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dhfh:
--- Quote from: paw broon on April 28, 2010, 12:34:24 PM ---The Moth was a Steve Rude superhero. And I remember that "grasshopper" guy and I'm sure it was in an issue of B&B. I can almost see the cover. There's so much rubbish in my memory, it takes a while for answers to pop out.
The Scorpion from Atlas/Seaboard
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Hey, don't forget about the Fox Features character called the Moth, who appeared in Mystery Men Comics #9 to #12!
And Marvel had a super villainess named Gypsy Moth.
Also, if you're going to include scorpions as "insects", who can fail to mention the infamous Spider-Man foe of that name, premering in Amazing Spider-Man #20?
DHFH
John C:
Since I feel the need to be extra obscure (plus, just about everything else that comes to mind is rather taken), Warren ran a few stories about "The Gray Grasshopper" near the end of their run.
And neither probably quite counts, but there are at least two more Human Flies. One was a real-world stuntman who got a Marvel series adapting him as a quasi-super-agent kind of guy. The other was the "cover name" of the IW Blue Beetle reprints.
Plus a bunch of non-silver Scarabs, like Nedor's, the Fox Blue Beetle opponent, the Captain America serial villain. And I feel like there were a bunch of Roach-named characters once the Tick hit it big.
Oh, and the rather on-the-nose Bug-Eyed Bandit.
There'd also be a smattering of worms, too. Hey, if scorpions count (and if they do, I think it's AC's Scarlet and Timely's Silver, and I think a couple of others...including one from Harvey, no?)
paw broon:
Yes Darkmark. And Hellgramite Was His Name, rings a bell. But wasn't he just a big, daft grasshopper look-a-like? This is a bit silly, but good fun.
JohnC, what a great list. I find myself chasing round trying to find visual refs. for all thes characters. Love the idea of worms.
phabox (RIP):
so how about Snakes ? now having many heroic qualities they seem to be more the domain of villians, in fact at one time Marvel had enouth to make up a whole 'Serpent Squad' -Cobra, The Eel, Princess Python and the Viper ( former Madam Hydra) made up most of the membership.
Seem to remember a few 'Copperheads' one from Brave and the Bold, one from Marvels' Daredevil and maybe even an old serial hero.
Anyone think of a few more ?
-Nigel
paw broon:
OOOhh! snakes. The Copperhead appeared in an Italian comic version of Mysterious Dr. Satan - 3 issues.
And we had King Cobra, who had a long run in Hotspur in the 70's, with some stories drawn by Ron Smith.
http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae289/masquerouge/KC001094.jpgAn Italian villain, originally named Sadik, when reprinted in France, was called Cobra, then Naja (French for cobra) Don't ask me why. Haven't a scooby.
The Black Cobra appeared in a 1/2 page ad. in Atom, Robot Adventurer (Pulp MediaPubs.) 1976 and was described as, "In the style of The Spider". I leave the rest to your imagination.
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