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Flatworm Jim

Flatworm Jim was the original pilot of the "Steel Duck." A six-foot-tall intelligent flatworm, Jim’s usefulness was cut short when he was injured, resulting in three versions -- good, bad and a two-headed neutral version. All three (or four) now live on Ralph’s asteroid tending to over 6 million hamsters.

Comics: 59
Recent Appearance: Better Late Than Never
First Appearance: Meanwhile, in Space....

Fred the Monkey

Fred the Monkey was Ralph‘s last foray into augmenting lab animals for other purposes. Fred accidentally jettisoned himself in an emergency escape pod, sending him back to Ralph’s asteroid, where he and the rest of the original crew were created.

Comics: 24
Recent Appearance: Better Late Than Never
First Appearance: Meanwhile, in Space....

Ralph Zinobop

Ralph Zinobop is the inventor of the "Steel Duck." He is eager to enter the next phase of his plan: to make money off his inventions to regain his rightful place as ruler of the Planet Zinobop — a planet that he was exiled from by his paranoid father several years ago. His other hobbies include wild get-get-rich schemes and drinking copious amounts of coffee. He also has a terrible temper.

Comics: 199
Recent Appearance: The New Normal
First Appearance: Meanwhile, in Space....

Sammy the Hammy

Sammy the Hammy is a genetic experiment gone horribly awry. Sammy is part of the ship’s equipment (he’s the engine) as well as a member of the crew. For this reason, Ralph never bothered giving him a name and he remained known as “Hamster 42” for much of his life.

Comics: 85
Recent Appearance: Hoax on You
First Appearance: Meanwhile, in Space....

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Meanwhile, in Space….

Nov02
on November 2, 2014
Chapter: Ship Shape
Characters: Flatworm Jim, Fred the Monkey, Ralph Zinobop, Sammy the Hammy
Location: Space, Steel Duck
└ Tags: Sunday

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Discussion (11) ¬

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    lazarusartifex (Don Harrington)
    November 2, 2014, 10:34 am | #

    The Duck returns! And looking pretty good, too.

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    Marcus Martin
    November 2, 2014, 1:21 pm | #

    Some things don’t change ?!? :confused:

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    Steve Troop
    November 2, 2014, 1:34 pm | #

    Confused? I think the best way to think about it that we’re catching up with everyone a few months before the 1996 version — so Ralph and Sammy and Mayberry and Sam hand’t met when this version started. Except this is modern-day, so if the original timeline skewed somehow into an alternate dimension that took place 18 years later, this is the result. Or something like that.

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    Keith
    November 2, 2014, 3:46 pm | #

    Could this be a Star Trek reboot parrody?

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    Marscaleb
    November 2, 2014, 7:23 pm | #

    OMG! Fred the Monkey! I’m glad to see him existing in the new universe! (Especially since he kinda didn’t exist in the old one.)

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    Steve Troop
    November 2, 2014, 10:10 pm | #

    It’s not a parody.

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    bobadventures1
    November 3, 2014, 10:52 am | #

    I like the lady flatworm! (at least from the eyelashes, I assume she’s female) Have we seen her before? She reminds me a little of a Sathar from Star Frontiers… but much cuter.

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    bobadventures1
    November 3, 2014, 1:03 pm | #

    Oh, flatworm is named Jim. Not a girl then.

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    johnrobertlynch
    November 8, 2014, 9:35 am | #

    Hey! Fred the monkey finally graduated from the high school strips!

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    atristain
    November 8, 2014, 12:00 pm | #

    Of course it’s not a parody! It’s called a homage! 😉

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    atristain
    November 8, 2014, 12:02 pm | #

    Well, he looks too flat for a female! *rickochet*

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