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  • Normalman
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  • 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 which was published by Aardvark-Vanaheim before moving to Renegade Press. There was also a crossover with Journey. The story of normalman concluded in normalman 3D Annual #1 (Renegade Press). The series spoofed the comics of many comic book companies, including DC, Marvel, EC and Harvey, as well as doing parodies of The Spirit, Elfquest, Asterix, Star Wars, and The Wizard of Oz.
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Creators
1stishyr
  • 1984
  • 1985
Issues
  • 12
Genre
  • Superhero, Parody, humor
Type
  • title
ImageSize
  • 250
Caption
  • Cover to the Complete normalman trade paperback, with Captain Everything carrying normalman. Art by Jim Valentino.
TPB
  • Normalman - The Novel
  • The Complete Normalman
Character Name
  • normalman
endishmo
  • Apr.
  • Dec.
Title
  • normalman
Format
Powers
  • none
Homeworld
  • Arnold
ID
  • 2913
  • 7270
1stishmo
  • June
  • Jan.
Debut
  • Cerebus #56
Partners
  • Captain Everything, Sgt. Fluffy, Sophisticated Lady
endishyr
  • 1985
1stishhead
  • Aardvark-Vanaheim series
  • Renegade Press series
Schedule
  • Monthly
Publisher
Alter Ego
  • Norm-L
ISBN
  • 0
  • 9781582408156
Limited
  • y
abstract
  • 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 which was published by Aardvark-Vanaheim before moving to Renegade Press. There was also a crossover with Journey. The story of normalman concluded in normalman 3D Annual #1 (Renegade Press). The series spoofed the comics of many comic book companies, including DC, Marvel, EC and Harvey, as well as doing parodies of The Spirit, Elfquest, Asterix, Star Wars, and The Wizard of Oz. normalman was first collected in trade paperback by Slave Labor Graphics. Recently, a new trade paperback which included several followups was published by Image Comics. Both trades are in black and white.