Comments: Created by Chris Ulm, Phil Gosier, and Bobby Rae.
Malibu's Dead Clown follows the comedic violence and parody of DC's Lobo (and later Marvel's Lunatik - with a dash of What The--?). Clawfoot is clearly a parody of Wolverine.
Given Clawfoot's team, the Mutations, closely
parallels the mutant X-Men, I can't say for sure whether he's classed as a mutate or
mutant.
Profile by Grendel Prime.
CLARIFICATIONS
:
Clawfoot has no known connections to:
- Claw - Nazi spy and sabateur sent to USA to poison many; captured by Human Torch and Toro @ All-Select #1/2
- Claw - Chaste member, killed by Hand during resurrection attempt of Elektra; used claw-like weapon @ Daredevil I#188
- Claw (of Earth-982) - charismatic cat burglar, fought Spider-Girl, brought in by Weadon's agents @ Spider-Girl I#73
- Claw of Bast - magic item, reputed to be able to give life to the dead or dying, as well as provide power to user @ Before the Fantastic Four: Reed Richards#3
- Claw-Hide - created from the spliced DNA of the Rhino and the Puma by the Jackal to trouble Spider-Man @ Fleer Ultra Spider-Man card#145
- or any other "Claw-" characters/items
Bazooka was the burly man of the Mutations with a
technologically advanced suit and a cannon mounted on each forearm. He
had a distinctive light gleam from his left eye and likely had cybernetic enhancements. He was with the
Mutations when they signed up to hunt down Dead Clown. The team finally
cornered their quarry, but Dead Clown manipulated reality so
that a 25-ton weight suddenly fell onto Bazooka's exposed head,
apparently killing him.
He appears to be a parody of Cable.
--Dead Clown#3
Eyeglare was the leader of the team known as the
Mutations. He was with the Mutations when they signed up to hunt down
Dead Clown and stood by Slush as she iced up the rogue, who soon
fortuitously escaped. The team finally cornered their quarry alongside
the other super-powered people, but Dead Clown manipulated reality so
that a bolt of lightning suddenly hit him and Clawfoot together,
apparently killing them.
His powers were not demonstrated and are unrevealed, but
given the literal description of powers as codenames for the others,
Eyeglare's powers were likely linked to, um, glaring eyes (hidden
behind ruby-colored spectacles).
Eyeglare is a parody of the mutant leader Cyclops.
--Dead Clown#3
Hairball was a member of the Mutations and covered
with brown hair. He was with the Mutations when they signed up to hunt
down Dead Clown. The team finally cornered their quarry, but Dead Clown
manipulated reality so that Hairball suddenly had a heart attack as he
approached and
apparently died.
Despite his Sasquatch-like appearance, he is likely a
parody of Beast of the mutant team, the X-Men.
--Dead Clown#3
The Mutations group was comprised of members Eyeglare
(leader), Clawfoot, Bazooka, Hairball and Slush. Their attack cry was
"Mutations malign!" The Mutations were first in line to join other
super-powered people in the mercenary hunt for the rogue Dead Clown.
Although they came close to apprehending him, Dead Clown instead used
his reality-warping powers to instantly kill (or at least eliminate)
each of the Mutations (although Slush's fate is not shown).
The group is a parody of the mutant team, the X-Men.
--Dead Clown#3
Slush was the only female member of the Mutations and
could generate a steady stream of slushy ice from both hands. Short in
stature, she was with the Mutations when they signed up to hunt down
Dead Clown and was the only one of the Mutations to land a blow on Dead
Clown, icing him up into a solid block of ice, but the rogue
fortuitously escaped due to Captain Hero's ineptitude. The Mutations
finally cornered their quarry alongside the other super-powered people,
but Dead Clown manipulated reality so that virtually all his opponents
were eliminated. Slush's fate is unrevealed.
Slush looks like Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde), but with
the ice-generating powers of Iceman.
--Dead Clown#3
images:
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Dead Clown#3, p8 (main image)
p21, pan2 (headshot)
p20 (leaping attack)
p20 (Bazooka)
p20 (Eyeglare)
p22, pan1 (Hairball)
p21, pan4 (Mutations team)
p21, pan2 (Slush)
Appearances:
Dead Clown#3 (February 1994) - Chris Ulm (writer), Phil Gosier
(pencils), Bobby Rae (inks), Roland Mann (editor)
First Posted: 10/16/2019
Last updated: 02/18/2022
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