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''[[Blue Devil]]'', a comic which debuted in 1984, told the tale of Dan Cassidy, a stuntman and [[Special Effects]] expert who was part of the crew for a monster movie. He created an amazing, full-body prosthetic devil suit chock full of [[Practical Effects]], and, since this was [[The DCU|the DC universe]], a strength-enhancing exoskeleton, as well.
That's right: he created functional, battle-ready [[Powered Armor]], wrapped it in latex and animatronics, ''[[Super
Naturally, [[It Got Worse]].
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The movie was being filmed on location, in a Lost [[Mayincatec]] [[Temple of Doom]], and the hapless Hollywoodlanders awoke the [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: a demon named Nebiros.
Dan, of course, decided to fight off the demon in his [[Super
Because of this [[Magitek|weird fusion of magic and technology]], Dan became a [[Weirdness Magnet]] -- in fact, this is the [[Trope Namer]]. His comic was a funny, fun-filled romp through the superhero universe, with tongue-in-cheek side trips into the territory later staked out by Vertigo. Dan even joined the [[Justice League of America|Justice League]], during the soap operatic and angst-heavy Gerard Jones run.
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