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4	Captain Klutz AKA Ringo Fonebone is a bungling, PerpetualPoverty-stricken superhero created by cartoonist Don Martin of ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' fame.
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6	The Captain's parody misadventures were printed in ''Mad'' paperbacks, rather than the magazine itself. While Martin handled the artwork, various other ''Mad'' artists did the writing. See Website/TheOtherWiki for more [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Klutz publishing details]].
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8	!!This comic strip provides examples of:
9	* AccidentalHero: Klutz becomes a hero thanks to his bungled suicide attempt.
10	* AppropriatedAppellation / LineOfSightName: A mumbled comment from a dazed Klutz gives him his name.
11	* TheBadGuyWins: Happens sometimes, [[spoiler:Sissyman]] being one prominent example.
12	* CaptainSuperhero: Nominally, at least.
13	* ConnectTheDeaths: One of Mervin the Mad Bomber's attacks uses this schtick.
14	* DaChief - Police Chief O'Freenbean
15	* GiantSpider: Gorgonzola
16	* GravityIsAHarshSeamstress: Ringo Fonebone acquired his costume this way (along with amnesia). His mask is actually a very tasteless hat.
17	* HarmlessElectrocution: How [[spoiler:Gorgonzola]] is finally defeated.
18	* InvisibleWriting: A short gag has the Captain writing a note in "invisible ink", as in, the glass he's dipping his pen in appears to be empty. Then he knocks the glass over and ruins the note with the "spill".
19	* MadBomber: Mervin the Mad Bomber
20	* MasterOfDisguise: Long Chinny (with a ShoutOut [[Creator/LonChaney name]]). Somewhat oddly, Mervin the Mad Bomber proves to be good with disguises as well.
21	* NoodleIncident:
22	-->'''Klutz:''' I immediately jumped out the window. Luckily, Sissyman's apartment was on the first floor. It used to be on the second floor, but that's another story.
23	* PullingThemselvesTogether: Klutz may actually possess one genuine superpower.
24	* SissyVillain: Sissyman, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin unsurprisingly]].
25	* SoundDefect: An exploding missile gives off a very disappointing "WANGO".
26	* StatusQuoIsGod: Parodied at the end of "Chicken Soup", with the Mayor [[spoiler:still a mindless zombie]]. "..No one's ever complained before."
27	* TwistEnding: [[spoiler: Gorgonzola is revealed to be a mechanical construct controlled by a human operator inside.]]
28	* WildTake: It's a Don Martin cartoon, so, yeah. One of the most extreme examples occurs when Klutz meets Gorgonzola for the first time.
29	* WouldntHitAGirl: Shoot her, well, that's a different story.
30	* WrittenSoundEffect: Again, a Martin trademark.

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