Slapstick Vol 1 #1
Publisher: Marvel
Publish Date: Nov, 1992
Cover Price: $1.25
Cover Artist: James Fry, Terry Austin
Writer: Len Kaminski
Artist: James Fry
Colorer: Glynis Oliver
Inker: Terry Austin
Letterer: Bill Oakley
Editor: Bobbie Chase
Additional Notes: Punisher parody "Overkiller" apperance
The Totally Awesome Origin of Slapstick!
Steve runs into a clown which gives him a advertisement for a carnival; Wanting to get back at Winston for telling on Steve for one of his pranks, Steve sought revenge; Steve dressed up as a clown, then goes to the carnival to pie Winston; He sees him kidnapped by clowns and dragged through a portal into a different dimension; Steve follows him, and gets told the story of the evil ruler of the world, and is given gadgets to help him; Then Steve goes to stop the ruler and saves all of the humans which the clowns kidnapped to turn into soldiers for their invasion; After Steve rescues them, he goes back to Earth, and tells his friend everything; His friend tells him that he needs a superhero name, and they finally come up with a name: Slapstick.