(July 2007)
Image,
2007 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 19.99 USD
- Pages
- 436
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Image Comics Inc.
- Brand
- ?
- ISBN
-
978-1-58240-815-6
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- Kristen Koerner Simon (collected edition editor)
Issue Notes
Complete collection of normalman stories.
[no title indexed]
normalman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Valentino (signed)
- Colors
- Eric Stephenson
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything; Fanatical Four; Sgt. Fluffy; Megaton Man (Cameo; On Billboard)
[no title indexed]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- normalman
- Synopsis
- Head shot of normalman in sillouette. Dated 1984.
- Reprints
- From ? (1984?)
[no title indexed]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Everything
- Synopsis
- Pinup of Captain Everything in front of the American flag.
- Reprints
- From ?
[no title indexed]
normalman / credits, title page / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Everything
- Synopsis
- Credits for the original printings, special thanks to many people, and a drawing of Captain Everything.
[no title indexed]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look! It's Small Print!
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything
- Synopsis
- Pinup and the indicia for this volume.
Table of Contents
table of contents / 2 pages
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything
Indexer Notes
Includes two small drawings of normalman and Captain Everything.
Something Like an Origin
normalman / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Jim Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Fanatic Four [Mr. Fanatical; Helpless Woman; The Humane Touch; The Lunk]; The Ultra-Conservative; normalman; Captain Everything; Nasty-Girl
- Synopsis
- A quick origin of normalman, shot from his world into space by his father who believed the world was going to explode. normalman lands on a world where everyone has super-powers.
- Reprints
-
from Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1977 series) #56 (November 1983)
-
The Man Called normalman
normalman / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Diane Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything; Nasty-Girl; The Ultra-Conservative; The Cephalopod
- Synopsis
- Captain Everything finds normalman an apartment.
- Reprints
- from A-V in 3-D (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #1 (December 1984)
-
Let's Get normal, Man!
normalman / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; The Ultra-Conservative; Fanatical Four [Mr. Fanatical; Helpless Woman; The Humane Touch; The Lunk]; Doctor Derranged; Wok Man
- Synopsis
- The Ultra-Conservative sends the Fanatical Four to capture normalman so he can give him superpowers.
- Reprints
- from Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1977 series) #57 (December 1983)
-
The Panties and Capes Syndrome
normalman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Jim Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (Original Editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Legion of Superfluous-Hereos[Lightweight Lad; Uranus Girl; Ambiguous Boy (Cameo); Ample-Lass (Cameo); Androgenous Person (Cameo); Brain-Damaged Kid (Cameo); Burned-Out Boy (Cameo); Colossal Bore (Cameo); Comix-Boy (Cameo); Crustacean Kid (Cameo); Dastardly Dame (Cameo); Diptheria Kid (Cameo); Do-Nut Boy (Cameo)]; The Ultra-Conservative [The Liberalator]; Sgt. Fluffy; The Fanatical Four [Mr. Fanatical; Helpless Woman; The Humane Touch; The Lunk]; Justice League of Society [The Flesh (Cameo); Flat Man (Cameo); Green Heartburn (Cameo); Human Person (Cameo); Waterlogged Man (Cameo); Nasty Girl (Cameo); Robin Hoodlum (Cameo); Useless Kid (Cameo); Captain Everything]; Aimless; Rotten Kid; Cerebus (Cameo); Neil the Horse (Cameo); Wolverine MacAllister (Cameo)
- Synopsis
- The Ultra-conservative attempts to capture normalman so he can give him super-powers and make him conform.
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #1 (January 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
DC Comics parody issue. Part 1 titled "Not a Dream...", Part 2 titled "Not a Hoax..." and Part 3 titled "...Not an Imaginary Story!". Includes parody ads for Cerebus; Neil the Horse and Journey in the style of the old 1960's DC house ads.
...And One Shall SLAY Him!
normalman / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Jim Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (Original Editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Ultra-Conservative; Fanatic Four [Mr. Fanatical; Helpless Woman; The Humane Touch; The Lunk]; Captain Everything; Legion of Superfluous Heroes [Entropy Empress (Cameo); Euphemism Lad (Cameo); Fan Boy (Cameo); Flaccid Lad (Cameo); Flatulent Lass (Cameo); Gangrene Girl (Cameo); Generic Lad (Cameo); Generous Lass (Cameo); Glutinous Girl (Cameo); Hackneyed Kid (Cameo); Half-Wit Lad (Cameo); Hedonistic Girl (Cameo)]; Sgt Fluffy; Rotten Kid; Aimless (Flashback Cameo); Old Maid; Sophisticated Lady; The Trendoid; Man-Man; The Pope of Pain
- Synopsis
- Rotten Kid captures Normalman and tries to sell him to the Ultra-Conservative. Meanwhile Captain Everything battles Sgt Fluffy for no particular reason.
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #2 (March 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Marvel Comics parody issue.
The Pope of Pain
normalman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Diane Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (Original Editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Pope of Pain; The Watchdog; Old Maid; The Trendoid; Man-man; Sophisticated Lady; Rotten Kid; Legion of Superfluous Heroes [Iconoclastic Kid (Cameo); Ignoramus Lass (Cameo); Incoherent Kid (Cameo); Irrational Girl (Cameo); Jiggle Queen (Cameo); Jocular Lad (Cameo); Juvenile Kid (Cameo); Kinky Kid (Cameo); Klassy Dame (Cameo)]; Captain Everything; Sgt Fluffy; Rotton Kid (Flashback); Ultra-Conservative; Smelfs
- Synopsis
- Sophisticated Lady sends normalman to a parallel world.
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #3 (June 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
EC Comics parody issue.
Crisis on Earth-Twinkey
normalman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Diane Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (Original Editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Smelfs [Skywiseguy; Cuter; Slime Slider]; Captain Everything; Fred Hembeck; E-Man; Mr Nose-Et-Al; Ronald; The Wraith; The Cephalopod; Cutey Bunny; Sgt. Fluffy; The Trendoid (Cameo); Sophisticated Lady; Hairy Sloth; Legion of Superflous Heroes [Lackadaisical Lad (Cameo); Lady Laxative (Cameo); Lightweight Lad (Cameo); Lobotomized Lass (Cameo); Misnomer Maid (Cameo); Malnutrition Kid (Cameo); Napalm Nate (Cameo); Nihilistic Kid (Cameo); Oblique Kid (Cameo); Obnoxious Boy (Cameo); Orbiculated Kid (Cameo); Oxymoran Miss (Cameo)]; Mickey Money
- Synopsis
- The Smelfs attack Hairy Sloth, leader of the Cretins, to save themselves from cancellation.
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #4 (August 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
ElfQuest / Smurfs parody issue.
normal Times
normalman / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- William Messner-Loebs
- Pencils
- William Messner-Loebs
- Inks
- William Messner-Loebs
- Letters
- William Messner-Loebs
- Editing
- Nadine Messner-Loebs (Original Editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Wolverine MacAlistaire; normalman; Ojibwa
- Synopsis
- Wolverine meets Native American Ojibwa and recounts an encounter with the temporally displaced normalman.
- Reprints
- from Journey (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1983 series) #13 (August 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
This volume credits William Messner-Loebs for lettering, original index credits Jim Osten.
Crisis? WHAT Crisis?!
normalman / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Diane Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (Original Editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Mickey Money; Rags Rabbit [as Rugcleft]; Dipstick Duck; Punky Pig; Don the Mean Old Ghost; Slow Whine; Captain Everything; Sgt Fluffy; Cephalopod; Sophisticated Lady; Carman; Legion of Superflous-Heroes [Pathetikid (Cameo); Pithecanthropus Princess (Cameo); Pyromaniac Pete (Cameo); Quadrilateral Queen (Cameo); Quandry Kid (Cameo); Quean Queen (Cameo); Rambunctious Boy (Cameo); Repugnent Kid (Cameo); Ruthless Lass (Cameo); Lightweight Lad; Uranus Girl]
- Synopsis
- Mickey Money battles the Web to protect his right to all the money in the universe.
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #5 (October 1984)
-
normalman, P.I.
normalman / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Diane Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (Original Editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Sophisticated Lady; Ultra-Conservative; Cephalopod; Sgt Fluffy; Car Man; Rotten Kid; Thug; Legion of Superflous-Heroes [Tawdry Trollop (Cameo); Temerity Kid (Cameo); Ulterior Kid (Cameo); Lightweight Lad; Unavoidable Boy (Cameo); Uncouth Kid (Cameo); Unscrupulous Lass (Cameo); Vacuous Lad (Cameo); Vicarious Kid (Cameo); Witless Lass (Cameo); Wretched Woman (Cameo)]; Justice League of Society [Captain Everything; The Flesh (Cameo); Nasty-Girl; Human Person (Cameo); Flatman (Cameo); Useless Kid (Cameo)]; Aimless
- Synopsis
- Sgt Fluffy comes back but is killed again.
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #6 (December 1984)
-
Who Killed Sgt. Fluffy THIS Time?
normalman / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Diane Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (Original Editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Sophisticated Lady; Ultra-Conservative; Cephalopod (Flashback Cameo); Sgt Fluffy (Flashback, Cameo); Mr. Nose Et Al; Rotten Kid; Fanatic Four [Mr. Fanatical; Helpless Woman; The Humane Touch; The Lunk] (Flashback Cameo); Pope of Pain (Flashback Cameo); Man-Man (Flashback Cameo); Smelfs (Flashback Cameo); Wolverine MacAllistair (Flashback Cameo); Ojibwa (Flashback Cameo); Mickey Money(Flashback Cameo); Rags Rabbit (Flashback Cameo); Justice League of Society [Captain Everything; Human Person; The Flesh; Flatman; Nasty-Girl; Useless Kid; Water-Logged Man; Green Heartburn; Robin Hoodlum]; Legion of Superflous-Heroes [Xenophobikid (Cameo); X-Rated Girl (Cameo); X-Ray Roy (Cameo); Lightweight Lass; Yellingirl (Cameo)]; The Unnecessary A-Men [The Aardvark; Sneaky Pete; Metalus; Windbreaker]; The Tight Teens [Nebula; Swelll Guy; Copy Cat; Bionikid]; The Cloned Kids [Terrifikid; Psuedolad; Nymphet; Rustbucket]; Max the Magnificent; Lord R. Nader
- Synopsis
- The Justice League of Society vs the Unnecessary A-Men, The Tight Teens and the Cloned Kids.
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #7 (February 1985)
-
Misery in Space
normalman / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Diane Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (Original Editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Max the Magnificent; Wolverine Mac Allister; Lord R. Nader; Miss Meteorite; RD22; Sophisticated Lady; Ultra-Conservative; Union Man; Ordinary Guy
- Synopsis
- Norm and Max try to rescue Miss Meteorite from Lord Nader.
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim and Renegade Press, 1985 series) #8 (April 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Star Wars parody.
normalman Has Gaul
normalman / comic story / 21 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Diane Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (Original Editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Countess of Monte Crisco; Sophisticated Lady; Captain Everything; General Gluteus Maximus; David; Cleo; Abdul; Union Man; Ordinary Guy; Julius Caeser
- Synopsis
- normalman is trapped in the past of Levram and fights in the Roman arena. Origin of Levram revealed
- Reprints
-
from normalman (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #9 (June 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Asterix parody.
Captain Everything Goes to the Collector's Con
normalman / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Captain Everything
- Synopsis
- Captain Everything goes to a comic convention.
- Reprints
- From Collector's Con Souvenir Book (March 1984)
normalman for President
normalman / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino; Dave Sim (Cerebus figure only)
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino; Dave Sim (Cerebus figure only)
- Inks
- Jim Valentino; Dave Sim (Cerebus figure only)
- Letters
- Diane Valentino; Dave Sim (Cerebus figure only)
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (Original Editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything; Countess of Monte Crisco; Sophisticated Lady; Ultra-Conservative; Dr Deranged; Cerebus; Orange Julius; Paste-Pasta Pete; Telepathetic; Union Man; Ordinary Guy
- Synopsis
- normalman runs for president of Levram, with Sophisticated Lady as his running mate.
- Reprints
- from normalman (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #10 (August 1985)
-
- Keywords
- elections; politics
Indexer Notes
Cerebus parody.
The Prez's Old Clothes
normalman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Diane Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (Original Editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything; Countess of Monte Crisco; Sophisticated Lady; Anchorman; The Watchdog; Rotten Kid (Flashback Cameo); Smelfs (Flashback Cameo); Wolverine MacAllister (Flashback Cameo); Mickey Money (Flashback Cameo); Max the Maginificent (Flashback Cameo); Miss Meteorite (Flashback Cameo); Ultra-Conservative (Flashback Cameo); Mr. Tough Guy; The Neo-Fascist Fun Boys; Naughty-Girl; The Italian-Indian Liberation League
- Synopsis
- normalman finally gets the ruby slippers and quits as president of Levram.
- Reprints
- from normalman (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #11 (October 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
American Flagg parody.
Love Stinks
normalman / comic story / 20 pages
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything; Countess of Monte Crisco; Sophisticated Lady; Major Trouble; Ultra-Conservative; Rotten Kid; Man-Man; Union Man
- Synopsis
- normalman tries to sort out his feelings for Sophisticated Lady and the Countess before he leaves Levram.
- Reprints
- from normalman (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #12 (December 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Archie Comics parody.
There's No Place Like Home
normalman / comic story / 28 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Jim Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (Original Editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything; Countess of Monte Crisco; Sophisticated Lady; Major Trouble; Ultra-Conservative; Rotten Kid; Dark Fluffy; Anchorman; Union Guy; Legion of Superflous-Heroes [Lightweight Lad]; Fanatic Four [Mr. Fanatical; Helpless Woman; The Humane Touch; The Lunk] (Cameo); Man-Man (Cameo); Wok-Man (Cameo); Orange Julius (Cameo); Paste-Pasta Pete (Cameo); Telepathetic (Cameo); Nasty-Girl (Cameo); Doctor Derranged (Cameo); Smelfs (Cameo); Mickey Money (Cameo); Rags Rabbit (Cameo); Max the Magnificent (Cameo); Miss Meteorite (Cameo); Wolverine MacAllister (Cameo); Cerebus (Cameo); Lowra (normalman's mother)
- Synopsis
- Returning to Arnold, the Countess attempts to conquer the planet with the Ruby Slippers.
- Reprints
- from normalman 3-D (Renegade Press, 1986 series) #1 (1986)
-
normalman Goes Hollywood
normalman / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Diane Valentino
- Editing
- Fabian Nicieza (original editor); Evan Skolnick (original assistant editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything; Sophisticated Lady; Rotten Kid (Flashback Cameo); Nasty-Girl (Flashback Cameo); Sgt. Fluffy (Flashback Cameo); Man-Man (Flashback Cameo); Countess of Monte Crisco (Flashback Cameo); Dark Fluffy (Flashback Cameo); Mr. Agent Man; Mr. Studio Head; Avergage Guy
- Synopsis
- Hollywood wants to make a TV show about normalman.
- Reprints
- from Epic Lite (Marvel, 1991 series) #1 (September 1991)
-
Deni Sim presents... normalman
normalman / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything; Sophisticated Lady; Sgt. Fluffy
- Synopsis
- normalman travels to the San Diego Comic-Con.
- Reprints
- From 1984 San Diego Comic-Con Souvenir Book (August 1984)
Lest No Bridge Be Unburned
Megaton Man; normalman / comic story / 23 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino; Don Simpson (Megaton Man only); Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot only); Larry Marder (Mr. Spook only)
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino; Don Simpson (Megaton Man only); Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot only); Larry Marder (Mr. Spook only)
- Inks
- Jim Valentino; Don Simpson (Megaton Man only); Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot only); Larry Marder (Mr. Spook only)
- Letters
- Jim Valentino; Don Simpson (Megaton Man only); Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot only); Larry Marder (Mr. Spook only)
- Editing
- Randy Chalenor (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Megaton Man; Captain Everything; Flaming Carrot; normalman; Madman (Cameo); Zot (Cameo); Mr. Spook; Radioactive Man (Cameo); Concrete (Cameo); Cerebus (Cameo); Groo (Cameo); Bone (Cameo); Mary Marvel (Cameo); Spawn (Cameo); Spider-Man (Cameo); Batman (Cameo); Wolverine (Cameo); Wolff (Cameo); Byrd (Cameo); Dr. Radium (Cameo); Miracleman (Cameo); Herbie (Cameo); Atomic Mouse (Cameo); Cheesewiz; Slimy
- Synopsis
- Captain Everything and Megaton Man want to join the Splitting Image universe.
- Reprints
- from normalman - Megaton Man Special (Image, 1994 series) #1 (August 1994)
-
Indexer Notes
Lots of cameos of independent publishing characters.
normalman - Captain Everything
normalman / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Randy Chalenor (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything
- Synopsis
- normalman interviews Captain Everything.
- Reprints
- from normalman - Megaton Man Special (Image, 1994 series) #1 (August 1994)
-
Captain Everything -- Super-Star
normalman / comic story / 19 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Kristen Simon (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything; Sophisticated Lady; Johnny Burnout; Saul Plevitz; Rich Mikerson; Joey DeQue; Elric Withholding; Stony Esmerelda; Princess Tulooga; Man-Man
- Synopsis
- Captain Everything and normalman go to the San Diego Comic-Con.
- Reprints
- from normalman Twentieth Anniversary Special (Image, 2004 series) #1 (July 2004)
-
The Covers
normalman / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Short description of each cover reprint in the next section.
[normalman #1]
normalman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Jim Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #1 (January 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover based loosely on the cover of Superman (DC, 1939 series) #146.
[normalman #2]
normalman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Jim Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Ultra-Conservative; Captain Everything
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #2 (March 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover loosely based on Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #39.
[normalman #3]
normalman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Jim Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; The Pope of Pain; Sophisticated Lady; Captain Everything
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #3 (June 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Based loosely on Vault of Horror (EC, 1950 series) #32.
[normalman #4]
normalman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Smelfs
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #4 (August 1984)
-
[Journey #13]
Journey / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- William Messner-Loebs; Jim Valentino (normalman figure)
- Inks
- William Messner-Loebs; Jim Valentino (normalman figure)
- Editing
- William Messner-Loebs ? (original editor)
- Genre
- historical; western-frontier; adventure
- Characters
- Wolverine MacAlistaire; normalman; Ojibwa
- Reprints
- from Journey (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1983 series) #13 (August 1984)
-
[normalman #5]
normalman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Mickey Money
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #5 (October 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover based loosely on Richie Rich (Harvey, 1960 series) #1
[normalman #6]
normalman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Diane Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #6 (December 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover loosely based on Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate) #10/9/1949.
[normalman #7]
normalman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Diane Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Sophisticated Lady; Sgt. Fluffy
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #7 (February 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover loosely based on DNAgents, The (Eclipse, 1983 series) #4.
[normalman #8]
normalman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Diane Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Max the Magnificent
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim and Renegade Press, 1985 series) #8 (April 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover loosely based on Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 series) #214.
[normalman #9]
normalman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- Diane Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman
- Reprints
- from normalman (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #9 (June 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover loosely based on Asterix the Gladiator. Cover logo based on Classics Illustrated logo.
[normalman #10]
normalman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything; Sophisticated Lady
- Reprints
- from normalman (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #10 (August 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover loosely based on various Cerebus: High Society covers.
[normalman #11]
normalman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman
- Reprints
- from normalman (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #11 (October 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover loosely based on American Flagg (First, 1983 series) #5 and American Flagg (First, 1983 series) #8.
[normalman #12]
normalman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Sophisticated Lady; Countess of Monte Crisco; Captain Everything
- Reprints
- from normalman (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #12 (December 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover loosely based on various Archie comics.
[normalman Annual #1]
normalman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 2 pages
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from normalman 3-D (Renegade Press, 1986 series) #1 (1986)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover features nearly every single character that has appeared in a normalman comic.
[normalman - Megaton Man Special #1]
Megaton Man; normalman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Megaton Man; Flaming Carrot; normalman; Captain Everything; Zot; Panda Khan; Cerebus; Wolff & Byrd; Wolverine MacAllister; Dr. Radium; Madman; Bone; Cherry
- Reprints
- from normalman - Megaton Man Special (Image, 1994 series) #1 (August 1994)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover contains lots of independent characters. Cover loosely based on All-New Collectors' Edition (DC, 1978 series) #C-56
[normalman Twentieth Anniversary Special #1]
normalman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Kristen Simon (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Captain Everything
- Reprints
- from normalman Twentieth Anniversary Special (Image, 2004 series) #1 (July 2004)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover loosely based on Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #7.
[normalman - The Novel]
normalman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything; Sophisticated Lady; The Ultra-Conservative; Sgt. Fluffy; The Countess of Monte-Crisco; Rotten Kid
- Reprints
- from normalman - The Novel (Slave Labor, 1987 series) (1987)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover loosely based on Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #300.
The Back Covers
normalman / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Information on the next section which reprints the back covers of the normalman books.
[normalman #1]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything; The Ultra-Conservative
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #1 (January 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Based loosely on Superman (DC, 1939 series) #12 and Superman (DC, 1939 series) #14.
[normalman #2]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Captain Everything
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #2 (March 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Loosely based on Captain Marvel (Marvel, 1968 series) #29 (Incorrectly listed as #19 in the Complete normalman TPB)
[Journey #13]
Journey / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- William Messner-Loebs
- Inks
- William Messner-Loebs
- Editing
- William Messner-Loebs ? (original editor)
- Genre
- historical; western-frontier; adventure
- Characters
- Wolverine MacAlistaire; normalman
- Reprints
- from Journey (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1983 series) #13 (August 1984)
-
[normalman #5]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Sophisticated Lady
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #5 (October 1984)
-
[normalman #6]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Don Thompson; R. A. Jones; Jerry Siegel; Steve Lafler; Dan Vado; Jay Longstaff
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman
- Synopsis
- Various quotes about the normalman series.
- Reprints
- from normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #6 (December 1984)
-
[normalman #10]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Captain Everything
- Reprints
- from normalman (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #10 (August 1985)
-
[normalman #11]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Pérez
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Nasty-Girl
- Reprints
- from normalman (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #11 (October 1985)
-
[normalman #12]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman
- Reprints
- from normalman (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #12 (December 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Based on Pacific Presents (Pacific Comics, 1982 series) #2.
[normalman Twentieth Anniversary Special #1]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Kristen Simon (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Captain Everything
- Reprints
- from normalman Twentieth Anniversary Special (Image, 2004 series) #1 (July 2004)
-
Indexer Notes
Based on a Superman promo piece by Jim Lee and featuring a parody of the DC Millennium Edition trade dress.
Other Stuff
normalman / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Details on where the various pieces in the next section appeared.
A-V Vengers
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino; Dave Sim; William Messner-Loebs; Katherine Collins
- Inks
- Jim Valentino; Dave Sim; William Messner-Loebs; Katherine Collins
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- Characters
- normalman; Cerebus; Neil the Horse; Wolverine MacAlistaire
- Synopsis
- Jam piece done at Petuniacon April 1984.
[no title indexed]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Captain Everything; Countess of Monte Crisco; Sophisticated Lady; normalman
- Reprints
- from normalman 3-D (Renegade Press, 1986 series) #1 (1986)
-
The San Jose Americon
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Sophisticated Lady; Dark Fluffy; Captain Everything; Contess of Monte Crisco; Nebula
- Reprints
- From Americon Souvenir Book
Indexer Notes
Based on the cover of New Teen Titans, The (DC, 1980 series) #1
1984 San Diego Comic Con
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Sgt. Fluffy; Smelfs; Rotten Kid; Sophisticated Lady; Man-Man; Captain Everything; Fanatic Four [Mr. Fanatical; Helpless Woman; The Humane Touch; The Lunk]
- Reprints
- From 1984 San Diego Comic-Con Progress Report
Indexer Notes
Based on Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars (Marvel, 1984 series) #1.
[no title indexed]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Captain Everything
- Reprints
- From 1985 San Diego Comic-Con Progress Report
Indexer Notes
Based on a Marvelman cover.
[no title indexed]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman
- Reprints
- From Telegraph Wire #13
Indexer Notes
Cover loosely based on Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate) #10/9/1949. Later was reworked into the cover for normalman (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #6
[Amazing Heroes #92]
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Dark Fluffy; Max the Magnificent; Captain Everything; Countess of Monte Crisco; Sophisticated Lady; normalman; Myth Adventures
- Reprints
- from Amazing Heroes #92 (April 1986)
Fantasy Illustrated Comic Books
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything; Sophisticated Lady; Sgt. Fluffy
- Reprints
- From Fantasy Illustrated comic shop catalog (1984)
Creation
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Captain Everything; normalman
- Reprints
- From Creation Con Souvenir Book (1985)
The Comic Block
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino; Steve Lafler (Dog-Boy figure)
- Inks
- Jim Valentino; Steve Lafler (Dog-Boy figure)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Dog Boy
- Reprints
- From Comic Block #6 (June 1984)
[no title indexed]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything
- Synopsis
- Ad for Jim Valentino's first comic book store appearance at Hi-De-Ho in Santa Monica. Based on Palisades Amusement Park ads in Silver-Age DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
normalman / text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Sgt. Fluffy; Captain Everything; Rotten Kid; Fanatic Four [Mr. Fanatical; Helpless Woman; The Humane Touch; The Lunk]
- Synopsis
- Reprints of the letter column mastheads in various issues of normalman, and what the original inspiration was for each masthead.
[no title indexed]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino; Don Simpson
- Inks
- Jim Valentino; Don Simpson
- Editing
- Randy Chalenor (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Megaton Man; Captain Everything
- Reprints
- from normalman - Megaton Man Special (Image, 1994 series) #1 (August 1994)
-
[no title indexed]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Don Simpson
- Editing
- Randy Chalenor (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Megaton Man; Captain Everything
- Reprints
- from normalman - Megaton Man Special (Image, 1994 series) #1 (August 1994)
-
[no title indexed]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino; Don Simpson
- Inks
- Jim Valentino; Don Simpson
- Editing
- Randy Chalenor (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Megaton Man; Captain Everything
- Reprints
- from normalman - Megaton Man Special (Image, 1994 series) #1 (August 1994)
-
[no title indexed]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Captain Everything; Editor Girl
Indexer Notes
Printed here for the first time.
[no title indexed]
normalman / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Rags Rabbit; normalman
Indexer Notes
Unused page for normalman #5.
[no title indexed]
normalman / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino
- Inks
- Jim Valentino
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- Kristen Simon (original editor)
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything
- Synopsis
- Profiles of normalman and Captain Everything.
- Reprints
- from normalman Twentieth Anniversary Special (Image, 2004 series) #1 (July 2004)
-
[no title indexed]
normalman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman; Captain Everything
- Reprints
- From normalman -- The Novel
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
1.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
2.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
3.
[Title Page]
-
4.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
5.
["Look! It's Small Print!"]
normalman -
6.
Table of Contents
-
7.
Something Like an Origin
normalman -
8.
The Man Called normalman
normalman -
9.
Let's Get normal, Man!
normalman -
10.
The Panties and Capes Syndrome
normalman -
11.
...And One Shall SLAY Him!
normalman -
12.
The Pope of Pain
normalman -
13.
Crisis on Earth-Twinkey
normalman -
14.
normal Times
normalman -
15.
Crisis? WHAT Crisis?!
normalman -
16.
normalman, P.I.
normalman -
17.
Who Killed Sgt. Fluffy THIS Time?
normalman -
18.
Misery in Space
normalman -
19.
normalman Has Gaul
normalman -
20.
Captain Everything Goes to the Collector's Con
normalman -
21.
normalman for President
normalman -
22.
The Prez's Old Clothes
normalman -
23.
Love Stinks
normalman -
24.
There's No Place Like Home
normalman -
25.
normalman Goes Hollywood
normalman -
26.
Deni Sim presents... normalman
normalman -
27.
Lest No Bridge Be Unburned
Megaton Man; normalman -
28.
normalman - Captain Everything
normalman -
29.
Captain Everything -- Super-Star
normalman -
30.
The Covers
normalman -
31.
[normalman #1]
normalman -
32.
[normalman #2]
normalman -
33.
[normalman #3]
normalman -
34.
[normalman #4]
normalman -
35.
[Journey #13]
Journey -
36.
[normalman #5]
normalman -
37.
[normalman #6]
normalman -
38.
[normalman #7]
normalman -
39.
[normalman #8]
normalman -
40.
[normalman #9]
normalman -
41.
[normalman #10]
normalman -
42.
[normalman #11]
normalman -
43.
[normalman #12]
normalman -
44.
[normalman Annual #1]
normalman -
45.
[normalman - Megaton Man Special #1]
Megaton Man; normalman -
46.
[normalman Twentieth Anniversary Special #1]
normalman -
47.
[normalman - The Novel]
normalman -
48.
The Back Covers
normalman -
49.
[normalman #1]
normalman -
50.
[normalman #2]
normalman -
51.
[Journey #13]
Journey -
52.
[normalman #5]
normalman -
53.
[normalman #6]
normalman -
54.
[normalman #10]
normalman -
55.
[normalman #11]
normalman -
56.
[normalman #12]
normalman -
57.
[normalman Twentieth Anniversary Special #1]
normalman -
58.
Other Stuff
normalman -
59.
Watch for the first normalman the comic!!
normalman -
60.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
61.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
62.
A-V Vengers
-
63.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
64.
The San Jose Americon
normalman -
65.
1984 San Diego Comic Con
normalman -
66.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
67.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
68.
[Amazing Heroes #92]
-
69.
Fantasy Illustrated Comic Books
normalman -
70.
Creation
normalman -
71.
The Comic Block
normalman -
72.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
73.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
74.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
75.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
76.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
77.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
78.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
79.
[no title indexed]
normalman -
80.
[no title indexed]
normalman
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ed Bender
- Peter Croome
- Mike Nielsen
- Derek Reinhard
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
- Bjorn Wallin
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