Meet the Characters

Created by John Cosper and Susan Donen*, Morbidman and his assorted friends and foes have become his most popular creations. They first appeared in the play Morbidman Meets His Maker, which proved to be popular enough that several sequels has followed. Below is a list of the main characters who appear in the full-length plays and the one act Christmas play.

Morbidman

A deeply disturbed hero in the tradition of Batman. His real name is Scott Brooder, the famous billionaire bachelor and philanthropist. Seems every day of his life has been worse than the day before, making every day he lives the worst day of his life. He has seen his parents, his dog, his cat, his gerbil, his faithful butler, his three girlfriends, and the President of Pottsylvania murdered. Nothing ever goes right for him. He dons a super hero’s outfit decked with super utensils (that rarely work) in an effort to make the world a better place. He is generally considered to be a joke by the populace, kind of the Ed McMahon to the Supreme Diva's Johnny Carson. He is the founder of the Triumvirate.

Everyman

A clueless, misguided, but well-intentioned accountant named Paul Schwartz puts on a suit, tie, and mask to become Everyman, the hero of the people. Paul has long been a fan of super heroes like Batman, Superman, Spiderman, etc. Not being blessed with super powers, he fights with fists, ballpoint pens, and a briefcase. He's not a very good super hero, and he usually gets his butt kicked. On a more positive note, Everyman IS more intelligent than Morbidman, at least according to the Mensa testing. Second member of the Triumvirate.

Master of the Obvious

No one knows where he came from or his full real name (his first name is Ed), but this hero has the most useless "power" of them all. He observes and points out things that are, naturally, obvious to anyone with half a brain. Some believe this power came to him when a meteor crashed outside of town three years ago. The man behind the mask must have been in the vicinity and picked up some super powers. Others think he’s a hack, wanna-be hero. Third member of the Triumvirate.

Dr. Insidious

Dr. Don Insidious (who holds doctorates in zoology, archaeology, and Phys. Ed.) is the bane of Terminus City. He blames Scott Brooder (who he knows is Morbidman) for his fall from grace. Dr. Insidious wrote and presented a paper at the university about a new form of study that could be used to predict and guide the future, psychohistory. But Scott was quick to point out that this "new" theory was a fictional science created by Isaac Asimov in the Foundation books. Dr. Insidious went mad, and ran over Scott’s dog with his car. Discovering Scott’s duality as Morbidman, he decided to become Morbidman’s archenemy.

Scorn

A third party in the super hero/ villain wars, Scorn hates both Morbidman and Dr. Insidious. Once upon a time she was a sweet girl named Andrea Dove. Scott met Andrea at five-star restaurant where she worked as a waitress. He invited her to a ball that weekend, and left her $5000 to buy a dress and fix herself up for the event. She did, and she looked radiant. But Dr. Insidious got to her apartment first and blew it up, sending Andrea flying into the streets. Charred and badly hurt, she could not move when Scott arrived. He assumed she was dead and swore to avenge her death? running off and leaving her as he went to the ball without her. So Andrea became Scorn, and vowed revenge against both Morbidman and Dr. Insidious.

The Supreme Diva

The only real super hero on the side of good, the Supreme Diva is a high school student named Christina Darling. She was abducted by a UFO after being crowned homecoming queen and given super powers by the ancient astronauts who built the pyramids. Her powers include the following: flying, laser beam eyes, bulletproof skin, super strength, and the ability to shoot lightning from her fingers. The guys in the Triumvirate hate her.

Kathy Insidious

Dr. Insidious’ June Cleaver-like wife. A sweet, kindly woman without an ounce of evil in her body, she fell in love with Dr. Insidious when taken captive during one of his earliest capers, the hijacking of an ice cream truck. He went to prison, but she wrote to him and visited him. Upon breaking out of jail, Dr. Insidious went to see Kathy and ask for her hand in marriage. They were married in Vegas by an Elvis impersonator. After the ceremony, Dr. Insidious killed the Elvis impersonator and robbed the Mirage. She loves to cook, and Dr. Insidious’ interns live for her never-fail chocolate cookies.

Jack and Lenny

Jack and Lenny are interns brought on by Dr. Insidious to learn the business of being evil. Dr. Insidious used to hire henchmen, but he experienced numerous problems when the henchmen unionized. They demanded breaks that they stuck to even when engaged in battles. They demanded health care and other benefits, including profit sharing. Dr. Insidious fired all his workers and began to take on interns from the local University’s business school. Lenny is a marketing major. He is eager and enthusiastic about the internship, but also scatterbrained and naive. Jack is a business management major. At first glance, he seems pretty much the same simple-minded blockhead Lenny is, but is more than half-intelligent, kind of like blonde that worked for Robert Vaughn in Superman III.

Annette

Annette is a former child TV star. She grew up, and never lost her squeaky baby voice, and was thrown out by the entertainment industry. She works now as a cashier at Kroger, but hopes to break back into show biz. Dr. Insidious routinely takes her hostage, as she is very cooperative and will put on a good show for the cameras. "Listen to him! He?s desperate! He?s going to kill me!"

Susan Donen

Susan Donen is the “co-creator” of Morbidman, a fictional playwright who appears in the two of the Morbidman plays. She is the playwright’s presence within the play and as such, as some very valuable lessons to teach.

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