Struck by lightning while playing video games, they are the...
The Spade-Men
Starring, in order of appearance...
Mock-Man
Hear Mock-Man's theme: Layeth the Understandingeth Downeth!
Understanding disgruntled comic nerd turned deadly-accurate enemy of the ego, Mock-Man uses his lethal powers of ridicule to battle evil supervillans... and anyone who should just know better than to let themselves be seen in public.
Send fan e-mail to Mock-Man!
Mock-Man
The Spade
The Spade
Hear The Spade's theme: The Shadow of the Spader!
Hear The Spade's other theme: The Spader in the Shadows!
Molecular Biology PhD student turned bag-headed super-spader, The Spade uses his powers to... well, you don't want to know, but he claims it has something to do with charm and harmless flirting.
Send fan e-mail to The Spade!
The Accountant
Hear The Accountant's theme: The Power of the Punch!
Faster than a speeding accountant, The Accountant uses economic forces to overcome "difficult customers". The Accountant has at times proven himself the quiet strength behind the Spade-Men team, but then he's also the only Spade-Man to have been seduced by Mogadon... which proves that accountancy can drive even superheroes to unthinkable depths.
Send fan e-mail to The Accountant!
The Accountant
Dr Hard
Dr Hard
Hear Dr Hard's theme: The Greatest Medical Hero!
Bitten by a radioactive doctor, this shy and retiring medical student now wields the fearsome "proportionate strength of a doctor". Apparently, this mostly involves sticking his finger up old men's bottoms.
Send fan e-mail to Dr Hard!
Opera-Woman
Hear Opera-Woman's theme: When the Phat Lady Sings!
Wielding the power of opera and the ability to bend men to her will, not to mention a wicked javelin arm, Opera-Woman's arrival promised an end to the Spade-Men looking like a bunch of fruits in lycra. However, after a brief entanglement with Mock-Man, Opera-Woman left the Spade-Men to pursue an offer from Playboy.
Send fan e-mail to Opera-Woman!
Opera-Woman
Mr Jiggs
Mr Jiggs
Hear Mr Jiggs's theme: Baaa'd to the Bone!
Originally Opera-Woman's sidekick, Mr Jiggs has saved the Spade-Men from the evil Prodme Knickers, saved a nerdy race of aliens from extinction, and seemed to be the last survivor of the Return of the Spade-Men series. Although it is unclear what his mysterious powers are, they may have something to do with massage...
Send fan e-mail to Mr Jiggs!
Opera-Man
Only four episodes after he first appeared, sporting a super-powerful voice, Opera-Man was run over by wog-boys in a souped-up Holden, and killed. Resurrected in a mechanical body as "Robo-Opera-Man", Opera-Man has added to his arsenal of super-powers flatulence that contravenes the Geneva Convention.
Send fan e-mail to Opera-Man!
Opera-Man
R'aaahbin
R'aaahbin
Hear R'aaahbin's theme: Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind!
An intergalactic visitor from a race of aliens so nerdy that they are unable to breed, R'aaahbin came to the Spade-Men for help. Thanks to cloning technology and Mr Jiggs, the race was saved from certain extinction. Whether his proficiency with anal probes or alien power of looking good in tight rubber will ever be used to repay his debt to the Spade-Men is yet to be seen.
Send fan e-mail to R'aaahbin!
Return to The Spade Chamber
or...
See how it all began!
E-mail Understanding Jon if you love this comic
E-mail the Grand High Wizard if you love this site