9) COSMO MANN – Real Name: COSMO MANN
In the wake of Superman’s sudden success, every kind of Man followed, from Bat to Hawk to fire and back, but Cosmo Mann is one of the more noteworthy variants. A genius scientist who invented the “G Ray” (kept, one presumes, in a secret G-Spot) that allowed him to channel the proverbial phenomenal cosmic power, one could easily assume that “Cosmoman” was a nom de guerre. Instead, it’s just his name and he spent his three-issue run facing down the equally awesomely real-named Commander Darke..
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Although fun set, Matthew, thank you!
Fun trivia: there’s actually a word for this. An aptonym is a name that corresponds to a career or skills.
From the webcomic world, Goblins Comics takes an interesting approach to this. The central characters are from a village with a shaman, who names every newborn according to her visions of the child’s future. So there’s Complains Loudly, who protests every nonsensical thi g about the world; Dies Horribly, who lives in constant fear; and… Chief. Who is now the village chief. Because he was named Chief upon birth.
Ha! That sounds really cool…