Publisher Lightning Comics Creators Otto Binder, C. C. Beck | Alter ego Van Crawford | |
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Created by C. C. Beck and Otto Binder. Abilities Able to turn into a flying saucer
Fire energy beams while in this form First appearance Fatman, the Human Flying Saucer #1 (April 1967) Similar Doctor Hormone, Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, Sexton Blake, Herbie Popnecker, Brother Power the Geek | ||
Fatman the Human Flying Saucer is a fictional character, a comic book superhero created by artist C. C. Beck and writer Otto Binder in the 1960s.
Beck and Binder created Fatman long after Beck's popular creation Captain Marvel was canceled partly due to a copyright infringement suit with DC Comics.
Overview
Fatman's costume was green and yellow with a yellow flying saucer emblem on the chest. Fatman was fat and could change into a human flying saucer. His comic ran for only three issues and was published by Lightning Comics, an almost equally short lived company. Fatman comics were produced in small numbers and are considered valuable because of Beck's artwork and their rarity.
Van Crawford became Fatman after coming to the aid of an alien flying saucer. The saucer itself turned out to be a shapeshifting alien, which rewarded Crawford by giving him a chocolate drink with the ability to transform him into a human flying saucer. Being a wealthy man, like many superheroes of the era, Crawford decided to use this newfound power to become a superhero.
