The Cockroach 3022526 194309457 2008-02-27T01:03:00Z Meowwcat 261297 /* References */ Add link to the CerebusWiki entry on the Cockroach {{Superherobox <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics--> | image = <!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Roachbatmanpersona.jpg|200px]] --> | caption = The Cockroach, in his "Moon Roach" persona | character_name = The Cockroach | publisher = [[Aardvark-Vanaheim]] | debut = ''Cerebus the Aardvark'' #11 (August/September 1979) | creators = [[Dave Sim]] | alter_ego = | full_name = | species = <!-- optional --> | homeworld = <!-- optional --> | alliances = <!-- optional --> | aliases = Captain Cockroach, Moon Roach, Artemis Strong, Normalroach, Kevitch, Punisheroach, many others | relatives = | supports=<!--optional--> | powers = Above-normal strength, [[telepathy]]. }} '''The Cockroach''' is a fictional supporting character in [[Dave Sim]]'s 300-issue comic book series ''[[Cerebus the Aardvark]]''. He first appeared in ''Cerebus the Aardvark'' #11 (August/September 1979). ==Fictional character biography== The man who would become the Cockroach is an unnamed merchant and former magician. Due to the influence of Adam Weisshaupt (and later Astoria), the Cockroach begins to suffer from [[multiple personality disorder]]. The ultimate effect of his psychoses causes him to take on many secret identities, all of them parodies of comic book [[superhero]]es. Among his aliases are: *Captain Cockroach ([[Captain America]]) *Moon Roach ([[Moon Knight]]) *Wolveroach ([[Wolverine (comics)|Wolverine]]) *Punisheroach (The [[Punisher]]) *Swoon ([[The Sandman (Vertigo)|Dream]]) In most of his personae the Cockroach believes he is helping others; unfortunately, he generally manages to cause mayhem and destruction instead. ==References== *[http://www.cereb.us/wiki/index.php?title=Cockroach Cockroach entry on the CerebusWiki] *[http://internationalhero.co.uk/r/roach.htm Cockroach at International Superheroes] {{DEFAULTSORT:Cockroach}} [[Category:Comics characters|Cockroach, The]] {{Comics-char-stub}}