Grasshopper (comics)

Grasshopper
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	(Out of continuity): GLA #1 (March 2005) (In continuity): GLA #2 (April 2005)
Created by	Dan Slott Paul Pelletier
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Alter ego	Doug Taggert
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Great Lakes Avengers Roxxon Corporation
Notable aliases	The Ever-Gregarious Grasshopper
Abilities	Armored suit grants: Superhuman leaping via robotic grasshopper legs Insectroid Sensors Zoom Lenses Minimal protection from attacks

Grasshopper
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	GLX-Mas Special #1 (December 2005)
Created by	Dan Slott Ty Templeton
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Alter ego	Neil Shelton
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Roxxon Corporation
Notable aliases	The Ever-Gregarious Grasshopper
Abilities	Armored suit grants: Superhuman leaping via robotic grasshopper legs Insectroid Sensors Zoom Lenses Maximum Jump Minimal protection from attacks

Grasshopper
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Deadpool/GLI Summer Fun Spectacular #1 (September 2007)
Created by	Dan Slott Kieron Dwyer
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Species	Human
Notable aliases	The All-New Grasshopper
Abilities	Armored suit grants: Superhuman leaping via robotic grasshopper legs Insectroid Sensors Zoom Lenses Maximum Jump Minimal protection from attacks

Grasshopper
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Avengers: The Initiative #19 (December 2008)
Created by	Dan Slott Christos Gage
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Species	Skrull
Team affiliations	Great Lakes Initiative
Abilities	Shapeshifting Armored suit grants: Superhuman leaping via robotic grasshopper legs Insectroid Sensors Zoom Lenses Maximum Jump Minimal protection from attacks

The Grasshopper is the name of multiple humorous fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, all created by Dan Slott. No Grasshopper to date has survived past the issue in which they first appeared. The Grasshoppers are a simultaneous homage to and satire of stereotypical superheroes and Marvel's tendency towards animal-themed characters. They are also a lampoon of the tendency of superhero team books to introduce new, hastily developed characters only to dramatically kill them off within a few issues. The complicated romantic troubles of the first Grasshopper recall many characters with similar subplots (Spider-Man, for instance), as does the unlikely family background of the second.

Grasshopper is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe who first appeared in the pages of the GLA: Misassembled miniseries of 2005. The character was created by Dan Slott and Paul Pelletier. He was a member of the Great Lakes Avengers for 5.8 seconds.

Although first appearing when he joined in a fourth wall breaking out-of-continuity prequel presented by Squirrel Girl, he did not appear in continuity until the next issue.

It is revealed that Grasshopper is in fact Doug Taggert, an employee of Roxxon Oil who pines after fellow Roxxon researcher Cindy Shelton, who in turn only has eyes for the "ever-gregarious Grasshopper" (thus setting up a classic comic-book style love triangle). Later, it is clarified that Grasshopper is "part-time Roxxon security" who does "some super heroing on the side." Though it is never so stated, the implication is that Roxxon designed and built the gear which is the source of Grasshopper's powers. Soon, Grasshopper meets up with the GLA as they both try to stop a robbery being committed by Batroc's Brigade. During the battle, Grasshopper agrees to join up with the GLA and then, almost immediately, is killed by a sai thrown by the supervillain Zaran after it passed through teammate Doorman. As team sidekick Monkey Joe comments off-panel, "Five point eight seconds. A new record for shortest membership on ANY team."

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