Mad About Super Heroes #[1]

Gray Dickson is done playing sidekick to Bats-Man—enough with the brooding, the capes, and the endless crime-fighting. He’s got a new plan: ditch the bat-suit, chase girls, and live like a normal teen. But every scheme to escape his heroic duties backfires in hilariously awkward ways. Bats-Man, ever the smooth operator, finally convinces Gray that with a little “camp,” being square might just be the key to swinging with the hottest guest stars around.

In a satirical twist on superhero tropes, young Jo is sent from the doomed planet Krapton to Earth, raised by the Kennts and growing up to become Superduperman. When he saves Lotus from danger in Metropolian City, their unlikely romance takes an unexpected turn—especially when a villain’s scheme threatens the west coast, and a tragic loss forces Superduperman to make a desperate choice.

In this gloriously absurd satire, the infamous Battyman chases the hapless criminal Yack Nattier, who accidentally plunges into a vat of toxic waste and emerges as the unhinged Jerker. With a laugh and a lethal streak, the Jerker turns the city into his personal playground of chaos—until a climactic fall brings both him and Battyman to a sudden, unceremonious end.

In "Superduperman!", Clark Bent juggles his humbling job as a copy boy’s assistant and his secret obsession with Lois Pain, all while secretly saving Metropolis from a rampaging Captain Marbles. When his double life finally comes to light, the truth shocks no one—Lois still sees him as nothing more than a creep.

In "Plastic Sam!", the hero with a famously malleable form finds himself framed when a look-alike begins robbing banks in his name. When the real Plastic Sam is arrested and escapes by impersonating the police officer Joe Friday, the confusion only deepens—especially when the two Plastics clash over who's the original. The story's sharp satire hinges on identity, perception, and the absurd logic of a world where being made of plastic might not mean what you think.

When TV reporter Gapewell goes undercover to expose organized crime, she finds herself in over her heads—literally—when goons attack her. Luckily, the Nitwit Turtles come to the rescue, whisking her to safety with the help of their wise, rat mentor Splutter. Though peace has returned to the streets, the sewers still have their gripes, and the Turtles are just getting started.

In "Eccch-Men," Professor Ecch assembles his bizarre team of Ecch-Men to tackle a day full of absurd threats—starting with rescuing Judo-Lee from a Sentient and her anxious parents. After dismantling the Sentients at the Mutant Control Agency, the team finds themselves in a new kind of battle: vying for dominance over Saturday morning TV, where Warner Brothers cartoon characters are the reigning champs.

In this delightfully absurd satire, Cluck Kennt—better known as Superduperman—tries to enjoy a romantic getaway with Lotus Lain in Paris and Niagara Falls, only to find his peace shattered when Kraptonian criminals hijack the White House and team up with Lox Looter. Forced to reclaim his powers after abandoning them for love, he races through the Arctic to save the day, then quietly erases Lotus’s memory of it all—leaving only a wry thought about what might come next.

In "Woman Wonder!", a satirical take on superhero tropes, the titular heroine flies to Ko-Nee Island to face off against the villain Nivlem—only to be outmaneuvered in a twist that reveals Nivlem is actually Steve Adore, who dismisses her with a sneer and sends her "back in the kitchen." Though the narration claims she’s now content with domestic life, the final panel paints a far less cheerful picture: a frazzled Woman Wonder, surrounded by chaos and a disengaged husband, clearly far from the life she once fought for.

In this absurdly funny parody from *Mad About Super Heroes* #1, Bat Boy and his reluctant sidekick Rubin take on a trio of criminal gangs in Cosmopolis City—only to find the Flurgle Gang is made up entirely of stunning women. When Bat Boy’s usual tactics fail, things take a darkly comedic turn as he unleashes his full, surprisingly literal vampire bat nature.

In "Stuporman ZZZ," Cluck Kennt returns to his high school reunion and rekindles a spark with Luna, all while his alter ego, Stuporman, faces a bizarre crisis when Gus, manipulated by the scheming Webster, unleashes Kraptonite to turn him into a mischievous menace. As Cluck’s good nature clashes with Stuporman’s chaotic impulses, the two must reconcile before the country’s fate—and a whoopee cushion in the U.N. secretary general’s chair—determines their next move.

In this delightfully absurd Mad About Super Heroes tale, Buttman and Rubbin' face off against Frostbite, while Prunella’s mundane life takes a wild turn into Poison I.V. Meanwhile, Neuman’s daughter Boobra arrives just in time to become Buttgirl, and together the unlikely trio rallies to save the day. But when Buttman grows jealous of Rubbin’s spotlight, he makes a shock decision that upends the team dynamic—leaving the future of the hero squad wide open.

In "Lotus & Cluck," Jo finds herself torn between her crush on the bumbling superhero Stuporman and her perpetually unimpressed colleague, reporter Cluck. When political pressure mounts from Newtron Gingrich—backed by villain Lox Lothar—Stuporman’s idealism is put to the test, forcing him to reconsider his place on Earth.

In a satirical twist on superhero tropes, Senator Smelly stirs panic over mutants while Vasoline, after a surprisingly literal bar fight, flees with Rogaine—only to be captured and recruited by the eccentric Professor $. As Rogaine reluctantly steps into the spotlight, aiding Magnesia during a chaotic clash at the Statue of Liberty, the line between heroism and absurdity blurs. With Professor $ and Magnesia united in their belief that Fanboys might be the real threat, the stakes feel oddly personal—and hilariously overblown.

In the oddly aromatic town of Smellville, a meteor shower has left its mark—not just on the landscape, but on Cluck, a farm animal now awakening to strange new powers. When Lotta’s romantic moment in the woods takes a bizarre turn, Cluck steps in with unexpected heroics, only to be quickly pulled into a mystery about his alien past. As the Camps warn him about his abilities, Lotta can’t help but imagine what he’d look like in a classic superhero suit—though the real test of his powers may be just beginning.

In a Gotham City where even the villains are getting erased, Batsman and Ribbin' scramble to stop a mysterious force wiping out both heroes and scoundrels alike—only to meet their own end at the hands of Adam West, who’s had enough of being overlooked for the next Batsman role.