The Grasshopper is the name of three humorous Marvel Comics superheroes who have appeared in miniseries and one-shots featuring the Great Lakes Avengers, all written by Dan Slott. No Grasshopper to date has survived past the issue they first appeared in. The Grasshoppers are a satire of stereotypical superheroes and Marvel's tendency towards animal-themed characters. They are also a lampoon of the tendency of superhero books to introduce new, hastily developed characters just for the sake of dramatically killing them within a few issues. The complicated romantic troubles of the first Grasshopper recall manny other characters (Spider-Man, for instance), as does the unlikely family background of the second. Dan Slott Dan Slott is an American comic book writer known for injecting humor into typically serious superhero books. ... The Great Lakes Avengers are a comedic superhero group, fashioned after Marvel Comics’ Avengers. ... Roxxon is the name of a fictional massive petroleum corporation in the Marvel Universe. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... [[ For the bands, see Superheroes (band) and Super Heroines. ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... One Shot is a high powered action film that is produced in Sri Lanka with the highest expense. ... The Great Lakes Avengers are a comedic superhero group, fashioned after Marvel Comics’ Avengers. ... Dan Slott Dan Slott is an American comic book writer known for injecting humor into typically serious superhero books. ... 1867 edition of the satirical magazine Punch, a British satirical magazine, ground-breaking on popular literature satire. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ...

Doug Taggert

Grasshopper is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe who first appeared in the pages of the "GLA: Misassembled" miniseries of 2005. The character was created by Dan Slott and Paul Pelletier. He was a member of the Great Lakes Avengers for 5.8 seconds. FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... [[ For the bands, see Superheroes (band) and Super Heroines. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... The Great Lakes Avengers are a comedic superhero group, fashioned after Marvel Comics’ Avengers. ... Dan Slott Dan Slott is an American comic book writer known for injecting humor into typically serious superhero books. ... The Great Lakes Avengers are a comedic superhero group, fashioned after Marvel Comics’ Avengers. ...

Fictional character biography

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It is revealed that Grasshopper is in fact Doug Taggert, an employee of Roxxon Oil who pines after fellow Roxxon researcher Cindy Shelton, who in turn only has eyes for the "ever-gregarious Grasshopper" (thus setting up a classic comic-book style love triangle). Later it is clarified that Grasshopper is "part-time Roxxon security" who does "some super heroing on the side, like Iron Man". Soon Grasshopper meets up with the GLA as they both try to stop a robbery being committed by Batroc's Brigade. Grasshopper agrees to join up with the GLA but is almost immediately killed by a sai thrown by supervillain Zaran, having only been a member for "five point eight seconds". Roxxon is the name of a fictional massive petroleum corporation in the Marvel Universe. ... A love triangle refers to a romantic relationship involving three people. ... Iron Man (Anthony Edward Tony Stark) is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Batroc the Leaper (Georges Batroc) is a fictional villain from Marvel Comics. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Zaran is a Marvel Comics super-villain, and is a codename carried by two characters related to another. ...

Doug Taggert briefly reappears, showing up in a limbo-like afterlife with other deceased GLA members. Though not particularly cheery in demeanor, he didn't seem too upset about his unfortunate fate either. This article is about the theological concept. ...

Powers and abilities

The first Grasshopper's powers are derived entirely from a powered suit, metallic green in color and with an appearance reminiscent of his namesake. The suit's primary ability is that of a fantastic vertical leap, powered by long, robotic hindlegs. These legs can also deliver devastating kicks. Its secondary abilities include "Insectroid Sensors", which work as an early warning system, and the suit's Zoom Lenses, which provide long range sight. Voice activated commands can be used to initiate some of the suit's powers. A notable fault of the suit seems to be that, despite its stiff and sturdy appearance, it offers little to no armor protection to the wearer (thus allowing a simple hand-thrown weapon to pierce the head, normally one of the most heavily defended areas on a suit of armor). It is unknown whether Taggart's suit had the "Maximum Jump" ability his successor Neil Shelton (unfortunately) had while using the suit.

Significant Issues

• GLA: Misassembled #1
• GLA: Misassembled #2

Neil Shelton

The second Grasshopper is a corporate superhero who first appeared in the pages of GLX-Mas Special #1, a Marvel Comics title, in 2005. The Grasshopper is a combined homage to Iron Man and Spider-Man; borrowing many aspects of each character's histories. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... The Great Lakes Avengers are a comedic superhero group, fashioned after Marvel Comics’ Avengers. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roxxon is the name of a fictional massive petroleum corporation in the Marvel Universe. ... [[ For the bands, see Superheroes (band) and Super Heroines. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... Iron Man (Anthony Edward Tony Stark) is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ...

Fictional character biography

Neil Shelton was a security guard for Roxxon who gained use of the Grasshopper suit some time after Doug Taggert's death. While patrolling outside of Roxxon Labs on Christmas day, Shelton defeated Killer Shrike (himself a former employee of Roxxon) during the villain's attempt to steal "Project Z". History Simon Maddicks started out his life at the United States military. ...

Dr. Cindy Shelton shows up to recover the "Project Z" device and invites Grasshopper to dinner. Via thought balloon, Neil states that he is secretly Cindy's long lost brother and must deny her feelings. This revelation makes the previous Grasshopper/Cindy Shelton love triangle even more bizarre. To escape Cindy's amorous advances, Neil initiates a "Maximum Jump", rocketing into the air. However, it is later revealed that the jump propelled Grasshopper into space, killing him. His sacrifice was not completely in vain, as Grasshopper's body re-entered the Earth's atmosphere to become a beautiful shooting star. Photo of a burst of meteors with extended exposure time A meteor is the visible path of a meteoroid that enters the Earths (or another bodys) atmosphere, commonly called a shooting star or falling star. ...

Significant Issues

• GLX-Mas Special #1

Grasshopper III

The third wearer of the Grasshopper suit first appeared in the pages of Deadpool/GLI Summer Fun Spectacular #1 in 2007, written by Dan Slott and Fabian Nicieza. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Dan Slott Dan Slott is an American comic book writer known for injecting humor into typically serious superhero books. ... Cover to New Warriors #1 (July, 1990), one of Niciezas earliest successes. ...

Virtually no information was revealed about him before an angry Deadpool killed him by snapping his neck. In an interesting trend, each person to wear the Grasshopper armor has had less "screen time" prior to his death than the preceding one; the third Grasshopper only appeared in the final three panels of the book, and was killed in the second of those panels. For other uses of Wade Wilson, see Wade Wilson Deadpool is a fictional comic book character sometimes depicted as a, mercenary, villain, or anti-hero; who appears in books published by Marvel Comics, usually in the X-Men family of titles. ...

Significant issues

Deadpool/GLI Summer Fun Spectacular #1

Footnotes

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External link

• Great Lakes Avengers
• MDP: Grasshopper (Doug Taggert) (Marvel Database Project)