| I.P.O.M. | |
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Real Name |
Unknown |
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First Appearance |
Go-Go Comics #4 (Dec. 1966) |
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Original Publisher |
Charlton Comics |
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Created by |
Gary Friedrich and Bill DuBay |
Origin[]
I.P.O.M. was tiny superhero and member of the Bestest League of America. His teammates included Green Trashcan, Aukman, Lean Arrow, Martian Manhandler, The Cash, Wondrous Woman, and Aquariuman. He was an ally of Blooperman and fought villains such as Badman and Robber the Boy Plunder. His name is an acronym that stands for Infinitesimal Particle of Matter.
He along with the rest of the BLA saved the kidnapped & hypnotized Blooperman from Badman & Robber. After sending the criminals to jail he leads role call and tries to collect the team's monthly dues. I.P.O.M. is accidentally smacked by Green Trashcan during role call because he to small to be noticed. Once Wondrous Woman arrived all the male heroes attempt to chase after her only to be threatened with being smacked by her tiara.
However after Green Trashcan then received a phone call from Julie Schmartz, their union president the heroes go on strike. I.P.O.M. and the other heroes with the exception of Green Trashcan go after Wonderous Woman again only for her to give them the slip.
The BLA decide to return to headquarters to practice their skills when they run into Blopperman breaking the strike by rescuing an airplane. The group reprimands him only to be interrupted by Green Trashcan who has returned from the headquarters of the Marvelous Heroes.
Green Trashcan, after being thrown out of the rival hero headquarters, gathers the league including I.P.O.M. to battle the Marvelous Heroes. However shortly after the conflict began, the respective union presidents of the BLA & the Marvelous Heroes arrive to tell them the strike is over due the US President and the Comics Code have declared the strike unethical.
Powers and Abilities[]
I.P.O.M. is shown to be small about the size of doll, but is not shown to be able to change his size to be larger or smaller.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Go-Go Comics #4-6
Notes[]
- The character is an obvious spoof of Atom.
- I.P.O.M. is in the public domain thanks to a lack of a proper copyright notice (any work published without one between 1923 and 1977 immediately entered the public domain).