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E-Man is a fictional comic book superhero created by writer Nicola Cuti and artist Joe Staton for Charlton Comics in 1973. Though the character's original series was short-lived, the lightly humorous hero has become a cult-classic sporadically revived by various independent comics publishers. ==Publication history== After editor Dick Giordano left the Derby, Connecticut-based Charlton Comics, in 1968, the publisher ended its superhero line. A later editor, George Wildman, persuaded the publisher to try superheroes again, leading writer Nicola Cuti and artist Joe Staton to devise E-Man.〔 Cuti said in the 2000s that his inspirations included the Golden Age of Comics superhero Plastic Man, and that he wanted to create a similarly fun and whimsical character. Cuti also admired Albert Einstein and his formula, E=mc2. He conceived a character who was caught in a factory explosion and became an energy being that could take any form of matter. When he shared this idea with artist Joe Staton, Staton felt the origin was too similar to that of Charlton's Captain Atom and the atomic-accident origins that had often been used by Marvel Comics writer-editor Stan Lee. Inspired by the works of Arthur C. Clarke, Cuti created a new origin that made E-Man a packet of sentient energy created as a star went nova. Cuti asked Staton to design the costume, only requiring that the character not wear a cape and that the formula E=mc2 be his chest emblem.〔 Staton based E-Man's face on that of actor Roger Moore, making him appear heroic but somewhat generic. When Staton delivered his design to Cuti, Cuti colored it with yellows and oranges to differentiate it from the reds and blues so frequently in other superhero costumes.〔 E-Man took a light whimsical tone to differentiate itself from super hero comics at Marvel and DC. Cuti enjoyed scripting wisecracking banter between E-Man and his girlfriend, Nova Kane, inspired by movies like ''The Thin Man'' and ''Mr. and Mrs. North''. However, he did not intend to spoof super hero comics. He wanted to present serious situations that the characters could make light of.〔 Inspired by the work of Wally Wood in MAD Magazine, Staton would insert sight gags into each issue.〔 Cuti promoted E-Man in advance of the first issue by sending letters to assorted fanzines, such as Rocket's Blast ComiCollector and The Comic Reader, with a photostat illustration of the titular hero. The letter announced Charlton's re-entrance into the super hero genre and promised that one third of each issue would feature a new super hero,〔〔 an idea suggested by Wildman to try out new super hero properties. 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「E-Man」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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