How Buddy Baker Became Animal Man

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"Who is our new champion?"

~Animal Man #0 (2012)

Now that the DC "0" Month has begun, we're getting a look at some of the strange and somewhat...disturbing origins of their heroes. In this shapshot, we're being reintroduced to Buddy Baker, the Avatar of The Red, and the man who will be known as Animal Man.

Still. You have to admit a guy running across the rooftops in a chicken suit is a great intro. Bawk! Bawk!

Are heroes and villains smart? Naw. #SuperFunnies updates every week (usually Thursday) on The Superheroes List. Here are the bloopers, flip-flops, and all-together moments of levity during exchanges of humor and snapshots of utterly ridiculous decisions in comic books.