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Flatman (Dr. Val Ventura) is a fictional mutant superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by John Byrne, he is a member of the Great Lakes Avengers and first appeared in the pages of ''West Coast Avengers'' in 1989. ==Fictional character biography== Flatman is a member and second-in-command of the Great Lakes Avengers, an unauthorized division of the regular Avengers superhero group. The GLA watches over the Wisconsin area. Although no true origin was given at first for his stretching abilities and odd appearance, it was later revealed that he is a mutant.〔''G.L.A.'' #4〕 He was first seen in public with the team by Hawkeye and Mockingbird, who later agreed to become their mentors.〔''West Coast Avengers'' #46〕 With the team, he helped Hawkeye and the West Coast Avengers against "That Which Endures."〔''West Coast Avengers'' #48-49〕 They also assisted Mockingbird in a holding action against Terminus.〔''Avengers Annual'' #19〕 After aiding the Thunderbolts against the villain Graviton,〔''Thunderbolts'' #15–17 (June–August 1998) and #25 (Apr. 1999)〕 the team clashed with the mercenary Deadpool.〔''Deadpool'' #10–11 (November–December 1997) and #61 (2002)〕 Called the "2-D Avenger", his primary roles include long-ranged rescues and helping the team solve crimes with his extensive knowledge of fashion which he was reported to have "studied in college".〔''Deadpool'' vol. 1 #11 (1997)〕 He was able to identify a woman's shoe and describe it in detail, and later rescued Weasel — referring to him as "sailor" — which led his team to question his sexuality.〔''Deadpool'' vol. 1 #11 (1997)〕 At first, Flatman denied any claims that he is gay. However, when a new Avenger recruit called Living Lightning first approached the Great Lakes Avengers (usually abbreviated as GLA), he thought they were actually the Gay/Lesbian Alliance. After apologizing, he left quickly, but his willingness to come out to others gave Flatman the courage to do it himself.〔''G.L.A. #2〕 He revealed that he is in fact gay to his teammates, though he felt one-upped by Mr. Immortal being dubbed the pinnacle of human evolution (using the ambiguous phrase "''Homo Supreme''").〔 Though Flatman refers to himself as Dr. Val Ventura, his doctoral background is highly questionable. He is not able to present a degree to prove his education and when asked by Doorman what he was a doctor of, he replies that he is a doctor of "stuff".〔 When told by a fellow doctor (who had confused him for Mr. Fantastic) that time moved in only a single direction, Flatman asked which direction that was.〔''G.L.A. #3〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Flatman (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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