Slapstick (Marvel)

Steven Winsor McCay Harmon, better known as Slapstick, is a fictional character from Marvel Comics. He is a superhero that resembles an animated clown with the abilities of a cartoon character.
He was created by Len Kaminski and James Fry, and first appeared in The Awesome Slapstick #1 in November of 1992.
== History ==
=== Early Life ===
Plotting a prank to get back at his high school rival Winston for sending him to detention, eccentric jokester Steven Harmon dressed as a clown to blend in at a new carnival. His plan backfired when he followed several weird clowns who kidnapped Winston and his date Heather, taking them to a funhouse. Harmon entered a portal that led to a multiverse causing all his molecules to be stretched across 3,741 dimensions where he landed in a realm of Julius T. Flakfyser, the Groucho Marx look-alike Scientist Supreme of Dimension X. Composed of unstable molecules Flakfyser dubbed "Electroplasm," Harmon was turned into a living cartoon character. The Scientist Supreme helped Harmon learn to harness his cartoonish powers and free captive Earthlings from the evil clowns of Dimension X and their ruler, The Overlord.
=== Slapstick ===
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== Powers and Abilities ==
* Transformation (via glove): Harmon can transform to and out of his Slapstick form with a device in his left glove.
** Cartoonish Physiology ("Cartoon Physics"): Made from unstable molecules called Electroplasm, he can manipulate himself and reality in outrageous ways. Slapstick however does not possess genitalia in his cartoon form, much to his disappointment.
*** Superhuman Strength: His strength temporarily grows with a certain amount of electricity.
*** Superhuman Durability
*** Fourth Wall Breaking: Slapstick often enjoyed talking to the reader while many just ignore him believing him to be crazy.
* Skilled Jokester: Steven is a skilled prankster with a bizarre sense of humor.
== Other Media ==
* He appears as a playable character in the mobile app Marvel Future Fights.
* Cameo appearance in Deadpool's ending in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
== Trivia ==
* Slapstick's middle name Winsor McCay is a reference to the real-life cartoonist Zena Winsor McCay.
* Slapstick is quite similar to The Mask from Dark Horse Comics.
* He narrowly edged out Carnage when voted as 1992's best new character.
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