Frog-Man

:"This article is about the Marvel superhero Eugene Patilio. For the other Marvel supervillains, see Leap-Frog (comics) and Frog-Man (Ani-Men)".:"for general use of the term see frogman."

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caption=
comic_color=background:#ff8080
character_name=The Fabulous Frog-Man
real_name=Eugene Paul Patilio
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Marvel Team-Up #131 (September, 1982)
creators=J. M. DeMatteis Kerry Gammill Mike Esposito
alliance_color=background:#c0c0ff
alliances= Action Pack Misfits
aliases=Eugene Colorito, Frogicus Mega-Foolicus, Kermit, Frog-Man Jr.
powers=Frog-Man suit grants:
Superhuman leaping ability,
Ability to bounce off of objects|

Frog-Man (Eugene Patilio) is a minor comedic superhero created by writer J. M. DeMatteis and artist Kerry Gammill for Marvel Comics. His first appearance was in "Marvel Team-Up" #131.

Fictional character biography

Eugene Patillo was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Vincent Patillo, the minor Daredevil supervillain Leap-Frog. After several defeats by Daredevil, Iron Man, and Spider-Man, which eventually landed him in jail, Vincent had decided to retire and go straight.

His son, Eugene, donned his father's costume as Fabulous Frog-Man in an attempt to be a crime-fighter to clear his father's name. However, his crime-fighting career became essentially a joke. His two major enemy villains are the White Rabbit, a villainess inspired by the "Alice in Wonderland" character, and the Walrus, a dimwitted character who essentially had the proportionate abilities of a walrus (tough skin and super-strength, though well below Spider-Man's class).

Frog-Man had a tendency to capture villains simply by dumb luck. Eugene's inability to fully pilot his automated Frog-Man costume caused him to wildly bounce around, scoring sure wins against villains by crashing into them. This questionable method of fighting supervillains accounts for his luck in dealing with the Yellow Claw and Speed Demon. (It should be noted that Captain America assisted in the battle against the Claw.) Both villains were later contacted by the White Rabbit with proposals for an alliance against him. She later complained to Walrus that both men laughed her off as soon as they heard her codename.

He also participated, along with Spider-Kid and The Toad, in a short-lived super-team called the Misfits.

Vincent Patilio was very proud of his son, yet at the same time very worried about him risking his life. He even prevented his son from joining the Defenders. Considering his son's luck, Vincent shouldn't have to worry too much about anything too bad.

The Initiative

Eugene Patilio's Frog-Man was later recruited by the government as part of the Fifty-State- program, as a member of the Kentucky based team, Action Pack. ["Avengers: The Initiative" #7]

Powers and abilities

Frog-Man's suit contains electrical coils on the soles of its flippers which allows him to leap great distances. The boots' power source is worn on his back like a back pack. In addition, internal padding of the suit enables Frog-man to bounce off objects with little danger.

In other media

Television

*Frog-Man made a brief appearance in "" episode "The Cure", where, after the Thing was "cured" of his condition, he was a potential recruit as a new member of the Fantastic Four; Frog-Man was rejected after accidentally bashing his own head off the ceiling during his audition for the team. [cite episode | title = The Cure | episodelink = The Cure (Fantastic Four) | series = Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes | serieslink = Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes | airdate = 2007-06-09 | season = 1 | number = 18]

References

External links

*http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/frogm2.htm