First Appearance: Man-Man the Barbarian: Lords of Power
Location: The Planet Fabulon
Dorko
Dorko is a alien wizard on Fabulon. Dorko is best friends with Man-Man and knows that he and Prince Dan are the same.
Creation and conception
Dorko is a parody of Orko, from the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon by Filmation. [1]
Publication history
Dork first appearance was in the Man-Man the Barbarian one-shot, published online by Mythos Imprint. In the story, Man-Man must come to terms with living without money. Dorko arrives with Man-with-Arms to help restore King Randolf’s wealth.
Doug
Doug is an evil wizard on Fabulon. Doug wants to take over Fabulon and sell time shares to citizens of his home planet.
Creation and conception
Doug is a parody of several evil wizard tropes used in Filmation cartoons.
Publication history
Doug first appearance was in the Man-Man the Barbarian one-shot, published online by Mythos Imprint. In the story, Man-Man must come to terms with living without money. Doug schemes with King Bononos to take over the Royal Castle.
Hawk Witch
Hawk Witch is an Fabulon deity tasked with maintaining the natural order and protecting Skycloud Castle from those would plunder it. Originally, it is she who provides Man-Man with weapons he needs defend Fabulon later,
Creation and conception
Hawk Witch is a parody of The Sorceress, from Masters of the Universe.
Publication history
In Naked Man Comics #4, Totally Naked Man and friends, along with The Extreme Factor Five, are teleported to the planet Fabulon. The heroes meet Prince Dan and Bazooka. Prince Dan is really Man-Man the Barbarian. The villains meet Turtletor, scourge of villainy. Turtletor has captures an all-powerful Share Bear. The next part of Turtletor’s plan is to capture Skycloud Castle. He enlists the help of The Extreme Factor Five to do so. Man-Man and the heroes make the epic climb to Skycloud Castle. The villainous cabal also arrives. The heroes and villains’ fight. Turtletor is revealed to be The Yellow Skull. The Yellow Skull created a portal to Fabulon and quickly rose to power. Because the heroes are on Fabulon, Turtletor flees back to Earth. Man-Man brings the heroes to Hawk Witch, who provides a way back to Earth. Upon the heroes return, the Share Bear turns into a stuff bear (which Zetaman gives to a homeless kid).
King Bononos
Villainous Affiliation: Ruler of the Bininis
King Bononos is the ruler of the Bininis on Fabulon. His goal is to conquer Fabulon and make the Bininis the dominate species.
Creation and conception
King Bononos is a parody of Beastman, from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. [2]
Publication history
King Bononos first appearance was in the Man-Man the Barbarian one-shot, published online by Mythos Imprint. In the story, Man-Man must come to terms with living without money. King Bononos schemes with Doug, overlord of destruction, to take over the Royal Castle.
King Randolf
Heroic Affiliation: The Royal Family
king Randolf is the ruler of Fabulon. Randolf’s massive wealth keeps his family in power.
Creation and conception
King Randolf is a parody of King Randor, from the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon by Filmation. [3]
Publication history
King Randolf first appearance was in the Man-Man the Barbarian one-shot, published online by Mythos Imprint. In the story, Man-Man must come to terms with living without money. King Randolf is forced from his kingdom when his investments lose money.
Layla
Affiliation(s): The Royal Guard
Layla is a Warrior Guard and daughter of Man-with-Arms.
Creation and conception
Layla is a parody of Teela, from the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon by Filmation. [4]
Publication history
Layla’s first appearance was in the Man-Man the Barbarian one-shot. In the story, Man-Man must come to terms with living without money. When King Randolf lose his wealth, Layla is forced to sell stolen armor and weapons to make ends meet. She gives Man-Man new chest armor.
Man-Man
Heroic Affiliation: The Royal Family
Man-Man the Barbarian is a heroic adventurer in the Naked-Verse. When danger is afoot, Prince Dan transforms to Man-Man to fight evil.
Creation and conception
Man-Man is a parody of He-Man, from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. [5]
Publication history
In Naked Man Comics #4, Totally Naked Man and friends, along with The Extreme Factor Five, are teleported to the planet Fabulon. The heroes meet Prince Dan and Bazooka. Prince Dan is really Man-Man the Barbarian. The villains meet Turtletor, scourge of villainy. Turtletor has captures an all-powerful Share Bear. The next part of Turtletor’s plan is to capture Skycloud Castle. He enlists the help of The Extreme Factor Five to do so. Man-Man and the heroes make the epic climb to Skycloud Castle. The villainous cabal also arrives. The heroes and villains fight. Turtletor is revealed to be The Yellow Skull. The Yellow Skull created a portal to Fabulon and quickly rose to power. Because the heroes are on Fabulon, Turtletor flees back to Earth. Man-Man brings the heroes to Hawk Witch, who provides a way back to Earth. Upon the heroes return, the Share Bear turns into a stuff bear (which Zetaman gives to a homeless kid).
In the Man-Man the Barbarian one-shot, published online by Mythos Imprint. In the story, Man-Man must come to terms with living without money. Man-Man and his friends face Doug and King Bononos to restore his family’s wealth.
Fictional character biography
Man-Man is clueless to the fact that everyone knows he is really Prince Dan. Prince Dan’s transforming process is simply changing his clothes while reciting “Gone, Gone, Prince Dan. Watch out evil, here comes Man-Man.” His mantra is another comic reference to the DC comics character, Etrigan the Demon. [6]
Powers and abilities
Man-Man has Olympic level strength and stamina. He has no extraordinary powers.
Man-with-Arms
Affiliation(s): The Royal Guard
Man-with-Arms is the captain of the Royal Army on Fabulon. He is the father of Layla and Man-Man’s closest friend.
Creation and concept
Man-with-Arms is a parody of Man-at-Arms, from the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon by Filmation. [7]
Publication History
Man-with-Arms first appearance was in the Man-Man the Barbarian one-shot, published online by Mythos Imprint. In the story, Man-Man must come to terms with living without money. Man-with-arms is off planet with Dorko. He and Dorko arrive to help Man-Man recover King Randolf’s wealth.
References
- Orko. Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 25 Jun. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orko_(character).
- Beast Man. Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Jun. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_Man
- King Randor. Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 25 Jun. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Randor
- Teela. Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 25 Jun. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teela
- He-Man. Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Oct. 2017, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He-Man
- Etrigan the Demon. Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Oct. 2017, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etrigan_the_Demon
- Toons, Busta. “He-Man.org > Man-at-Arms.” He-Man.org, MV Creations, LLC, https://www.he-man.org/encyclopedia/viewobject.php?cat=3&objectid=248