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normalman - Megaton Man #1 (Aug. 1994):
“Lest No Bridge Be Unburned”
by Jim Valentino, Don Simpson, Bob Burden, Larry Marder

normalman - Megaton Man #1

Title: “Lest No Bridge Be Unburned”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Aug. 1994

Publisher: Image
Written by: Jim Valentino, Don Simpson, Bob Burden, Larry Marder


36 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
normalman (Norm-L)
(lead character)
hero
  [only person on planet Levram without super powers] Aardvark-Vanaheim 25
Captain Everything hero
CBR Scale: S alien
[1st app: Cerebus #56 (Nov. 1983)] Aardvark-Vanaheim 15
Gumby Gumby lead character
CBR Scale: I N.A.
[green clay humanoid] Clokey Productions NBC 253
Phantom Jungle Girl Phantom Jungle Girl (Donna Black) hero
CBR Scale: S Vodoun
The Megatropolis Quartet Kitchen Sink Press Image 3
The Flaming Carrot The Flaming Carrot hero
  Mystery Men (ally) Dark Horse 48
Superman Superman (Clark Kent)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Methodist / Kryptonian religion
Kryptonians; Super Friends...  DC 13,409
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist
Batman family; Quinntets...  DC 11,112
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
(cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker
Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  Marvel 10,615
Captain Marvel Captain Marvel (Billy Batson)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Greco-Roman classical religion / Protestant
Marvel Family; Shazam's Squadron of Justice...  Fawcett 756
Mary Marvel Mary Marvel (Mary Batson)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Greco-Roman classical religion
Marvel Family; Super Buddies Fawcett 309
Supergirl Supergirl (Linda Danvers)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M Methodist; Earth-born Angel
The Teen Titans DC 58
Concrete Concrete (Ronald Lithgow)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M Environmentalism / Earth First
[speechwriter] Dark Horse 73
Charlie-27 Charlie-27
(cameo)
hero
  Guardians of the Galaxy; Jovian   124
Nikki Nikki (Nicholette Gold)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I alien
Guardians of the Galaxy; Mercurians Marvel 91
The Watcher The Watcher (Uatu)
(cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S monotheist / Watcher religion,
focusing on non-interference
and observation
The Watchers Marvel 582
Spawn Spawn (Al Simmons)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M former atheist; pawn/agitator of Heaven and Hell
black Image 341
Cerebus the Aardvark Cerebus the Aardvark (Cerebus)
(cameo)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: S Eastern Church of Tarim (pope)
[1st app: Cerebus #1 (Dec. 1977)] Aardvark-Vanaheim 269
Stan Lee Stan Lee
(cameo) 
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Jewish
[principal Marvel Comics creator] Marvel 258
Madman Madman (Frank Einstein)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Latter-day Saint
Atomics Caliber Press Oni Press, etc. 79
Miracleman Miracleman (Micky Moran)
(cameo)
hero
  [1st app: (UK) Marvelman #25 (3 Feb. 1954); (USA) Miracleman #1] L. Miller & Son Eclipse, etc. 69
Prime Prime (Kevin Green)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Gross Babies; UltraForce Malibu Marvel 116
Radioactive Man (Claude Kane III)
(cameo)
hero
  Superior Squad Bongo Comics 40
Zot Zot (Zachary T. Paleozogt)
(cameo)
hero
  [1st app: Zot! (vol. 1) #1 (Apr. 1984)] Eclipse 19
Bat-Mite Bat-Mite
(cameo)
hero
  Batman family DC 43
Phoney Bone Phoney Bone (Phoncible P. Bone)
(cameo)
supporting character
  Bone Family Cartoon Books Image 41
Smiley Bone Smiley Bone
(cameo)
supporting character
  Bone Family Cartoon Books Image 43
Groo the Wanderer Groo the Wanderer
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Gypsy/Roma (raised)
[barbarian; swordsman...] Pacific Eclipse, etc. 165
Homer Simpson Homer Simpson
(cameo)
lead character
CBR Scale: S Western Branch of American Reform Presbylutheranism
[safety inspector] Fox TV 782
Stimpy Stimpy (Stimpson J. Cat)
(cameo)
lead character
CBR Scale: I anthropomorphic animal
cat
[Manx cat]
Nickelodeon MTV, etc. 109
Hardcase Hardcase (Tom Hawke)
(cameo)
hero
  Squad; UltraForce Malibu 80
Neil Gaiman
(cameo)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Jewish; Scientology (lapsed)
[raised by atheist and lapsed Catholic parents] DC Marvel 38
John Byrne
(cameo)
supporting character real/historical person
  [comic book artist; comic book writer] Marvel 29
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(statue)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
The Yellow Kid The Yellow Kid (Mickey Dugan)
(statue)
lead character comic strip character
  [bald, nightshirt-wearing street urchin] Truth Magazine 18

Jim Valentino was the main writer and artist for this issue. Don Simpson wrote and illustrated his character (Megaton Man). Bob Burden wrote and illustrated his character (the Flaming Carrot). Larry Marder wrote and illustrated his character (Mr. Spook).