For general use of the term see Frogman (disambiguation)

Frogman (disambiguation)

-In diving:*Frogman is a popular term for a scuba diver, particularly in military and other combat-type operations*Frogman is a model of wristwatch by Casio*The Frogmen was a 1951 movie about World War II United States Underwater Demolition Teams...

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Frog-Man (Eugene Patilio) is a minor comedic superhero

Superhero

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 created by writer J. M. DeMatteis

J. M. DeMatteis

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 and artist Kerry Gammill

Kerry Gammill

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 for Marvel Comics

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. His first appearance was in Marvel Team-Up

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 #121.

Fictional character biography

Eugene Patillo was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Vincent Patillo, the minor Daredevil

Daredevil (Marvel Comics)

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 supervillain Leap-Frog

Leap-Frog (comics)

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. After several defeats by Daredevil, Iron Man

Iron Man

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, and Spider-Man

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, which eventually landed him in jail, Vincent had decided to retire and go straight.

His son, Eugene, donned his father's costume as Fabulous Frog-Man in an attempt to be a crime-fighter to clear his father's name. However, his crime-fighting career became essentially a joke. His two major enemy villains are the White Rabbit

White Rabbit (comics)

The White Rabbit is a supervillainess in the Marvel Universe and is an enemy of Spider-Man . She first appeared in Marvel Team-Up #131 in July 1983, and was created by J.M...

, a villainess inspired by the Alice in Wonderland character, and the Walrus

Walrus (comics)

The Walrus is a minor Marvel Comics supervillain of Spider-Man who has appeared in at least three comic book issues .-Fictional character biography:...

, a dimwitted character who essentially had the proportionate abilities of a walrus (tough skin and super-strength, though well below Spider-Man's class).

Frog-Man had a tendency to capture villains simply by dumb luck. Eugene's inability to fully pilot his automated Frog-Man costume caused him to wildly bounce around, scoring sure wins against villains by crashing into them. This questionable method of fighting supervillains accounts for his luck in dealing with the Yellow Claw

Yellow Claw

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, and Speed Demon. (Captain America

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 assisted in the battle against the Claw.) Both villains were later contacted by the White Rabbit with proposals for an alliance against him. She later complained to Walrus that both men laughed her off as soon as they heard her codename.

He also participated, along with Spider-Kid

Steel Spider

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 and The Toad

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, in a short-lived super-team called the Misfits.

Vincent Patilio was very proud of his son, yet at the same time very worried about him risking his life. He even prevented his son from joining the Defenders

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, even when it meant publicly humiliating him by literally dragging him home in front of the team and the media.

When Alyosha Kraven, the son of Kraven the Hunter

Kraven the Hunter

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 began collecting a zoo

Zoo

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 of animal-themed superhumans, Frog-Man was amongst his captives.

The Initiative

Eugene Patillo as Frog-Man was later recruited by the US government as part of the Fifty-State-Initiative

Avengers: The Initiative

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 program, as a member of the Kentucky

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 based team, Action Pack. In Secret Invasion

Secret Invasion

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 he was revealed to be a Skrull

Skrull

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 infiltrator.

After the invasion is over, the real Frog-Man is shown in a support group

Support group

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 meeting with the others that had been replaced by Skrulls.

Frog-Man reappears in Fear Itself

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, in the mini-series, Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt. He appears at a meeting held by Prodigy

Prodigy (Ritchie Gilmore)

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 regarding magical hammers that have crashed into the earth. He is a part of Gravity

Gravity (comics)

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's team and helps battle Crossbones

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During the Spider-Island

Spider-Island

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 storyline, Frog-Man witnesses terrorists with spider powers attacking the United Nations

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 and springs into action. He teams up with Ms. Marvel

Ms. Marvel

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, Hawkeye

Hawkeye (comics)

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, and Jessica Jones

Jessica Jones

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Powers and abilities

Frog-Man's suit contains electrical coils on the soles of its flippers which allows him to leap great distances. The boots' power source is worn on his back like a back pack. In addition, internal padding of the suit enables Frog-man to bounce off objects with little danger.

Television

• Frog-Man made a brief appearance in Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes episode "The Cure", where, after the Thing
  Thing (comics)
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  was "cured" of his condition, he was a potential recruit as a new member of the Fantastic Four; Frog-Man was rejected after accidentally bashing his own head off the ceiling during his audition for the team.