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* CranialPlateAbility: U.S. 1 had a metal plate installed in his head to save his life after a his truck was run off the road by the Highwayman. This allows him to hear radio transmissions in his head, and gives him resistance to mind control.
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* WhipItGood: Midnight carries a mind-controlling "hypno-whip".
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* WhipItGood: WhipOfDominance: Midnight carries a mind-controlling "hypno-whip"."hypno-whip".
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* AliensStealCable: The alien Ulysses meets speaks in CB radio trucker lingo.
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* AlienAbduction: Eventually it's revealed that on the night the Archer brothers encountered the Highwayman [[spoiler:the aliens wanted to abduct select Ulysses as humanity's representative in an interplanetary federation. However, they accidentally abducted Jeff. Jeff, who was always jealous of Ulysses, didn't correct them.]]
* AliensStealCable: The alien Ulysses meets speaks in CB radio trucker lingo. They also speak a number of other dialects from different forms of mass media including Shakespearean English and [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Asgardian]] dialect.
* AliensStealCable: The alien Ulysses meets speaks in CB radio trucker lingo. They also speak a number of other dialects from different forms of mass media including Shakespearean English and [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Asgardian]] dialect.
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* DealWithTheDevil: The Highwayman was originally the best trucker on the roads. His abilities degraded as he got older so he sought eternal youth, even asking [[ComicBook/DoctorStrange the Ancient One]] for help. Eventually, he made a deal with the Devil.
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* DealWithTheDevil: The Highwayman was originally the best trucker on the roads. His abilities degraded as he got older so he sought eternal youth, even asking [[ComicBook/DoctorStrange the Ancient One]] for help. Eventually, he made a deal with the Devil. [[spoiler:Subverted when we realize that the Highwayman is actually Jeff and his powers are just alien technology]].
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* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler:Jeff's jealousy of Ulysses]] eventually led him to become the Highwayman.
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* LukeIAmYourFather: The Highwayman [[spoiler:is Ulysses' brother Jeff.]]
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* DarkIsEvil: The Highwayman is always wearing dark clothes and shadowed. He drives a black semi called the Blackrig.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Both Ulysses and Mary [=McGrill=] have blond hair [[spoiler:though we later find out Mary is the villain Midnight]].
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Both Ulysses and Mary [=McGrill=] have blond hair [[spoiler:though we hair. [[spoiler:We later find out Mary is the villain Midnight]].Midnight, though she was under the control of the Highwayman]].
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* MindControl: Midnight's whip allows her to do this to people.
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* MindControl: Midnight's whip allows her to do this to people. [[spoiler:It turns out that Midnight is actually Mary and she was under the control of the whip as well.]]
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* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Mary, Midnight, and Taryn respectively.
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* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Mary, Midnight, and Taryn respectively.respectively [[spoiler:though it's revealed that Mary ''is'' Midnight]].
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Both Ulysses and Mary [=McGrill=] have blond hair [[spoiler:though we later find out Mary is the villain Midnight]].
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* PuttingOnTheReich: Von Blimp's henchmen have Nazi uniforms even though they're not Nazis or even German. He just thinks the Germans had the best uniforms.
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* AliensStealCable: The alien Ulysses meets speaks in CB radio trucker lingo.
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* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: During a race with Taryn, Ulysses encounters an alien whose spaceship has broken down.
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* OrganicTechnology: The alien Ulysses meets has a ship powered by organic technology and uses the chicken Ulysses is hauling to repair it.
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* GreasySpoon: The Short Stop, a truck stop that serves as Ulysses' base of operations.
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* InstantAIJustAddWater: A strike from Midnight's hypno-whip hitting Ulysses' metal radio skull and his silver dollar truck remote turns the truck sentient, though it is unable to communicate or move on its own.
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* DestinationDefenestration: Repeatedly happens at the Short Stop due to the frequent [[BarBrawl brawls]] there.
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* DreadZeppelin: Baron von Blimp's main vehicle is exactly what you think it is.
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* ThemeNaming: Lots of Ulysses' allies have vehicle-related names or nicknames. His adoptive parents are Poppa Wheelie and Wide Load. His sidekick is named Retread. One of his love interests is named Taryn "Up The Road" O'Connell. A blimp-piloting antagonist is named Baron Von Blimp.
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* ThemeNaming: Lots of Ulysses' allies have vehicle-related names or nicknames. His adoptive parents are Poppa Wheelie and Wide Load. His sidekick is named Retread. One of his love interests is named Taryn "Up The Road" O'Connell. A blimp-piloting antagonist is named Baron Von von Blimp.
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* DealWithTheDevil: The Highwayman was originally the best trucker on the roads. His abilities degraded as he got older so he sought eternal youth, even asking [[Comicbook/DoctorStrage the Ancient One]] for help. Eventually, he made a deal with the Devil.
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* DealWithTheDevil: The Highwayman was originally the best trucker on the roads. His abilities degraded as he got older so he sought eternal youth, even asking [[Comicbook/DoctorStrage [[ComicBook/DoctorStrange the Ancient One]] for help. Eventually, he made a deal with the Devil.
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* DealWithTheDevil: The Highwayman was originally the best trucker on the roads. His abilities degraded as he got older so he sought eternal youth, even asking [[Comicbook/DoctorStrage the Ancient One]] for help. Eventually, he made a deal with the Devil.
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* UseYourHead: Ulysses' metal skull makes a decent weapon.
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* MindControl: Midnight's whip allows her to do this to people.
* PsychicStatic: Ulysses is able to thwart Midnight's mind control thanks to his metal skull and a foil gum wrapper between his teeth.
* PsychicStatic: Ulysses is able to thwart Midnight's mind control thanks to his metal skull and a foil gum wrapper between his teeth.
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* ThemeNaming: Lots of Ulysses' allies have vehicle-related names or nicknames. His adoptive parents are Poppa Wheelie and Wide Load. His sidekick is named Retread. One of his love interests is named Taryn "Up The Road" O'Connell. A blimp-piloting antagonist is named Baron Von Blimp.Blimp.
* WhipItGood: Midnight carries a mind-controlling "hypno-whip".
* WhipItGood: Midnight carries a mind-controlling "hypno-whip".
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''US 1'' is a 1983 [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel]] comic. The series is a licensed tie-in comic based on Tyco Toys slot-car racing toy line.
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''US 1'' is a 1983 [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel]] comic.comic about a superhero trucker. The series is a licensed tie-in comic based on Tyco Toys slot-car racing toy line.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Sweet waitress Mary is the Betty. Tough FieryRedhead trucker Taryn is Veronica. Ulysses is Archie.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Mary, Midnight, and Taryn respectively.
* LoanShark: Mr. Legreed. Poppa Wheelie and Wide Load work out a deal with him to fund Ulysses' superhero work.
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** Mary [=McGrill=] is a waitress who works at the Short Stop.
** The banker trying to take the Short Stop is named Mr. Legreed.
** Several of Ulysses' associates have trucking-related names. See the entry for ThemeNaming.
* TheRival: Taryn is both this and love interest to Ulysses.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Mary, Midnight, and Taryn respectively.
* LoanShark: Mr. Legreed. Poppa Wheelie and Wide Load work out a deal with him to fund Ulysses' superhero work.
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** Mary [=McGrill=] is a waitress who works at the Short Stop.
** The banker trying to take the Short Stop is named Mr. Legreed.
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''US 1'' is a 1983 [[MarvelComics Marvel]] comic. The series is a licensed tie-in comic based on Tyco Toys slot-car racing toy line.
The series stars Ulysses Solomon Archer, an engineering genius who dreams of being a trucker despite his parents' disapproval. While riding in a truck with his brother Jefferson Hercules "Jeff" Archer, they're run off the road by a mysterious trucker in a black semi called the Highwayman.
Jeff is killed and Ulysses is given a metal skull with the unintended ability to pick up radio frequencies. Seeking revenge against the Highwayman, Ulysses builds a special truck filled with weapons and gadgets.
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* ArchEnemy: The Highwayman to Ulysses. He killed Ulysses' brother and is behind several of the other villains in the comic.
* SignificantMonogram: Ulysses' initials are U.S.A.
* ThemeNaming: Lots of Ulysses' allies have vehicle-related names or nicknames. His adoptive parents are Poppa Wheelie and Wide Load. His sidekick is named Retread. One of his love interests is named Taryn "Up The Road" O'Connell. A blimp-piloting antagonist is named BaronVonBlimp.
The series stars Ulysses Solomon Archer, an engineering genius who dreams of being a trucker despite his parents' disapproval. While riding in a truck with his brother Jefferson Hercules "Jeff" Archer, they're run off the road by a mysterious trucker in a black semi called the Highwayman.
Jeff is killed and Ulysses is given a metal skull with the unintended ability to pick up radio frequencies. Seeking revenge against the Highwayman, Ulysses builds a special truck filled with weapons and gadgets.
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!!This series provides examples of:
* ArchEnemy: The Highwayman to Ulysses. He killed Ulysses' brother and is behind several of the other villains in the comic.
* SignificantMonogram: Ulysses' initials are U.S.A.
* ThemeNaming: Lots of Ulysses' allies have vehicle-related names or nicknames. His adoptive parents are Poppa Wheelie and Wide Load. His sidekick is named Retread. One of his love interests is named Taryn "Up The Road" O'Connell. A blimp-piloting antagonist is named BaronVonBlimp.
