He was raised primarily by the shaman after that, who taught him how to use his special talents. When he finished the ceremony, involving tribal flesh hooks and war paint, the shaman marked him with his blood, and this became the red markings over his skin, reminding him always of the pain and truth of the ceremony that he had been through. The spirits told him that he was to be their warrior and that he was to lead the Indian People back to the greatness of spirit that they once had. They went through a ceremony where Ripclaw experienced a joining and conversing with the spirits of his ancestors and the spirits of the land, who told him that he was Robert Bearclaw, and not Robert Berresford, as his father had always told him.
He was found by a powerful shaman, who taught him about his ancestors. He left home, seeking answers, and ended up on an American Indian reservation, where he stumbled into a fight and was knocked unconscious.
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Ripclaw questioned his father over his hands, and his father became evasive, and became enraged when Ripclaw pressed on with his questions, asking his father about why his skin was much paler than that of other students. He left home after he began to develop his mutation, and injured a fellow student during a martial arts training session. He is in fact descended from a primitive woodland tribe that lived thousands of years ago in what is now the Northeastern United States. He has also lived among the Navajo and the Lakota Sioux. Although it is true that he spent much of his youth with the Apache, it is also true that he spent just as much, if not more time, with the Cheyenne. Many people believe that he is with the Apache tribe. Not much is known concerning Ripclaw's past. Finally, the two confronted Mister Mxyzptlk, with Madman defeating him in a game of Twister before tricking him into saying his name backwards.įirst appearance Creatures of the Id, 1990 Madman has also encountered Superman and Lois Lane once, due to a plot by the mischievous Mister Mxyzptlk where the two switched dimensions, becoming physical hybrids of each other, and then had to retrieve portions of Superman's powers, which had been doled out amongst various people across both worlds, including a spoiled little girl and the owner of a healthy fast food store. And finally, Marie and Warren, two artificial intelligences from the future. Astroman grew to love Frank's girlfriend, Joe, which made Machina very jealous. Astroman was built to be an aid to Frank and was loaded with some of Frank's lost information. Astroman and Machina, a pair of robotic humanoids. Gale, an invisible female scientist who was tattooed by mutant clones and while attempting to remove the tattoos, became invisible. Madman's other allies include Mott, an alien from the planet Hoople who was saved by Frank when the crazy alien, Zenelle, wanted to marry and eat Mott. Despite the fact Frank has blue skin criss-crossed with Frankenstein-like scars, he has a steady girlfriend, a secretary by the name of Joe. Boiffard, in attempt to boost his brain power, transmuted his entire head into neural tissue, thus leaving him an invalid in a hospital.
Excitement.įrank Einstein now lives as a jack-of-all-trades wanderer, accompanied by a variety of allies. Madman's costume is based on the only thing he remembered from his past: a fascination with a comic book character called Mr. Frank has only faint, troubling memories relating to his death. Frank doesn't remember anything about his former life. This resurrection leaves Frank with supernatural reflexes and a slight degree of precognitive and empathic power. Named after Frank Sinatra and Albert Einstein, his name is also a pun on Frankenstein.įrank was a hitman who was killed in a car accident, then stiched back together and brought to life by a pair of mad scientists, Dr. Madman (aka Frank Einstein) is not your average hero. So to help bring everyone up to speed on who is who in this line, below you will find a brief summary about each character that is being released in the first two assortments. Some characters are well known while others are not. Now these aren't your Marvel Superheroes, these are characters spawned by independent comic book companies and creators. Marvel Toys, the company formerly known as Toy Biz, brings us a new line of 6" highly-detailed and highly-articulated action figures called Legendary Comic Book Heroes.
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