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General Category => Comic Related Discussion => Topic started by: louisekraz on September 21, 2014, 08:39:09 PM

Title: Miniature Superheros
Post by: louisekraz on September 21, 2014, 08:39:09 PM

I'm doing some research on miniature superheroes or superheroes who get temporarily miniaturized. There are some wonderful Dollman scans here and I've downloaded those but any other, more obscure, leads you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

Title: Re: Miniature Superheros
Post by: SuperScrounge on September 21, 2014, 10:48:00 PM

Minimidget & Ritty had adventures in Centaur Comics Amazing Man Comics & Stars And Stripes (not every issue, though.)

Tinyman starts off as a villain, but becomes a hero in MF Enterprises Captain Marvel.

Title: Re: Miniature Superheros
Post by: Roygbiv666 on September 22, 2014, 06:37:59 AM

You can also try:

http://pdsh.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Shrinking_Characters

for a listing of, well, characters who shrink.

But it doesn't include characters who have been shrunk - that's probably every superhero ever at one point or another.

Title: Re: Miniature Superheros
Post by: JonTheScanner on September 22, 2014, 07:44:43 PM

Obviously DC's Atom is the best known, probably, followed by Ant-Man/YellowJacket from Marvel. There was also Shrinking Violet in the Legion.

There was a TV show called World of Giants in the late 50s or early 60s (It was syndicated not network) that featured a secret agent who had been permanently shrunk to about 6 inches.

Title: Re: Miniature Superheros
Post by: narfstar on September 22, 2014, 08:25:13 PM

I believe Mighty Man from Centaur was also able to shrink.

Title: Re: Miniature Superheros
Post by: narfstar on September 22, 2014, 09:17:41 PM

First episode and more on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrdrWG1HLYA I did not know about this thanks

Title: Re: Miniature Superheros
Post by: Roygbiv666 on September 23, 2014, 05:37:05 AM

Let's not forget:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Shrinker

Dr. Shrinker - he's the madman with the evil eye.

Title: Re: Miniature Superheros
Post by: comicsnorth on September 24, 2014, 07:50:08 PM

Back in the 1960s, there was a cartoon called Super Six, one of whom was Elevator Man, who could shrink & grow.  Likewise, in DC's original Doom Patrol, they had Elasti-Girl, who could also shrink & grow.

Title: Re: Miniature Superheros
Post by: louisekraz on October 02, 2014, 11:01:46 PM

 ;D Thanks, all. Those are great suggestions and different from the others that I have tracked down. And I agree that it seems like all superheroes get shrunk down at some point. I want to explore why!

Title: Re: Miniature Superheros
Post by: SuperScrounge on October 03, 2014, 08:39:40 PM

Why? Well, probably...
1. The writer/artist/filmaker/etc. wanted to show the world from a different point of view.
2. Children, who are already in a world made for larger people, enjoy seeing adults in such a setting.