The Toxic Avenger
| The Toxic Avenger | |
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| The Toxic Avenger character | |
| First appearance | The Toxic Avenger (1984) |
| Last appearance | Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000) |
| Created by | Lloyd Kaufman Michael Herz Joe Ritter |
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| Alias | Toxie, NJ's First Superhero |
| Occupation | Fmr. Janitor |
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| Spouse | Mrs. Ferd (wife) |
| Origin | Tromaville, New Jersey |
| Nationality | America |
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The Toxic Avenger is a fictional antihero and the title character of the Toxic Avenger franchise, played and voiced by various actors.
Creation and development[edit]
In 1975, Lloyd Kaufman had the idea to shoot a horror film involving a health club while serving as the pre-production supervisor on the set of Rocky. At the Cannes Film Festival, Kaufman had read an article that said horror films were no longer popular, so Kaufman claims that he decided to produce his own version of the horror film. The film eventually became a bona fide horror film and a more campy superhero-spoof with extreme violence embedded throughout.[1]
The Toxic Avenger series[edit]
Film appearances[edit]
TV appearances[edit]
- Toxie had a major role in Toxic Crusaders.
Theatrical presentations[edit]
- Joe DiPietro adapted the first film into an Off-Broadway stage musical. In the production, actor Nick Cordero portrayed The Toxic Avenger.[2]
Fictional character biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
A weakling constantly harassed by bullies, Melvin Ferd III was eventually chased into a drum of toxic waste that transformed him into a hideous yet super strong monster. Melvin decides to use his newfound strength to fight evil as the Toxic Avenger.
Powers and abilities[edit]
As the Toxic Avenger, Melvin possesses enough super strength to lift a Greyhound bus and turn it around, and some invulnerability, as he's seen on the cover of an issue to the short lived Marvel "Toxic Avenger" comic yawning as criminals open fire on him (his only weakness, according to the musical, is common, household bleach). He also has enhanced agility and reflexes, has a danger detecting sixth sense called "Tromatons" which also enable him to sense the evil in others, and urinates acid.
Weapons[edit]
Toxie's main weapon is his mop.
He will also use his hands and any item he can find if necessary.
In other media[edit]
The Toxic Avenger has been adapted to other media:
- From April 1991 to February 1992, Marvel Comics published The Toxic Avenger comic. The comic was written by Doug Moench, drawn by Rodney Ramos, and Val Mayerik, and lasted for 11 issues.[3] The series focused on Toxie battling against the evil Apocalypse, Inc. and its demonic Chairman. The title was a mix of traditional superhero storytelling and satire, including the phrase "hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength" being repeated many times, and Toxie's "Tromatons" erupting when he was in danger similar to Spider-Man's spider-sense. Marvel's series also contained much in the way of "over-the-top", cartoonish violence. No other Marvel characters ever appeared in the series, and Toxie never made his way into any other Marvel comic, although a crossover with Marvel's RoboCop title was planned before that series was cancelled.[4]
- In July 2000, Troma published an extremely rare comic book entitled The New Adventures of the Toxic Avenger. This comic was offered to people who donate $75 or more to TromaDance 2007.[5]
- In October 2008, the world premiere of Toxic Avenger: The Musical debuted at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey becoming the highest-grossing musical in its 34-year history. The show was written by Tony Award winners Joe DiPietro[6] and Bon Jovi's David Bryan.
- Earlier stage productions of the film include Toxic Avenger: The Musikill, with lyrics by Ira Kortum, who also directed and starred in the production, which premiered in Portland, Oregon. The music was composed by Martin J. Gallagher, with the assistance of Marc Rose.[7] Kaufman reportedly had nothing to do with the production, although he did verbally support Kortum's adaptation and attended the production on Opening Night. Excerpts from Toxic Avenger: The Musikill are featured on the 21st Anniversary edition of the original film.[8] Toxic Avenger: The Musical was presented at Omaha's Blue Barn Theatre in 2004.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Original Toxic Avenger". Troma Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ↑ Staff, Playbill (July 6, 2020). "A Look Back at Tony Nominee Nick Cordero on the Stage". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ↑ "The Big Database of Comic Books". Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2006. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "LEE SULLIVAN ART Comics". Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ↑ "The 2007 TromaDance Film Festival - Donate to TromaDance!". Archived from the original on June 22, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2007. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "TOXIE SINGS HIS LUNGS OUT".
- ↑ Motley, John. "Toxic Avenger: The Musikill". Portland Mercury. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
- ↑ Leitner, Lucy (23 November 2004). "Read your own damn story - about making your own damn movie". The Pitt News. Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved August 3, 2006. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Lincoln Journal Star". Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2004. Unknown parameter
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