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The Return of Megaton Man #1 (July 1988):
“Megaton Man Returns!”
by Don Simpson

The Return of Megaton Man #1

Title: “Megaton Man Returns!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: July 1988

Publisher: Kitchen Sink Press
Written by: Don Simpson
Art by: Don Simpson


11 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Megaton Man Megaton Man (Trent Phloog)
(lead character)
hero
  The Megatropolis Quartet; VW Gang Kitchen Sink Press Image 65
Pamela Jointly Pamela Jointly supporting character
CBR Scale: M Liberal
The University of Michigan
[muckraking liberal columnist; attacks Megaton Man in print]
Kitchen Sink Press 10
Yarn Man Yarn Man (Bing Gloom) hero
  The Megatropolis Quartet; VW Gang
[parody of Thing (Ben Grimm)]
Kitchen Sink Press 26
Liquid Man Liquid Man (Rex Rigid) hero scientist
  The Megatropolis Quartet
[parody of Mr. Fantastic]
Kitchen Sink Press 5
See-Thru Girl See-Thru Girl (Stella Starlight) hero
  The Megatropolis Quartet; The University of Michigan
[parody of Invisible Woman; had affair w/Megaton Man]
Kitchen Sink Press 8
Julius Levitch villain scientist based on a real person
  [based on Jerry Lewis] Kitchen Sink Press 5
Preston Percy Preston Percy supporting character
  ICHHL
[Megaton Man's best pal; based in part on Jimmy Olson]
Kitchen Sink Press 19
Harry Foster Lime Harry Foster Lime supporting character based on a real person
  [based on Orson Welles] Kitchen Sink Press 8
Kozmik Kat Kozmik Kat hero
CBR Scale: M uplifted animal
cat; The Megatropolis Quartet...  Kitchen Sink Press 4
Badguy Badguy (Bart Gamble) villain
  [1st app: Megaton Man (vol. 1) #3 (Apr. 1985)] Kitchen Sink Press 9
Ms. Megaton Man Ms. Megaton Man (Clarissa James) supporting character hero
  black; The University of Michigan
[daughter of Silver Age Megaton Man]
Kitchen Sink Press 6

This issue begins with a one-page recap of the original ten-issue Megaton Man series. The page, written and drawn by Don Simpson, is titled "The Mega-Saga Continues."