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A character from [[The DCU]], created by comic book writer/artist Keith Giffen, Ambush Bug is the [[Cloudcuckoolander]] secret identity of Irwin Schwab, a man raised solely on TV who one day discovered a green teleportation suit that was sent within a capsule from a doomed planet ([[Unreliable Narrator|or so he claims]].) He has starred in several critically acclaimed mini-series, though he is pretty much [[Canon Discontinuity|on the fringe of the comic universe he inhabits]].

Ambush Bug first appeared in ''"DC Comics Presents''" #52 (December, 1982). Originally he appeared as a minor foe of [[Superman]], before deciding to become a superhero himself, though Ambush Bug proves himself utterly incompetent at the job. As time went on, his appearances became increasingly in-jokey, [[Fourth Wall]]-breaking, satirical and surreal. As a generally [[Fun Personified]] character, he wasn't seen much during the pits of the [[Dark Age]], and though he is rarely used by other writers, he still exists in the DC Universe. ~~Most~~ recently, he's ~~become~~ a supporting character in Keith Giffen's [[Doom Patrol]].

Ambush Bug first appeared in ''"DC Comics Presents''" #52 (December, 1982). Originally he appeared as a minor foe of [[Superman]], before deciding to become a superhero himself, though Ambush Bug proves himself utterly incompetent at the job. As time went on, his appearances became increasingly in-jokey, [[Fourth Wall]]-breaking, satirical and surreal. As a generally [[Fun Personified]] character, he wasn't seen much during the pits of the [[Dark Age]], and though he is rarely used by other writers, he still exists in the DC Universe. More recently, he was a supporting character in Keith Giffen's [[Doom Patrol]].

The closest [[Marvel Comics]] equivalent would likely be [[Deadpool]], with a dash of [[Squirrel Girl]] thrown in, though Ambush appeared before either of them.