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Van Crawford was a kindly but obese man who owned a series of hobby shops. He became a superhero after coming to the aid of an alien flying saucer. The saucer itself turned out to be a shapeshifting alien, who rewarded Crawford by giving him a chocolate drink. The drink gave Crawford the ability to transform himself into a human flying saucer. AS a saucer he could fly, talk and shoot electrical bolts. Being a wealthy man, like many superheroes of the era, Crawford decided to use this newfound power to become a superhero named Fatman.

Fatman's costume was green and yellow with a yellow short cape and a yellow flying saucer emblem on his chest. The comic ran for only three issues and was published by Lightning Comics, an almost equally short lived company. Fatman comics were produced in small numbers and are considered valuable because of Beck's artwork and their rarity.