Mr. Martian (AKA: CH'kk Kk'xx – Chuck Cox) is a fictional character in

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, who first appeared in ''Big Bang'' #21, but didn't receive his own story until ''World Class Comics'' #1.

Fictional character biography

CH'kk Kk'xx is a

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originally sent to investigate planet

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and see that the Nuclear Age went without disaster. CH'kks' spaceship crashed outside of Roswell after being shot down by the American Air Force, mistaking it for a

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attack. CH'kk went underground as Chuck Cox, and soon came to like the Earth, and instead decided to defend it from his own planet.

Powers

Mr. Martian is also exceptionally strong, and gifted with the power of teleportation. He uses a Distorter Beam to alter his appearance, and a Multi-Ray to enlarge or shrink his opponents. However, he cannot breathe Earth's atmosphere, and must always wear a protective helmet.

Mars

Planet

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was once a paradise, until a nuclear war made the surface uninhabitable. The Martians moved underground, only coming to the surface to use the "Transit Tubes" (which Earth scientists mistook for

Martian canals During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was erroneously believed that there were "canals" on the planet Mars. These were a network of long straight lines in the equatorial regions from 60° north to 60° south latitude on Mars, observed ...

). Under the surface, Martian technology flourished, and continues to do so underneath the planet.

References about science fiction

Besides being a pastiche of

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, there are other references to science-fiction with Mr. Martian: * The first is ''

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'', as the Martians were attempting to escape their dissipated planet and chose Earth as their new home. Mr. Martian was sent in a scouting party to examine Earth for the possibility of invasion. *

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was the first to spot what was thought to be

(although Giovanni referred to them as "canali", channels).

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also mapped them out, thinking they were formed by intelligent life. * The Roswell incident of 1947 is another factor. The possibility of a

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crash restarted the public's interest in alien invasion. Extraterrestrial superheroes Image Comics superheroes Big Bang Comics Fictional Martians {{Image-char-stub