Animal Man Vol 1 1
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Listen, Ellen, I've been doing some thinking over the last couple of months... about my Animal Man powers and stuff... and, well, I've come to a decision. I want to go full time into the super-hero business. 
- -- Buddy Baker
Appearing in "The Human Zoo"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Cliff Baker (First appearance)
- Ellen Baker (First appearance)
- Maxine Baker (First appearance)
- Roger Denning
Villains:
- None
Other Characters:
- B'Wana Beast
- Stevie Wonder (Cameo)
- Justice League International (Cameo)
- Dick Griffith
- Doctor Myers
- Lew
- Morris Weidemeir
- Ray
- Rufus the cat
- Skip the dog
- Tricia Denning
- Violet Weidemeir
Locations:
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The Human Zoo"
No longer content with operating as a "small-time" hero, Buddy Baker strives to make in the big leagues. He begins practicing his powers by tapping into the physical characteristics of cats, fish and spiders. To further promote himself, he makes an ill-fated guest appearance on the Dick Griffith Show. Griffith humiliates him on national television and Buddy decides to beef up his look by adding a leather jacket to his costume.
Later, he responds to an emergency at S.T.A.R. Labs. S.T.A.R. Labs scientst, Doctor Myers, tells him that he was actually hoping for Superman, but will settle for Animal Man regardless. He shows him one of the lab's animal testing facilities. The lab has been ransacked and there are broken cages and emptied medical containers all over the floor.
Meanwhile, B'Wana Beast arrives in San Diego. He appears to be in great discomfort and accosts a mugger in an alleyway.
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Animal Man: Book One.
- Animal Man appeared last in Crisis on Infinite Earths #12.
- Stevie Wonder and the members of Justice League International appear as photographs in a copy of Rolling Stone only.
- Roger Denning appears next in Animal Man #6.
Trivia
- This story takes place in the month of May.
- Buddy Baker is twenty-nine years-old at the time of publication.
Related Articles
- Animal Man image gallery
- Animal Man appearances list
- B'Wana Beast appearances list
- Cliff Baker appearances list
- Ellen Baker appearances list
- Maxine Baker appearances list
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- Animal Man series index at the Grand Comics Database
- Animal Man series index at Comicbookdb.com
- Animal Man article at Wikipedia
- Animal Man article at Toonopedia
- Animal Man article at Sequart
- Animal Man series index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Animal Man profile at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- B'Wana Beast profile at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
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