Sagan-Man
Sagan-Man
[A yellow box extends across the top of the first 3 of 5 panels, introducing Sagan-Man:] Bitten by a radioactive Carl Sagan in 1995, Sagan-Man possesses the powers and abilities of Carl Sagan. [A Cueball-like character is standing on the left side of the panel, with a victim off-panel to the right.] Victim (off-panel): Help! Thief! [The Cueball-like character spins around, turning into Sagan-Man with a blue cape appearing on his back.] [Sagan-Man runs to the right towards the direction of the victim.] [Sagan-Man encounters the thief, who is holding a purse.] Sagan-Man: Hey, you! Thief: What? [Sagan-Man and the thief are now standing facing each other.] Sagan-Man: Do you realize just how crazy it is that we've BEEN TO THE MOON?

Carl Sagan was an advocate for science, space and SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence). He wrote the book Contact , which was later made into the movie by the same name. While Sagan did not emit anomalous radiation in his lifetime [ citation needed ] , he did receive acclaim in the field of radiology, namely for using radiation to synthesize amino acids from simpler chemicals.
This comic is parodying Spider-Man , in which Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider to become Spider-Man. In this comic "a radioactive Carl Sagan" turns the person into "Sagan-Man". Apparently, Sagan-Man is able to stop thieves in their tracks by blowing their minds with inspiring scientific facts.
The title text implies that Sagan-Man's vivid imagery inspires the entire "criminal class" to give up their anti-social ways and turn to space research.
[A yellow box extends across the top of the first 3 of 5 panels, introducing Sagan-Man:] Bitten by a radioactive Carl Sagan in 1995, Sagan-Man possesses the powers and abilities of Carl Sagan. [A Cueball-like character is standing on the left side of the panel, with a victim off-panel to the right.] Victim (off-panel): Help! Thief! [The Cueball-like character spins around, turning into Sagan-Man with a blue cape appearing on his back.] [Sagan-Man runs to the right towards the direction of the victim.] [Sagan-Man encounters the thief, who is holding a purse.] Sagan-Man: Hey, you! Thief: What? [Sagan-Man and the thief are now standing facing each other.] Sagan-Man: Do you realize just how crazy it is that we've BEEN TO THE MOON?
