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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Joe St Clair is not at all happy to be reunited with his wife and daughter after discovering that the former is insane and the latter is a supervillain.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Joe St Clair is not at all happy to be reunited with his wife and daughter after discovering that the former is insane and the latter is a supervillain.supervillain.
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''Punchline and the Vaude-Villains'' is a comic book created by Ted Sikora, with art from Danny Hadiwidjaja, published by Sikora's Hero Tomorrow Comics line. A spin-off of ''ComicBook/ApamaTheUndiscoveredAnimal'' and ''ComicBook/TheTapDanceKiller'', it was crowdfunded via Website/{{Kickstarter}}.
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''Punchline and the Vaude-Villains'' is a comic book created by Ted Sikora, with art from Danny Hadiwidjaja, published by Sikora's Hero Tomorrow Comics line. A spin-off of ''ComicBook/ApamaTheUndiscoveredAnimal'' and ''ComicBook/TheTapDanceKiller'', ''ComicBook/TapDanceKiller'', it was crowdfunded via Website/{{Kickstarter}}.
* TheAlcoholic: Abe Gardner is stuck in an unhappy marriage to Betsy Burlington, who is obsessed with dangerous and illegal activities. He drinks heavily to deal with the stress of it all.
* AlliterativeName: The first issue introduces gambling addict Betsy Burlington.
* TheBigGuy: Punchline was already pretty big when he was just Drayton Hayes. After being enhanced by Fletcher, he towers over most of the cast.
* BullyingADragon: In the first issue, some kids try to egg Ilyia Zjarsky's ice-cream truck, not realizing that he's actually the superhero Apama, with superhuman senses and agility. He easily catches the egg and throws it straight back at the little punk.
* CameBackWrong: Something went wrong with the efforts to resurrect Imogene St Clair after she was shot dead, leaving her incoherent.
* AlliterativeName: The first issue introduces gambling addict Betsy Burlington.
* TheBigGuy: Punchline was already pretty big when he was just Drayton Hayes. After being enhanced by Fletcher, he towers over most of the cast.
* BullyingADragon: In the first issue, some kids try to egg Ilyia Zjarsky's ice-cream truck, not realizing that he's actually the superhero Apama, with superhuman senses and agility. He easily catches the egg and throws it straight back at the little punk.
* CameBackWrong: Something went wrong with the efforts to resurrect Imogene St Clair after she was shot dead, leaving her incoherent.
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* SpinOff: This series is a spin-off of both ''ComicBook/ApamaTheUndiscoveredAnimal'' and ''ComicBook/TheTapDanceKiller'', continuing where ''Tap-Dance'' left off.
* SportsHeroBackstory: Drayton Hayes was once a contender for heavyweight champion before his manager slipped him a steroid and got him banned from boxing.
* SportsHeroBackstory: Drayton Hayes was once a contender for heavyweight champion before his manager slipped him a steroid and got him banned from boxing.
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* GeniusBruiser: It would be easy to mistake Punchline for dumb muscle given his size, but he's also pretty intelligent.
* MonsterClown: Punchline and Uzi Clown both rock this aesthetic.
* SpinOff: This series is a spin-off of both ''ComicBook/ApamaTheUndiscoveredAnimal'' and''ComicBook/TheTapDanceKiller'', ''ComicBook/TapDanceKiller'', continuing where ''Tap-Dance'' left off.
* SportsHeroBackstory: Drayton Hayes was once a contender for heavyweight champion before his manager slipped him a steroid and got him banned fromboxing.boxing.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Joe St Clair is not at all happy to be reunited with his wife and daughter after discovering that the former is insane and the latter is a supervillain.
* MonsterClown: Punchline and Uzi Clown both rock this aesthetic.
* SpinOff: This series is a spin-off of both ''ComicBook/ApamaTheUndiscoveredAnimal'' and
* SportsHeroBackstory: Drayton Hayes was once a contender for heavyweight champion before his manager slipped him a steroid and got him banned from
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Joe St Clair is not at all happy to be reunited with his wife and daughter after discovering that the former is insane and the latter is a supervillain.
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''Punchline and the Vaude-Villains'' is a comic book created by Ted Sikora, with art from Danny Hadiwidjaja, published by Sikora's Hero Tomorrow Comics line. A spin-off of ''ComicBook/ApamaTheUndiscoveredAnimal'' and ''ComicBook/TheTapDanceKiller'', it was crowdfunded via Website/{{Kickstarter}}.
Drayton Hayes was the number-one contender for the heavyweight championship, but then his manager slipped a steroid into his drink and cost him his career. The mad scientist Fletch captured him and used him as a test subject for strength-enhancing experiments, and now he's Punchline, the most badass clown in the world. Together with his team, the Vaude-Villains, he seeks to make a name for himself on the streets of Cleveland.
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!!This miniseries contains examples of:
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The series opens with the Vaude-Villains kidnapping Joe St Clair, Nikki's dad, so that she can have both her parents together under one roof. The team also adopted little Avrom, whose mom died of a drug overdose.
* SpinOff: This series is a spin-off of both ''ComicBook/ApamaTheUndiscoveredAnimal'' and ''ComicBook/TheTapDanceKiller'', continuing where ''Tap-Dance'' left off.
* SportsHeroBackstory: Drayton Hayes was once a contender for heavyweight champion before his manager slipped him a steroid and got him banned from boxing.
Drayton Hayes was the number-one contender for the heavyweight championship, but then his manager slipped a steroid into his drink and cost him his career. The mad scientist Fletch captured him and used him as a test subject for strength-enhancing experiments, and now he's Punchline, the most badass clown in the world. Together with his team, the Vaude-Villains, he seeks to make a name for himself on the streets of Cleveland.
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!!This miniseries contains examples of:
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The series opens with the Vaude-Villains kidnapping Joe St Clair, Nikki's dad, so that she can have both her parents together under one roof. The team also adopted little Avrom, whose mom died of a drug overdose.
* SpinOff: This series is a spin-off of both ''ComicBook/ApamaTheUndiscoveredAnimal'' and ''ComicBook/TheTapDanceKiller'', continuing where ''Tap-Dance'' left off.
* SportsHeroBackstory: Drayton Hayes was once a contender for heavyweight champion before his manager slipped him a steroid and got him banned from boxing.
