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Line 1: {{work}}{{DISPLAYTITLE:normalman\|noerror}} [[File:Normalman 10.jpg\|frame\|The cover to ''normalman'' issue #10. From left to right: Sophisticated Lady, normalman, and Captain Everything.]] Do not confuse with [[Muggles]] or [[Badass Normal]], nor with the Italian comic book (later adapted to a radio show and eventually to a [[Live Action TV]] show) superhero spoof of the same name.▼ '''[[normalman']]'' is a limited series of American comic books created by Jim Valentino. It began in November, 1983 as a four page story in Cerebus #56 and #57 before being launched as a full color 12 issue series (January, 1984- December, 1985) which was published by Aardvark-Vanaheim before moving to Denis Loubet's Renegade Press. The story of normalman would conclude in ''normalman'' 3D Annual #1. Fearing the Planet Arnold would explode, normalman's father sends his infant son on a rocketship to escape the planet's destruction. Twenty years later and fully grown, normalman crash-lands on the planet [[Sdrawkcab Name\|Levram]], where everybody has super powers ... except for normalman himself. Being the only person on the whole planet with no powers makes him a celebrity. [[Hilarity Ensues]]. The series spoofed many comic book companies per issue, including [[DC Comics\|DC]], [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]], [[EC Comics\|EC]] and [[Harvey Comics\|Harvey]], as well as doing parodies of ''[[The Spirit]]'', ''[[Elf Quest]]'', ''[[Asterix]]'', ''[[Star Wars]]'' and ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)\|The Wizard of Oz]]''. The series was first collected in trade paperback by Slave Labor Graphics. Recently{{when}}, a new trade paperback which included several followups was published by Image Comics. Both trades are in black and white. ▲Do not confuse with [[Muggles]] or [[Badass Normal]], nor with the Italian comic book (later adapted to a radio show and eventually to a [[Live Action TV]] show) superhero spoof of the same name. ~~----~~ {{tropelist}} * [[The Adjectival Superhero]] Line 22 ⟶ 24: * [[Lantern Jaw of Justice]]: Captain Everything can actually give [[Fairly Oddparents\|the Crimson Chin]] a run for his money! * [[Only Sane Man]]: normalman, of course. * [[Parody]]: Oh, so many. [[Justice League of America\|The Justice League]] [[Justice Society of America\|of Society]], [[Legion of Super-Heroes (comics)\|the Legion of Superfluous Heroes]], [[X-Men (Comic Book)\|the Unnecessary A-Men]], [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)\|the Tight Teens]]... and then there are the individual parodies... * [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Sgt. Fluffy is a fur-faced, heart-poundin', front-facin', meat-and-potatoes patriot who wears ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)\|~~The~~ Wizard of Oz]]''-style red sequined pumps. * [[Ridiculously Average Guy]]: normalman, so average his name doesn't get to be capitalized. {{spoiler\|Until the series' end, where we learn that his real name is '''Norm-L'''.}} * [[Rouge Angles of Satin]]: Unfortunately, there's a whole heaping bunch of obvious spelling and grammatical errors. Line 34 ⟶ 36: * [[There Was a Door]]: Not many of the inhabitants of Levram use doors. Especially not Captain Everything. * [[Un-Sorcerer]]: Well, duh. * [[World of Badass]]: The planet Levram, where everyone has super powers - except for norm. {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:US Canadian Comics]] [[Category:The Eighties]] [[Category:~~Normalman~~Comic Books]] [[Category:Comic ~~Book~~Books of the 1980s]]