Peräsmies is a Finnish underground comic strip drawn by Timo Kokkila that appeared in the Pahkasika magazine from 1983 to 2000. The strips were initially written by Kokkila together with Sami Laitala. Other scriptwriters have also occasionally participated in the comic.
The comic depicts the adventures of Peräsmies, a Finnish superhero and a parody of Superman. The name Peräsmies comes from Teräsmies (literally "Man of Steel"), the Finnish name f...
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Peräsmies is a Finnish underground comic strip drawn by Timo Kokkila that appeared in the Pahkasika magazine from 1983 to 2000. The strips were initially written by Kokkila together with Sami Laitala. Other scriptwriters have also occasionally participated in the comic.
The comic depicts the adventures of Peräsmies, a Finnish superhero and a parody of Superman. The name Peräsmies comes from Teräsmies (literally "Man of Steel"), the Finnish name for Superman, where the word teräs ("steel") has been replaced with peräs, from perä, meaning "butt" or "bottom". The "official" English name of Peräsmies, according to Kokkila, is "Phartman", although "Pooperman" might better capture the essence of the original pun.
Peräsmies is a middle-aged, severely alcoholic homeless man living in a landfill, whose only superpower is the ability to fart supernaturally hard. He gained this power as a result of consuming a can of radioactive pea soup, pea soup being the stereotypical flatulence-inducing dish...
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