| Forbush Man | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | As Irving Forbush: Snafu #1 (November 1955) As Forbush Man: Not Brand Echh #1 (August 1967) |
| Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Irving Forbush |
| Place of origin | Earth-665 |
| Team affiliations | The New Paramounts |
| Abilities | Forbush vision (shows the recipient a hell of their own creation) |
Forbush Man (spelled Forbush-Man in his early appearances) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Originally the mascot of Marvel's Not Brand Echh, he is the alter-ego of Irving Forbush, a fictional employee of "Marble Comics" (a parody of Marvel). Forbush was devised in 1955 by Marvel editor Stan Lee to refer to an imaginary low-grade colleague who was often the butt of Lee's jokes. In his guise of Forbush-Man, he first appeared in 1967.[1]
According to Marvel Comics' Alternate Universes 2005, Forbush Man is a native of Earth-665 as opposed to Marvel's regular Earth-616.