| Transparent Man | |
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Real Name |
Joey Faust |
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First Appearance |
The Amazing Transparent Man (February 1960) |
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Original Publisher |
Miller Consolidated Pictures |
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Created by |
Edgar G. Ulmer, Jack Lewis, & Douglas Kennedy |
Origin[]
Joey Faust was notorious safecracker who was broken out of prison by Former U.S. Army major Paul Krenner to steal the materials that he needs perfect the invisibility machine that Dr. Ulof invented and conquer the world with an army of invisible soldiers. The nuclear materials that Ulof needs to improve his invisibility machine are extremely rare and kept under guard in government facilities.
Krenner offers Faust money for the jobs and Faust expresses his grievances against working for him. Faust tells him that he will snitch if he is returned to prison, but Krenner informs Faust that he is wanted dead or alive, so Faust reluctantly complies. However, when he meets Krenner's woman, Laura Matson, he slowly charms her into a double cross.
Faust continues attempting to escape and tries to get one over on Krenner. It looks as if he may have the edge on Krenner when Faust attacks Krenner while invisible. However, Dr. Ulof's guinea pig dies and, during the second time that he is invisible, Faust uncontrollably reverts from invisible to visible and back again. Despite these drawbacks, Faust forges ahead, intent on breaking free from Krenner's control.
Dr. Ulof reveals to Faust that both of them are dying from radiation poisoning as a side effect of the invisibility machine. He then convinces Faust to stop Krenner. Faust and Krenner fight in the lab until an accidental nuclear explosion kills them both and puts an end to Krenner's plans for world conquest.
Public Domain Film Appearances[]
- The Amazing Transparent Man (1960)
Notes[]
- The Amazing Transparent Man featured in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.