In 1980, he had a guest appearance in Wonder Woman #267–268. His subsequent appearances were sporadic. He continued as a semi-regular feature in the book, making occasional cover appearances, through #201 (June 1967). Baker gained a costume and a name, initially A-Man, in Strange Adventures #190 (July 1966).
Cover art by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson.įilm stunt man Buddy Baker, to whom aliens gave animal-themed powers, debuted in Strange Adventures #180 ( cover-dated September 1965), in the story "I Was the Man with Animal Powers" by writer Dave Wood and penciler Carmine Infantino. First appearance of costumed Animal Man, originally A-Man. As seen in Strange Adventures #195, he was billed as a "full-time hero", an aspect that would be the most changed by the revamp. He later became one of several DC properties, such as Shade, the Changing Man and Sandman, to be revived and revamped in the late 1980s for a more mature comics audience. These eleven stories constitute the entirety of his pre-Crisis appearances. He made only five, non-consecutive appearances in Strange Adventures (four of which were reprinted in Adventure Comics), followed by two appearances in Wonder Woman, two in Action Comics, and two in DC Comics Presents, appearing in consecutive issues of each. Animal Man was a minor character for his first twenty years, never gaining the popularity of other DC heroes such as Batman or Superman. Ĭreated by writer Dave Wood and artist Carmine Infantino, Buddy Baker first appeared in Strange Adventures #180 (September 1965) and adopted the name Animal Man in issue #190. Using these powers, Baker fights crime as the costumed superhero Animal Man. As a result of being in proximity to an exploding extraterrestrial spaceship, Buddy Baker acquires the ability to temporarily "borrow" the abilities of animals (such as a bird's flight or the proportionate strength of an ant).
Strange Adventures #180 (September 14, 1965)Ībility to gain the powers of any animal that exists or has existed via access to "The Red"Īnimal Man ( Bernhard " Buddy" Baker) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
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