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Animal Man

Animal Man. Art by Brian Bolland.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics/Vertigo
First appearance Strange Adventures #180 (September 1965)
Created by Dave Wood
Carmine Infantino
In story information
Alter ego Bernhard "Buddy" Baker
Team affiliations Justice League
Forgotten Heroes
Notable aliases A-Man
Abilities Can gain the powers of any animal that exists or has existed on a planet via access to "The Red". DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Strange Adventures was the title of several American comic books published by DC Comics, most notably a long-running science fiction anthology that began See also: 1964 in comics, other events of 1965, 1966 in comics, 1960s in comics and the List of years in comics Publications Dave Wood is an Australian calligrapher born in Manchester England Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925) is an American Comic book Artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. The Forgotten Heroes are Fictional Superhero team in the DC Comics universe

Animal Man (Buddy Baker) is a fictional DC Comics superhero. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do 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). See also List of extraterrestrials in fiction In Popular cultures Life forms -especially intelligent life forms that are of extraterrestrial Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Flight is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the Air (or movement beyond Earth's atmosphere, in the case of Ants are social Insects of the family Formicidae and along with the related families of Wasps and Bees belong to the order Using these amazing powers, Baker fights crime as the costumed superhero, Animal Man.

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Publication history

Created by writer Dave Wood and artist Carmine Infantino, he first appeared in Strange Adventures #180 (September 1965). Dave Wood is an Australian calligrapher born in Manchester England Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925) is an American Comic book Artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age Strange Adventures was the title of several American comic books published by DC Comics, most notably a long-running science fiction anthology that began See also: 1964 in comics, other events of 1965, 1966 in comics, 1960s in comics and the List of years in comics Publications Animal Man was a minor character for his first twenty years, never gaining the popularity of other DC heroes such as Batman or Superman. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon However, he 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. Shade the Changing Man is a Fictional Comic book character created by Steve Ditko for DC Comics in 1977 The Sandman is a Comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published in the United States by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo This article lists major events in the field of Comics during the 1980s. As seen in the comic below he was billed as a "full time hero" an aspect that would be the most changed by Morrison's revamp.

Grant Morrison's Animal Man was innovative in its advocacy for animal rights, willingness to break the fourth wall and portrayal of Animal Man as an everyman hero with a wife and children. Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a Proscenium Theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play After that series ended in 1995, the character has made brief appearances in DC crossover events. Events January After Xavier The Age of Apocalypse is launched A fictional crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete Fictional characters, settings or universes into the context of a single Animal Man recently was a major character in the weekly series 52.

Fictional character biography

Beginnings

Animal Man's original costume. Art by Jack Sparling.
Animal Man's original costume. Art by Jack Sparling. John Edmond "Jack" Sparling ( June 21 1916 - February 15 1997) was a Canadian - American Comics artist

Animal Man debuted in Strange Adventures #180 in 1965, in a story written by Dave Wood and drawn by Carmine Infantino and George Roussos. Strange Adventures was the title of several American comic books published by DC Comics, most notably a long-running science fiction anthology that began See also: 1964 in comics, other events of 1965, 1966 in comics, 1960s in comics and the List of years in comics Publications Dave Wood is an Australian calligrapher born in Manchester England Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925) is an American Comic book Artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age George Roussos, also known as "George Bell" (August 20 1915 Washington DC, United States – February 19 2000 Southside Hospital Animal Man was given his costume and name in Strange Adventures #190. He continued as a semi-regular feature in the book, making occasional cover appearances, until the introduction of Deadman, who became the main feature with issue #205. Deadman is a Fictional character, a Superhero appearing in DC Comics.

His subsequent appearances were sporadic and sparse. In 1980, Animal Man made a notable guest appearance in Wonder Woman #267-268. US publications --> Events and publications Year overall Marvel's answer to Heavy Metal,

His main appearances in the 1980s were as a member of the "Forgotten Heroes", a team of minor DC heroes. The Forgotten Heroes are Fictional Superhero team in the DC Comics universe It was in that capacity that he appeared in the company-wide crossover event Crisis on Infinite Earths. Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover

Revival

In the late 1980s, following the slate-cleaning Crisis on Infinite Earths event, DC began employing innovative writers, mostly young and mostly British, to revamp some of their old characters. This article lists major events in the field of Comics during the 1980s. Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In the period that saw Alan Moore reinvent Swamp Thing, and Neil Gaiman do the same with The Sandman, Animal Man was re-imagined by Scottish writer Grant Morrison. Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed The Swamp Thing is a Fictional character created by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson for DC Comics and featured in a long-running horror-fantasy Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and The Sandman is a Comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published in the United States by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Morrison wrote the first 26 issues of the Animal Man comic book, published between 1988 and 1990, with art by Chas Truog and Doug Hazlewood; Brian Bolland provided the covers. Events January February March April May June The Evolutionary War crossover event in Brian Bolland (born 1951 is a British Comics Artist, known for his meticulous detailed linework and eye-catching compositions

Although the series was initially conceived as a four-issue limited series, it was upgraded into an on-going series following strong sales. A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues Consequently, Morrison developed several long-running plots, introducing mysteries, some of which were not explained until a year or two later. The title featured the protagonist both in and — increasingly — out of costume. Morrison made the title character an everyman figure living in a universe populated by superheroes, aliens, and fantastic technology. In literature and drama the term everyman has come to mean an ordinary individual with whom the audience or reader is supposed to be able to identify easily and who is often placed See also List of extraterrestrials in fiction In Popular cultures Life forms -especially intelligent life forms that are of extraterrestrial Buddy's wife Ellen, his son Cliff (9 years old at the beginning of the series), and his daughter Maxine (5 years old) featured prominently in most storylines, and his relationship with them, as husband, father, and provider, was an ongoing theme.

The series championed vegetarianism and animal rights, causes Morrison himself supported. Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes Meat (including game and slaughter by-products Fish (including Shellfish and other sea "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. In one issue, Buddy helps a band of self-confessed eco-terrorists save a pod of dolphins. Eco-terrorism, also called ecoterrorism or green terrorism, is Terrorism committed in support of ecological, environmental, or Dolphins are Marine mammals that are closely related to Whales and Porpoises There are almost forty species of dolphin in seventeen genera. Enraged at a fisherman's brutality, Buddy drops him into the ocean, intending for him to drown. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Ironically, the man is saved by a dolphin.

A jacket was added to Animal Man's costume (so he could have pockets and a place to put his keys). However, this jacket was not a leather jacket: Buddy specifically discusses that he won't wear leather, he considers this immoral.

An early aspect of the character was his desire for fame, as is manifested by his wish to be in the Justice League. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Buddy joins the newly-formed Justice League Europe and bonds with Dmitiri of the Rocket Reds over the shared experiences of being fathers. Justice League Europe was a DC Comics book run that was a Spin-off of the comic book Justice League America (which was then named The Rocket Red Brigade is a DC Comics Superhero team They first appeared in Green Lantern Corps #208 (January 1987 and were created by [1] However, he soon resigns due to personal problems. [2]

Breaking the fourth wall. Cover to Animal Man #19. Art by Brian Bolland.
Breaking the fourth wall. The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a Proscenium Theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play Cover to Animal Man #19. Art by Brian Bolland. Brian Bolland (born 1951 is a British Comics Artist, known for his meticulous detailed linework and eye-catching compositions

During his run on the title, Morrison consistently manipulated and deconstructed the fourth wall — the imaginary barrier separating the reader from the setting of the story which also extends to the characters and their creators. The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a Proscenium Theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play One visual expression of this theme was to present characters in a state of partial erasure — often juxtaposing the artist's pencil drafts with the finished art. The series notably contained the only overt references to the various Earths of the pre-Crisis DC Multiverse. The DC Multiverse is a Fictional continuity construct that exists in stories published by Comic book company DC Comics.

Breaking the Fourth Wall

Issue #5, "The Coyote Gospel," features Crafty, a thinly-disguised Wile E. Coyote (of the Road Runner cartoons). The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a Proscenium Theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play Weary of the endless cycle of violence which he and his cartoon compatriots are subject to, Crafty appeals to his cartoonist-creator. A bargain is struck: he can end the violence only by willingly being condemned to leave his cartoon world, entering Animal Man's "comic" world instead. The issue concludes with a series of "pull-back" shots beginning with a close-up of Crafty's bleeding body (and white blood), culminating with a panel depicting the cartoonist's immense hand, coloring Crafty's blood with red paint.

The culmination of this self-referentiality is Animal Man's discovery that all of the actors in the DC universe are fictional characters. He even meets Grant Morrison, the callous "god" who controls his life.

Buddy fought several menaces, such as ancient, murderous spirit that was hunting him; brutal, murderous alien Thangarian warriors; and even the easily-defeated red robots of an elderly villain who was tired of life.

Buddy suffers a tragedy when his wife and children are brutally murdered while he is away on a case. [3] Buddy tracks down the killers and exacts vengeance. Animal Man ultimately confronts his writer, and his family is restored to life. [4] Grant Morrison tells Buddy in issue #26 that he writes him as a vegetarian only because he (Morrison) is a vegetarian too. "They might do the obvious and go for shock by turning you into a meat-eater" Morrison says. Issue #26, first of Peter Milligan´s run, Buddy actually chomps on a horse. Peter Milligan is an British writer best known for his Comic book, film and television work

Morrison's run on the series is collected into three trade paperbacks entitled: Animal Man, Animal Man: Origin of the Species (which includes the Secret Origins #39), and Animal Man: Deus Ex Machina. In Comics, a trade paperback ( TPB or simply trade) refers to a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format Secret Origins was an American Comic book series published by DC Comics.

Following Morrison's run, Peter Milligan wrote a 6-issue series featuring several surreal villains and heroes, exploring questions about identity and quantum physics. Peter Milligan is an British writer best known for his Comic book, film and television work Tom Veitch and Steve Dillon then took over for 18 issues in which Buddy goes to work as a movie stuntman and explores mystical totemic aspects of his powers. Tom Veitch is an American writer best known for his contributions to the Dark Horse line of Star Wars comicbook titles notably Dark Empire Steve Dillon is a British Comic book artist He is particularly known for his run on DC Comics Hellblazer and Preacher A totem is any supposed entity that watches over or assists a group of people such as a family Clan or tribe ( Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Webster's Jamie Delano wrote 29 issues with Steve Pugh as artist, giving the series a more horror-influenced feel with a "suggested for mature readers" label on the cover, beginning with issue #51. Jamie Delano (born 1954 in Northampton) is a British Comics Writer. Steve Pugh is a British Comic book Artist who has worked for most of the major comic producers on both sides of the Atlantic DC, Marvel

Animal Man is a man of great compassion toward all creatures, an ardent animal rights activist, an environmentalist, and a vegetarian. His link to the M-field has been passed on to his daughter, Maxine, who is also connected to the animal kingdom. Although he wears a mask, he goes to no great lengths to conceal his true identity.

Vertigo

After Jamie Delano's first six issues, wherein, among other things, he killed off the central character of Buddy Baker, created the "Red" and resurrected Buddy as an "animal avatar" (analogous to the "Green" of Swamp Thing), the series became one of the charter titles of DC's new mature readers Vertigo imprint with #57, and its ties to the DC Universe became more tenuous. Jamie Delano (born 1954 in Northampton) is a British Comics Writer. The Swamp Thing is a Fictional character created by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson for DC Comics and featured in a long-running horror-fantasy Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. Vertigo was establishing itself as a distinct "mini-universe" with its own continuity, only occasionally interacting with the continuity of the regular DC Universe. The title evolved into a more horror-themed book, with Buddy eventually becoming a non-human animal god. The super-hero elements of the book were largely removed — since Buddy was re-born as a kind of animal elemental, and legally-deceased, he discarded his costume, stopped associating with other heroes, and generally abandoned his crime-fighting role. He co-founded the Life Power Church of Maxine to further an environmentalist message, drifting along Route 66 to settle in Montana. In Delano's final issue was #79, culminating in Buddy dying several more times.

Between issues #66 and #67, Delano also penned the Animal Man Annual #1, focusing on Buddy's daughter Maxine. It was the third part of Vertigo's attempt to create a crossover event titled The Children's Crusade. The Children's Crusade is the over-arcing title of a seven-issue Comic book crossover and Limited series, and specifically the two bookends thereof This event ran across the Annuals of the five then-Vertigo titles - Animal Man, Swamp Thing, Black Orchid, The Books of Magic and Doom Patrol - book-ended by two Children's Crusade issues co-written by Neil Gaiman, and starring his Dead Boy Detectives. The Swamp Thing is a Fictional character created by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson for DC Comics and featured in a long-running horror-fantasy Black Orchid is the name of three Fictional Superheroines published by DC Comics. The Books of Magic is the title of a four-issue English-language Comic book mini-series written by Neil Gaiman, and later an ongoing series The Doom Patrol is a Fictional Superhero team appearing in publications from DC Comics. Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and The Dead Boy Detectives are Fictional characters that have appeared in Comic books published by DC Comics ' Vertigo Imprint.

A brief run by Jerry Prosser and Fred Harper featured a re-re-born Buddy as a white-haired shamanistic figure before the series was canceled after 89 issues due to declining sales. Jerry Prosser is an American Comic book Writer and Editor, best known for his work with Dark Horse Comics.

Back in the DCU

After the cancellation of his own series, Animal Man made cameos in several other titles. Baker continued to split his time between his family, his career as Animal Man, and regular stunt work for films. He occasionally lent his talents to various super groups, including the JLA, Forgotten Heroes, and played a prominent role in the Swamp Things's task force, Totems. [5]

This marked the reappearance of Buddy in costume, and heralded his return to the mainstream DC Universe (although his Vertigo appearances were clearly meant to take place inside the DCU as well). The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place He subsequently appeared alongside Aquaman, Hawkman and Resurrection Man. Carter Hall is a DC Comics Superhero, the original Hawkman. Created by Gardner Fox and Dennis Neville, he first appeared The Resurrection Man is a Fictional character, a superhero whose adventures were published by DC Comics from 1997 to 1999 in a serialized comic book of [6] In JLA #27 (March 1999) Buddy officially joins the League to battle a rampaging Amazo in the Florida Everglades. Amazo is a fictional Android from DC Comics. He has fought the Justice League of America on several occasions He, and many other emergency recruits, are defeated and their powers copied on a conceptual level; since Amazo is programmed to copy the League, anyone who is a member can have their powers copied. Superman literally disbands the entire team, defeating Amazo. Buddy does not stay for the reorganization. During a JLA crossover event, the Martian Manhunter seeks out Animal Man's expertise in the morphogenetic field to assist the League. A fictional crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete Fictional characters, settings or universes into the context of a single Martian Manhunter is the Superhero alias of J'onn J'onzz, alternately known as John Jones or the Manhunter from Mars, a Fictional character [7] During this encounter, Martian Manhunter was disturbed by his accidental glimpse of Buddy's understanding of the true nature of the DC Universe.

Animal Man also makes an appearance in the Identity Crisis limited series, helping to search for the murderer of Sue Dibny. Identity Crisis is a seven-issue Comic book Limited series published by DC Comics in 2004, written by Brad Meltzer Susan "Sue" Dearbon Dibny is a Fictional character from DC Comics associated with The Elongated Man.

After encountering danger signs from the animal world, Animal Man is recruited by Donna Troy as part of a team journeying to New Cronos to stop the Infinite Crisis, mirroring his role in Crisis on Infinite Earths, in which he journeyed into space with the Forgotten Heroes on Brainiac's ship. Donna Troy is a Fictional character, a superheroine in the DC Universe. Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover The Forgotten Heroes are Fictional Superhero team in the DC Comics universe Brainiac is a DC Comics Supervillain that appears in the Comic books published by DC Comics. During this adventure, he formed a mentoring friendship with Firestorm, Jason Rusch. Firestorm ( Ronald "Ronnie" Raymond) is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Superhero.

Due to a malfunction of the zeta beam which Adam Strange deploys to return to the team to earth, Animal Man, along with most of the heroes, go missing after Infinite Crisis. Eventually some of the heroes are recovered but Adam Strange, Buddy and Starfire are still missing. They become core cast members of DC's weekly series 52.

52

See also: 52 (comic book)

In 52, Animal Man, Starfire and Adam Strange are stranded on an alien planet. Starfire is the name of several fictional Comic book characters published by DC Comics. Adam Strange is a fictional Superhero published by DC Comics. The trio escape, but are pursued by bounty hunters. They are joined by Lobo. Lobo is a Fictional character that appears in the Comic books published by DC Comics. In issue #36, during a battle with Lady Styx and her horde, Animal Man is killed by a necrotoxin, which causes its victims to rise again in the service of Lady Styx. Lady Styx is a fictional Supervillain in the. Her first appearance occurred in the weekly series 52. Animal Man makes Starfire promise not to let him come back as a zombie. He gestures to the reader, saying, "Look, they're cheering us on. I told you the universe likes me. " At the moment of his death, Ellen, still on Earth, senses his death and begins to cry.

In issue #37, moments after Starfire and Adam Strange leave Animal Man in space, Buddy comes back to life. The aliens who originally granted his powers stand next to him, saying: "And so it begins. " After plucking him out of the timestream and repairing his body, they leave him in outer space. Animal Man must reach out to another life form in order to survive, and claims the abilities of a group of Sun-Eaters, including their homing sense. A Sun-Eater is a fictional artificially created living weapon in the DC Comics universe. He observes his wife from a wormhole in space; Ellen is seeing another man.

Buddy returns to earth, describing the marvels of space to his delighted family. Ellen throws a party to celebrate his return, but some followers of Lady Styx appear, bent upon killing the family. They are eliminated by Starfire, who has only partially recovered from wounds suffered in space. She delivers Buddy's jacket and faints from weakness and surprise when she sees him alive, leaving the family to care for her.

Countdown to Adventure

Animal Man is to join Adam Strange and Starfire in the upcoming series titled Countdown to Adventure written by Adam Beechen. Countdown to Final Crisis, known as Countdown for its first 25 issues is a Comic book Limited series published by DC Comics The first issue reveals that his family has been caring for Starfire, who still has not regained her powers. Buddy convinces Ellen to let Starfire stay and act as a nanny to his two children. When a strange form of madness infects the people of San Diego, he and Starfire team up to stop it. Buddy's closeness to Starfire has made Ellen disgruntled, and thinks that Buddy is in love with her. Buddy's powers have been in a state of flux, not working at all at times, and manifesting strange abilities at others, such as creating a whirlwind, or firing energy beams. Once their extraterrestrial trip is done, Starfire leaves the Baker home, telling them that they will always be in her heart.

Powers and abilities

Buddy can mimic any abilities of any animal as a result of his encounter with a crashed alien spacecraft. A spacecraft is a Vehicle or machine designed for Spaceflight. He does this by either focusing on a specific animal near him, or, as he learned later, by drawing power from the animal kingdom in general (this enables him to even mimic animals that are extinct). The nature of these powers has been described in various ways, including the superficial "alien radiation" explanation of his early appearances, the reconstruction of his body by aliens with "morphogenetic grafts" at the cellular level, and currently, mystical access to a "morphogenetic field" created by all living creatures, also known as "the Red". This article is about the mainstream developmental biology concept He does not grow wings to fly as a bird (instead he flies in classic "Superman style"), nor does he form gills to breathe underwater when mimicking a fish, but he has occasionally been known to mimic the actual appearances of animals, such as adopting the claws of a wolverine temporarily, or his metamorphosis toward the end of Delano's run on his series. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon A gill is an anatomical structure found in many aquatic organisms

Among the "animal powers" Buddy has been known to use are:

The level of Buddy's abilities are proportional to the size of the animal they are drawn from. Hence, drawing the jumping ability from a flea would allow him to cover great distances. Flea is the Common name for any of the small wingless Insects of the order Siphonaptera (some authorities use the name Aphaniptera However, taking the abilities of a larger animal does not result in diminished power for him. In some appearances, he can also talk to animals and enter their minds.

Tapping into the Red, Animal Man can also fire blasts of force or unidentified energy. He can even use the primordial energies to start a new universe.

In 52, Buddy experiences an upgrade that allows him to connect to the Universe's morphogenetic field, providing him unlimited access to all animals in the universe regardless of origin. Though he gains their abilities, Animal Man knows nothing about the creatures he's taking them from.

Awards

The series bearing the name won the Squiddy Award for Most Improved Series in 1992. The Squiddy Awards, also known as The Squiddies were the annual awards given by the participants in the Usenet Newsgroup rec In addition, issues #5 and #19 tied with eleven other comics for the Squiddy Award for Favorite Single Issue of Any Series in 1989. [8]

Other versions

Animal Man appears in Justice League Unlimited #29, helping Superman and B'Wana Beast against Queen Bee. B'wana Beast is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Universe. Queen Bee is the name of four different DC Comics Supervillains History Zazzala The leader of the hiveworld Korll Zazzala lives only

In the Titans Tomorrow alternate future from Teen Titans vol. Titans Tomorrow is a storyline of a possible alternate future in the DC Comics Universe from Teen Titans (vol 3 #17-19, Buddy Baker died in a crisis along with most of the other main DCU superheroes. His replacement as Animal Man in that future was Garfield Logan (aka Beast Boy). Garfield Mark "Gar" Logan, also known as Beast Boy or Changeling, is a Fictional character, a Superhero appearing in Comic

Collected editions

Grant Morrison's run on the series has been collected in the following trade paperback:

Volume Title Material collected ISBN
Vol. In Comics, a trade paperback ( TPB or simply trade) refers to a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format #1 Animal Man Animal Man #1-9 ISBN 1-56389-005-4
Vol. #2 Origin Of The Species Animal Man #10-17 plus the 19-page story from Secret Origins #39 ISBN 1-56389-890-X
Vol. #3 Deus Ex Machina Animal Man #18-26 ISBN 1-56389-968-X

Notes

  1. ^ Justice League International, vol. 1 #24
  2. ^ Justice League Europe #12
  3. ^ Animal Man #20
  4. ^ Animal Man #21-26
  5. ^ Tom Peyer's one-shot Vertigo Totems
  6. ^ Resurrection Man #24-27
  7. ^ JLA #40
  8. ^ The Squiddy Award Winners

References

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