Robin Hoodlum (cameo)Useless Kid (cameo)]AimlessRotten KidNeil the Horse (cameo)
...And One Shall Slay Him!
20 pp · Satire-Parody
Ultra-ConservativeFanatic Four [Mr. FanaticalHelpless WomanThe Humane TouchThe Lunk]Legion of Superfluous Heroes [Entropy Empress (Cameo)Euphemism Lad (Cameo)Fan Boy (Cameo)Flaccid Lad (Cameo)Flatulent Lass (Cameo)Gangrene Girl (Cameo)Generic Lad (Cameo)Generous Lass (Cameo)Glutinous Girl (Cameo)Hackneyed Kid (Cameo)Half-Wit Lad (Cameo)Hedonistic Girl (Cameo)]Rotten KidAimless (Flashback Cameo)Old MaidThe TrendoidMan-ManThe Pope of Pain
In "...And One Shall Slay Him!," Rotten Kid captures Normalman and hatches a bizarre scheme to sell him to the Ultra-Conservative, while Captain Everything and Sgt Fluffy clash in a battle with absolutely no reason at all—just pure, chaotic absurdity. This satirical standout from the Normalman Fortieth Anniversary Omnibus delivers its signature over-the-top humor with zero explanation and maximum weirdness.
The Crypt of Normalman
22 pp · Superhero
Pope of PainThe WatchdogOld MaidThe TrendoidMan-manRotten KidLegion of Superfluous Heroes [Iconoclastic Kid (Cameo)Ignoramus Lass (Cameo)Incoherent Kid (Cameo)Irrational Girl (Cameo)Jiggle Queen (Cameo)Jocular Lad (Cameo)Juvenile Kid (Cameo)Kinky Kid (Cameo)Klassy Dame (Cameo)]Rotton Kid (Flashback)Ultra-Conservative
Deni Sim presents... normalman
1 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Crisis on Earth -Twinkey
22 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Smelfs [Slime Slider]Mr Nose-Et-AlRonaldThe WraithThe CephalopodThe Trendoid (Cameo)Hairy SlothLegion of Superflous Heroes [Lackadaisical Lad (Cameo)Lady Laxative (Cameo)Lightweight Lad (Cameo)Lobotomized Lass (Cameo)Misnomer Maid (Cameo)Malnutrition Kid (Cameo)Napalm Nate (Cameo)Nihilistic Kid (Cameo)Oblique Kid (Cameo)Obnoxious Boy (Cameo)Orbiculated Kid (Cameo)Oxymoran Miss (Cameo)]Mickey Money
Chapter Fifteen: normaltimes
24 pp · Adventure, Western-Frontier
Ojibwa
Crisis?- What Crisis?!
20 pp · Satire-Parody
Mickey MoneyRags Rabbit [as Rugcleft]Dipstick DuckPunky PigDon the Mean Old GhostSlow WhineCephalopodCarmanLegion of Superflous-Heroes [Pathetikid (Cameo)Pithecanthropus Princess (Cameo)Pyromaniac Pete (Cameo)Quadrilateral Queen (Cameo)Quandry Kid (Cameo)Quean Queen (Cameo)Rambunctious Boy (Cameo)Repugnent Kid (Cameo)Ruthless Lass (Cameo)Lightweight LadUranus Girl]
normalman, p.i.
20 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Ultra-ConservativeCephalopodCar ManRotten KidThugLegion of Superfluous-Heroes [Tawdry Trollop (Cameo)Temerity Kid (Cameo)Ulterior Kid (Cameo)Lightweight LadUnavoidable Boy (Cameo)Uncouth Kid (Cameo)Unscrupulous Lass (Cameo)Vacuous Lad (Cameo)Vicarious Kid (Cameo)Witless Lass (Cameo)Wretched Woman (Cameo)]Justice League of Society [The Flesh (Cameo)Nasty-GirlHuman Person (Cameo)Flatman (Cameo)Useless Kid (Cameo)]Aimless
Who Killed Sgt Fluffy This Time?
24 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Ultra-ConservativeCephalopod (flashback cameo)Mr. Nose Et AlRotten KidFanatic Four [Mr. FanaticalHelpless WomanThe Humane TouchThe Lunk] (flashback cameo)Pope of Pain (flashback cameo)Man-Man (flashback cameo)Ojibwa (flashback cameo)Mickey Money (flashback cameo)Rags Rabbit (flashback cameo)Justice League of Society [Human PersonThe FleshFlatmanNasty-GirlUseless KidWater-Logged ManGreen HeartburnRobin Hoodlum]Legion of Superflous-Heroes [Xenophobikid (cameo)X-Rated Girl (cameo)X-Ray Roy (cameo)Lightweight LassYellingirl (cameo)]The Unnecessary A-Men [The AardvarkSneaky PeteMetalusWindbreaker]The Tight Teens [NebulaSwelll GuyCopy CatBionikid]The Cloned Kids [TerrifikidPsuedoladNymphetRustbucket]Max the MagnificentLord R. Nader
Misery in Space
20 pp · Satire-Parody
Max the MagnificentLord R. NaderMiss MeteoriteRD22Ultra-ConservativeUnion ManOrdinary Guy
Captain Everything Goes to the Collector's Con
1 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
normalman has Gaul
21 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Countess of Monte CriscoGeneral Gluteus MaximusDavidCleoAbdulUnion ManOrdinary GuyJulius CaesarFanatical Four [Mr. FanaticalHelpless WomanThe Humane TouchThe Lunk]Superduperman
normalman for President
20 pp · Satire-Parody
Countess of Monte CriscoUltra-ConservativeDr. DerangedOrange JuliusPaste-Pasta PeteTelepatheticUnion ManOrdinary Guy
The Prez's Old Clothes
22 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Countess of Monte CriscoAnchormanThe WatchdogRotten Kid (flashback cameo)Mickey Money (flashback cameo)Max the Magnificent (flashback cameo)Miss Meteorite (flashback cameo)Ultra-Conservative (flashback cameo)Mr. Tough GuyThe Neo-Fascist Fun BoysNaughty-GirlThe Italian-Indian Liberation League
Love Stinks
20 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Countess of Monte CriscoMajor TroubleUltra-ConservativeRotten KidMan-ManUnion Man
There's No Place Like Home
28 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Countess of Monte CriscoMajor TroubleUltra-ConservativeRotten KidDark FluffyAnchormanUnion GuyLegion of Superfluous-Heroes [Lightweight Lad]Fanatic Four [Mr. FanaticalHelpless WomanThe Humane TouchThe Lunk] (cameo)Man-Man (cameo)Wok-Man (cameo)Orange Julius (cameo)Paste-Pasta Pete (cameo)Telepathetic (cameo)Nasty-Girl (cameo)Doctor Deranged (cameo)Mickey Money (cameo)Rags Rabbit (cameo)Max the Magnificent (cameo)Miss Meteorite (cameo)Lowra (normalman's mother)
Untitled Satire-Parody story
1 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
normalman Goes Hollywood
9 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Rotten Kid (flashback cameo)Nasty-Girl (flashback cameo)Man-Man (flashback cameo)Countess of Monte Crisco (flashback cameo)Dark Fluffy (flashback cameo)Mr. Agent ManMr. Studio HeadAverage Guy
Lest No Bridge Be Unburned
23 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Splitting Image characters [VaporTractionShockPittstop [Pit-Stop]MallSpasmJolly Green Drag-QueenSandbox] (cameos)Neil the Horse (cameo)Dr. Radium (cameo)Mystery Incorporated [Crystal Man [Craig Crandall]Neon Queen [Jeannie Morrow]The Planet [Biff Baker]] (cameos)Junior Jackalope (cameo)Squirrley (cameo)Starchild (cameo)Dynamo (cameo)CheesewizLittle NemoNeil GaimanBeanishBodé Broad (cameo)Scott McCloudYellow Kid (statue)Slimy (Stan Lee parody)Watchers (cameos)Jenette KahnHardcase (cameo)Tom MasonUglyverse characters (parodies of the Ultraverse characters)Peevish Diversion (Peter David parody)Mike RichardsonTodd McFarlaneProfessor GarbanzoBoom'r BandGran'Ma'Paa Sprout-Butta Goofy Jerk
Captain Everything -- Super-Star
19 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Untitled Satire-Parody story
0.25 pp · Satire-Parody
Untitled Satire-Parody story
1 pp · Satire-Parody
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