Frogman (disambiguation)

Frogman (disambiguation)

Frogman has a number of meanings:

In diving

*Frogman is a popular term for a scuba diver, particularly in military and other combat-type operations.
*Frogman was a tradename used by Siebe Gorman for a brand of diver's drysuit in the 1960s and perhaps earlier.
*Frogman was a tradename used by Spearfisherman for a brand of diver's drysuit made in the 1945 and perhaps earlier
*Frogman is a model of wristwatch of the G-Shock style made by Casio.
*"The Frogmen" was a 1951 movie about World War II United States Underwater Demolition Teams.

Other real-world meanings

*Clarence "Frogman" Henry was a musician active around the 1960s and 1970s, so nicknamed for his very deep voice.
*"Frogman" is a name used by Tim Cotterill since 1989 because of his unique bronze frog sculptures.

Fiction

*Frogman (Oz character) was a "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" series character: he is a man-size talking frog.
*The word frogmen was used for frog-like monsters made out of men in the Hellboy comic by Mike Mignola. See Ogdru Jahad#The role of the "Frogmen".
*The Frog-Man is a minor superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, associated with Spider-Man.
*Leap-Frog, also known as Frog-Man, is a Marvel Comics supervillain.
*Frog-Man (Ani-Men) is another Marvel Comics supervillain


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