The Cockroach
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| 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]]
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| aliases = Captain Cockroach, Moon Roach, Artemis Strong, Normalroach, Kevitch, Punisheroach, many others
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| powers = Above-normal strength, [[telepathy]].
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'''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]
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