Normalman

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Cover to the Complete normalman trade paperback, with Captain Everything carrying normalman. Art by Jim Valentino.
Publication information
Publisher	Aardvark-Vanaheim Renegade Press
First appearance	Cerebus #56 (Nov. 1983)
Created by	Jim Valentino
In-story information
Alter ego	Norm-L
Place of origin	Arnold
Partnerships	Captain Everything Sgt. Fluffy Sophisticated Lady
Abilities	none
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Series publication information
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Limited series
Genre	Superhero, Parody, Humor
Publication date	(Aardvark-Vanaheim series) Jan. 1984 – Apr. 1985 (Renegade Press series) June – Dec. 1985
Number of issues	12
Collected editions
Normalman - The Novel
The Complete Normalman

normalman is a limited series of American comic books created by Jim Valentino. It began in November 1983 as a four-page story in Cerebus #56 and #57 before being launched as a full-color 12-issue series which was published by Aardvark-Vanaheim before moving to Renegade Press. There was also a crossover with Journey. The story of normalman concluded in normalman 3D Annual #1 (Renegade Press).

The series spoofed the comics of many comic book companies, including DC, Marvel, EC and Harvey, as well as doing parodies of The Spirit, Elfquest, Asterix, Star Wars, and The Wizard of Oz.

normalman was first collected in trade paperback by Slave Labor Graphics. Recently, a new trade paperback which included several followups was published by Image Comics. Both trades are in black and white.

On the planet Arnold, a junior CPA had come to the conclusion that Arnold would explode in eight hours. In a take on the origin of Superman, the junior CPA built a rocket ship to launch his infant son into deep space. No sooner had he done so, however, than he discovered that Arnold was not going to explode after all, leading his enraged wife to murder him. Twenty years later, the rocket carrying the now-grown baby ended up crashing into an Earth-like planet called Levram ("Marvel" spelled backwards), populated entirely by super powered people. Because he had no superpowers of any kind, the locals dubbed him "normalman".