Rat-Man
- The Rat Man was a pseudonym given by Sigmund Freud to one of his patients, Ernst Lanzer, to protect his anonymity when his case study was published.
- There are other comics character with the name "Ratman" or "Rat Man".
Created by Leo Ortolani in 1989, Rat-Man is the protagonist of two popular italian comic book, "Rat-Man Collection" and "Tutto Rat-Man".
The character
| Secret identity: | Rat-Man |
| Previous identities: | Rat-Boy Marvelmouse Zappo |
| Real name: | Deboroh La Roccia |
| Birth date: | october 4, 1967 |
| Battleground: | La Città Senza Nome |
| Friends: | Tadeus Brakko Tòpin Cinzia (?) |
| Enemies: | Jan Valker Il Buffone Il Ragno La Gatta |
The character appears from the first time in Spot #2, inside L'Eternauta #86, june 1990, after Ortolani's victory in a young artist contest. From 1990 to 1995 Rat-Man is published on Spot and Made in usa (a fanzine); therefore Ortolani produced himself with his work as a geologist, until in 1997 gained a contract with Marvel Italia, a division of Panini Comics.
For a complete biography (in italian), please see the official web site (http://www.imd.it/rat-man/).
Leo Ortolani repeatedly stated that Rat-Man's serie will end around january 2014.
Other writings from the same author
- Venerdì 12
- L'ultima burba
- Gli intaccabili
External links
In italian:
- Official site (http://www.rat-man.it/)
- Rat-Man Forum (http://ratman.mastertopforum.com/index.php)
- Ratman Fan Club (http://www.ratmanfc.it)
- Panini Comics (http://www.paninicomics.it)
- Rat-Man @ Panini Comics (http://ratman.paninicomics.it)
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