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SILVER SQUIRREL

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Extradimensional (Earth-8311/Larval Earth) anthrotoon squirrel mutate

Occupation: Gadabout, hooligan

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: None

Enemies: Watchdog

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Earth;
   formerly interstellar space (Earth-8311)

First Appearance: Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham I#8/2 (July, 1986)

Powers/Abilities: The Silver Squirrel wields the Power Cosmic, which allows him to transform inorganic matter into living beings at his destructive will and vice-versa. He also appears to have some level of cosmic awareness in that he knows when he is bing watched. He can shoot destructive blasts from hands and fingers. Covered (or his coat transformed) in a cosmic silver substance, Silver Squirrel can withstand the cold vacuum of space and transport himself at light speed within a planet's atmosphere, as well as via instantaneous travel across vast interstellar travel when aboard his silver surfboard to which he has a telepathic link. However, he lacks conscience, is impatient and rude, and enjoys spreading chaos.

Height: 5'5"
Weight: Unrevealed
Eyes: White
Hair: None/silver-coated

History:

(Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham I#8/2 (fb) - BTS) - Silver Squirrel's origins are unrevealed. He wielded the incredible force of the Power Cosmic. But despite Silver Squirrel's reprehensible attitude, he was admired by the omniscient Watchdog for the potential good he could do.

(Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham I#8/2) - Silver Squirrel became aware that the Watchdog was secretly observing him from the Earth's moon via the Watchdog's Orb of Omniscience. The delinquent immediately teleported himself there and, quickly fed up with the Watchdog's verbose praise, blasted him with the Power Cosmic. Silver Squirrel zipped down to Earth on his surfboard, relishing the opportunity to irresponsibly do whatever he felt like with his power. He chanced upon the ancient Egyptian monuments of the Sphinx and Great Pyramid, and brought them to life to stomp on the locals. The Watchdog arrived to appeal to the Squirrel's potential for nobility, but was blasted away again. Silver Squirrel next animated the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe in Paris for similar chaos. Again the Watchdog teleported in, pleading for the Squirrel to stop, but was again blasted. Enjoying annoying the Watchdog and knowing the Watchdog was duty-bound not to interfere, the Silver Squirrel quickly surfed to New York City but was stopped by the now angry Watchdog, who used his own Power Cosmic to convert the hooligan into an unmoving water fountain statue.

(BTS) - Possibly as a result of Secret Wars III, Silver Squirrel was released from confinement, and became less manic and dangerous.

(Spider-Ham: Hollywood May-Ham) - Silver Squirrel enjoyed sunbathing next to Sub-Marsupial on the beach in Los Angelfish.

Comments: Created by Mike Mellor & Steve Mellor. Based on the character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

Silver Squirrel is, of course, a cartoon parody (and hence the Earth-8311 version) of Earth-616's Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd). I think "Nuttin Radd" would be a good Earth-8311 version of his real name.

"Ahh Shaddup!" was a popular catchphrase used by voice-over Mel Blanc in Warner Bros. cartoons. Silver Squirrel uses the same basic dismissive refrain.

It's unrevealed if Galactypus has any relation to the Silver Squirrel (the way their counterparts Galactus and Silver Surfer have on Earth-616).

In their cameo in in Hollywood May-Ham (2022), Silver Squirrel and Sub-Marsupial sunbathed on the beach in a head-to-toe position similar to that of Northstar and Hector in the Marvel Swimsuit Special #4 (1995). Nothing to get Defensive about.

I'm not 100% sure if Scholastic's Spider-Ham graphic novels fit into Earth-8311 continuity, but I'll leave it in until it's otherwise stated.

Profile by Grendel Prime.

CLARIFICATIONS :
Silver Squirrel of Earth-8311 has no known connections to:

images: (without ads)
Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham I#8/2, p1, pan1 (main image, cleaned up)
   p4, pan4 (blasting)
   p5, pan6 (as fountain)

Appearances:
Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham I#8/2 (July, 1986) - Mike Mellor (writer), Steve Mellor (art), Larry Hama (editor)
Spider-Ham: Hollywood May-Ham (October, 2022) - Steve Foxe (writer), Shadia Amin (art), Michael Petranek (editor) (Scholastic)

First posted: 07/25/2025
Last updated: 07/25/2025

Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.

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