There’s a generalization that the '90s are the worst period of comics history. Alongside this, Laura Allred’s color became brighter, crisper, more "poppy." The series’ cast also expanded to include the alien Mott from the planet Hoople (named after the 1970s glam rock band Mott the Hoople), the Astro Boy homage Astroman, and the John Woo/Chow Yun-fat-inspired secret agent Chow Skip-Wang, who is constantly diving through the air while firing off pistol rounds and being shot with an alarming amount of enemy bullets. His line work got cleaner, page layouts became more interesting, and his writing more consistent. It’s also where Allred’s style noticeably evolved the most, as he become more confident as a storyteller with every issue. It’s here that Allred’s creation would reach a wider audience and popularity. It’s clear from the beginning, though, that Allred had a strong connection to the character and clearly wanted to do something with him. However, unless you’re a completist these series aren’t essential to the Madman canon. The character debuted in the one-off anthology Creatures of the Id in 1990, and popped up again in the Grafik Muzik miniseries. Boiffard and given the name Frank Einstein (named after Boiffard’s two idols, Frank Sinatra and Albert Einstein, while also an obvious pun).įor the record, Madman’s first appearance wasn’t actually in 1992. In the final issue of the series, we learn that Madman’s mask isn’t used to conceal his secret identity but to hide his scarred and discoloured face! It turns out Madman’s secret origin is that he’s actually a John Doe brought back to life by Dr. Armed with superhuman reflexes and the ability to take a psychic reading of someone by touching them, he faced crime bosses, a murder plot to kill a town’s mayor and deranged mutated clones. Gillespie Flem, the only person who can help Madman resurrect his recently deceased friend, Dr.
the Exclamation Bolt!), the first Madman series followed the eponymous hero on a journey to find Dr. Dressed in all-white and rocking a red logo that combined an exclamation mark and lightning bolt (A.K.A.
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