CHOOSING A SUPER-HERO NAME
1. Don’t call yourself by your real name: e.g., Ms. Jenny Pinchuck, The
Amazing Bob.
2. Don’t call yourself by someone else’s real name: e.g., Mr. Teddy Kennedy,
Captain Dean Martin.
3. Choose a name that suggests power, heroism and prowess: e.g., Captain
Power, Thunderman, Mr. Invincible, Justiceman.
4. Don’t be too modest: e.g., Mr. Pretty Good, Captain So-so, Fairly
Incredibleman.
5. But don’t labor the point: e.g., Mr.
So-Powerful-Don’t-Even-Think-About-It-Buddy.
6. Don’t choose a name detrimental to your crime fighting image: e.g.,
Captain Spongecake, Mr. Silly, Yellow Streak, Purple Slippers, or Captain
Evil
7. Don’t choose the name of an existing Superhero unless you have lots of
money and enjoy fighting litigation instead of super villains.
8. It’s no use calling yourself Captain Invincible if your only power is
control over Hostess Twinkies and you suffer from a congenital heart
condition. It’s just asking for trouble.
9. Don’t call yourself the Invisible Boy if you’re not. Don’t call yourself
the Invisible Boy if you’re a girl. And don’t call yourself the Invisible
Lady if you’re a man — even if you do feel like a woman trapped in a man’s
body.
10. Don’t give away important information in your name, e.g. The Glass Jaw,
Captain Vulnerable To Strontium 90.
Bonus: Don’t call yourself The Green Avenger if you wear an orange costume.
You’ll confuse people.
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Dr Bob “The Gasman” Griffin, www.grif.net