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The Man (Comic Book)
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- 58 feature instances
- 8 referencing feature instances
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TheMan | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | comment |
A 1992 Graphic Novel for children, written by Raymond Briggs, who also wrote The Snowman.A 12-year-old boy named John wakes up one morning and finds a tiny man in his bedroom. Known only as Man, he insists on staying, so John finds himself grudgingly taking care of his guest. The Man is opinionated, messy, demanding, quick to get into arguments, manipulative, and intolerant at his worst, with a fondness for specific brands of tea bags, milk, bread and especially marmalade.The Man soon begins to outstay his welcome, but he and John nevertheless form an Odd Friendship. All the while, John tries to keep his guest a secret from his parents, who blame him for the Man's antics, and are bemused by their son's recent odd behaviour; buying his own expensive food, singing along to the morning service, arguing with himself, and coating the house with marmalade.It was later released as an audiobook, with Michael Palin voicing the title character. It was adapted into an Afternoon Play for BBC Radio 4 in 2006, featuring Bernard Cribbins in the title role. | |
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| The Man (Comic Book) / int_111f14e | type |
Proverbial Wisdom | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_111f14e | comment |
Proverbial Wisdom: At the very beginning of the book, the following Chinese proverb is quoted: "After three days, fish and visitors begin to stink". | |
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| The Man (Comic Book) / int_13abce74 | type |
Misanthrope Supreme | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_13abce74 | comment |
Misanthrope Supreme: The Man dislikes vegetarians, health food, foreigners, wine drinkers, art, stories, films, and even human beings as a whole - at least when he feels riled up and discriminated against. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_13abce74 | featureApplicability |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_13abce74 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_17fe1048 | type |
Naked on Arrival | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_17fe1048 | comment |
Naked on Arrival: The Man turns up stark naked. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_17fe1048 | featureApplicability |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_17fe1048 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_1ba17583 | type |
The Ghost | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_1ba17583 | comment |
The Ghost: John's parents and sister are not seen in person, only heard; although they are visible in a framed family photo. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_1ba17583 | featureApplicability |
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| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_1ba17583 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_1ba8eb64 | type |
Visual Pun | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_1ba8eb64 | comment |
Visual Pun: When the Man uses tissues, the box is labelled "Mansize". | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_1ba8eb64 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_1ba8eb64 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_20e1cb81 | type |
Weird World, Weird Food | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_20e1cb81 | comment |
Weird World, Weird Food: Subverted. When the title character arrives demanding food, John assumes that he comes from a mysterious place, and must eat mysterious food; but he eats the same food as humans, especially junk food, instead of "health muck". | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_20e1cb81 | featureApplicability |
-0.3 | |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_20e1cb81 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_21e5b9c7 | type |
Failed a Spot Check | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_21e5b9c7 | comment |
Failed a Spot Check / Didn't Think This Through: The Man reveals that he secretly spent Christmas at John's house and loved the turkey and Christmas pudding ("no health muck then!"). He failed to anticipate that the family would eat healthier food the rest of the year. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_21e5b9c7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_21e5b9c7 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_237404cc | type |
Ironic Echo | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_237404cc | comment |
Ironic Echo: When John is fed up with being blamed by his parents for everything The Man does, he says "you've got the perfect alibi: no one knows you exist". Later, when The Man threatens to burn the house, he throws this quote straight back at John. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_237404cc | featureApplicability |
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| The Man (Comic Book) / int_237404cc | featureConfidence |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_237404cc | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_2439b588 | type |
As the Good Book Says... | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_2439b588 | comment |
As the Good Book Says...: The Man reads The Bible and quotes verses from Job. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_2439b588 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_2439b588 | featureConfidence |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_2439b588 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_2bffe89 | type |
Listing the Forms of Degenerates | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_2bffe89 | comment |
Listing the Forms of Degenerates: The Man tells the boy of a long list of busy-bodies that, upon finding the Man, would exploit him and ruin his life as well as John's. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_2bffe89 | featureApplicability |
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| The Man (Comic Book) / int_2bffe89 | featureConfidence |
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| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_2bffe89 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_2cc5703c | type |
Potty Emergency | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_2cc5703c | comment |
Potty Emergency: The Man claims that wholemeal bread "gives me the trots". | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_2cc5703c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_2cc5703c | featureConfidence |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_2cc5703c | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_33d5b7f2 | type |
Adapted Out | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_33d5b7f2 | comment |
Adapted Out: John's father does not appear in the BBC adaptation. Instead, he just lives with his mother. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_33d5b7f2 | featureApplicability |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_33d5b7f2 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_392372f9 | type |
Actor Allusion | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_392372f9 | comment |
Actor Allusion: In the 2006 adaptation, the Man was voiced by Bernard Cribbins. This wasn't the first time that Cribbins played a demanding and argumentative guest. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_392372f9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_392372f9 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_39ff7ffb | type |
Change the Uncomfortable Subject | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_39ff7ffb | comment |
Change the Uncomfortable Subject: The Man does this a lot, particularly when John questions him about his species. | |
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1.0 | |
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| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_39ff7ffb | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_3c0a4666 | type |
Noodle Incident | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_3c0a4666 | comment |
Noodle Incident: At some point before the story begins, the Man had an emergency which entailed losing his clothes, but doesn't go into specifics. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_3c0a4666 | featureApplicability |
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| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_3c0a4666 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_40bb59d0 | type |
Blatant Lies | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_40bb59d0 | comment |
Blatant Lies: John's flimsy excuses to his parents when he gets blamed for the Man's antics. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_40bb59d0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_40bb59d0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_40bb59d0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_40c57041 | type |
Manipulative Bastard | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_40c57041 | comment |
Manipulative Bastard: The Man acts like one, at least; he knows how to exploit his size and get what he wants. John even points this out. Several times the Man starts sobbing while they are arguing, only to immediately perk up again when John backs down and apologises. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_40c57041 | featureApplicability |
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| The Man (Comic Book) / int_40c57041 | featureConfidence |
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| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_40c57041 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_421ae215 | type |
Mysterious Past | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_421ae215 | comment |
Mysterious Past: Very few details are revealed about the Man, like where he came from or how many of his kind exist. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_421ae215 | featureApplicability |
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| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_421ae215 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_450d9b75 | type |
Scavenged Punk | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_450d9b75 | comment |
Scavenged Punk: A variant of this. The Man wears clothes made out of a sock with an elastic band for a belt, sleeps in a hammock made from a table tennis net, and uses a toothbrush made from a stylus brush from a record player. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_450d9b75 | featureApplicability |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_450d9b75 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_4766ca14 | type |
Volleying Insults | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_4766ca14 | comment |
Volleying Insults: | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_4766ca14 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_4766ca14 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_4a8c4e5f | type |
Big "WHAT?!" | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_4a8c4e5f | comment |
Big "WHAT?!": This is the Man's reaction when John asks if he's a fairy. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_4a8c4e5f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_4a8c4e5f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_4a8c4e5f | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_4e3d253b | type |
Downer Ending | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_4e3d253b | comment |
Downer Ending: John looks heartbroken when he awakens to find the Man has gone. There is no text to show this, but a final picture of John looking sad - though he does not look so sad in that The Man's goodbye letter has given him hope that the Man has found a place where he will be happier. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_4e3d253b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_4e3d253b | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_53f5ccea | type |
Batman in My Basement | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_53f5ccea | comment |
Batman in My Basement: A 7-inch-high man hiding in my bedroom. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_53f5ccea | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_53f5ccea | featureConfidence |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_53f5ccea | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_54bb502b | type |
Nobody Poops | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_54bb502b | comment |
Nobody Poops: Averted here, as one of the first things the Man does is have a pee. He later asks for a sheet of toilet paper and they discuss what his lavatorial arrangements will be. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_54bb502b | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_54bb502b | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_590f44cd | type |
Improvised Clothes | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_590f44cd | comment |
Improvised Clothes: The Man wears a tunic made out of a sock, with an elastic band for a belt. He makes underpants and boots out of the fingers from a glove. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_590f44cd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_590f44cd | featureConfidence |
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| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_590f44cd | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_63557923 | type |
Death World | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_63557923 | comment |
Death World: The world is this for the Man and his kind. They are too small to lead normal lives, and almost everything is hazardous, from curious babies and attacking birds to falling hazards galore. Even making a cup of tea almost costs him his life. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_63557923 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_63557923 | featureConfidence |
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| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_63557923 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_6b05b601 | type |
Jerkass Has a Point | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_6b05b601 | comment |
Jerkass Has a Point: The Man, for all of his behavior as such, does have a point when he suggests that John took him in and cared for him not out of kindness, but because he is small and a novelty (which is what he says children really care about), like a pet. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_6b05b601 | featureApplicability |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_6b05b601 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_6da90c4d | type |
Full-Name Ultimatum | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_6da90c4d | comment |
Full-Name Ultimatum: A variant, leading to an Oh, Crap! moment for John. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_6da90c4d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_6da90c4d | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_6e0a57d6 | type |
Like an Old Married Couple | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_6e0a57d6 | comment |
Like an Old Married Couple: The two main characters frequently bicker and set each other off, with evidence that, overall, neither is completely correct or wrong. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_6e0a57d6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_6e0a57d6 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_6fed1f70 | type |
The Thing That Would Not Leave | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_6fed1f70 | comment |
The Thing That Would Not Leave: John starts to feel this way about the Man. But he's still upset when the Man suddenly leaves. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_6fed1f70 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_6fed1f70 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_8cb1a369 | type |
Took a Level in Jerkass | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_8cb1a369 | comment |
Took a Level in Jerkass: The Man is curmudgeonly throughout, but one argument with John takes a nastier turn when the Man threatens to burn down the house. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_8cb1a369 | featureApplicability |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_8cb1a369 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_8e2513cc | type |
Matchstick Weapon | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_8e2513cc | comment |
Matchstick Weapon: When John threatens to call the authorities to have The Man taken into care, The Man counters this threat by holding up a match, threatening to burn the house down at night. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_8e2513cc | featureApplicability |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_8e2513cc | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_8e3b5b4d | type |
Minimalist Cast | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_8e3b5b4d | comment |
Minimalist Cast: There are only four speaking characters. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_8e3b5b4d | featureApplicability |
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1.0 | |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_8e3b5b4d | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_9d12bbc1 | type |
Foreshadowing | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_9d12bbc1 | comment |
Foreshadowing: Soon after arriving the Man casually mentions "three days... that's about the limit." He suddenly leaves on his fourth day. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_9d12bbc1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_9d12bbc1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_9d12bbc1 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_a63fd70f | type |
The Promise | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_a63fd70f | comment |
The Promise: As well as the Blood Oath above, John is able to hide The Man in a small "secrets" cupboard in his bedside table, because his mother has promised never to look there. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_a63fd70f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_a63fd70f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_a63fd70f | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_aa07ca54 | type |
Obfuscating Disability | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_aa07ca54 | comment |
Obfuscating Disability: There are signs that the Man is not as helpless as he appears. When John refuses to lift him down from the windowsill, he climbs down by himself. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_aa07ca54 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_aa07ca54 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ab89e132 | type |
Men Are Uncultured | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ab89e132 | comment |
Men Are Uncultured: The Man is scornful of John's interest in art and poetry and his dislike of sport. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ab89e132 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_ab89e132 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ae3d6438 | type |
Deadpan Snarker | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ae3d6438 | comment |
Deadpan Snarker: The Man, when he's not outright shouting. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ae3d6438 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ae3d6438 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_ae3d6438 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_b13b2b24 | type |
Jar Potty | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_b13b2b24 | comment |
Jar Potty: The Man uses John's paint water jar, soon after his arrival. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_b13b2b24 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_b13b2b24 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_b2db3dde | type |
Thermostat Tamper Tantrum | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_b2db3dde | comment |
Thermostat Tamper Tantrum: John's father is furious when the title character turns up the thermostat. Lampshaded by John saying "I hope Dad doesn't notice". | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_b2db3dde | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_b2db3dde | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_bc74ef27 | type |
Berserk Button | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_bc74ef27 | comment |
Berserk Button: The Man is prickly about being called little, but really snaps when John threatens to phone the authorities and have him put in a care home, which could ruin him. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_bc74ef27 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_bc74ef27 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_bc74ef27 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: John serves tea in a Snowman cup. John wonders whether the Man is a Borrower. He also wonders if The Man is from space, like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_c75df49a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_c75df49a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_c75df49a | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ca87e3ec | type |
No Name Given | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ca87e3ec | comment |
No Name Given: The Man's real name is never revealed. He claims not to have one. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ca87e3ec | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ca87e3ec | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_ca87e3ec | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_cc247b2d | type |
Unsatisfiable Customer | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_cc247b2d | comment |
Unsatisfiable Customer: The Man is a serial complainer. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_cc247b2d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_cc247b2d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_cc247b2d | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_cdad4b25 | type |
Toxic Friend Influence | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_cdad4b25 | comment |
Toxic Friend Influence: The Man asks John to steal some beer and place a bet for him. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_cdad4b25 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_cdad4b25 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_cdad4b25 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_d52d28b6 | type |
Hypocrite | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_d52d28b6 | comment |
Hypocrite: The Man lectures John on the importance of hygiene and cleanliness, but goes two days without bathing and begins to smell. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_d52d28b6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_d52d28b6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_d52d28b6 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_e03b1c9b | type |
Blood Oath | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_e03b1c9b | comment |
Blood Oath: The Man pricks John's finger, as he swears John to secrecy about his existence. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_e03b1c9b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_e03b1c9b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_e03b1c9b | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_e26f04b4 | type |
Last of His Kind | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_e26f04b4 | comment |
Last of His Kind: The Man remarks that there are “not many of us left� and implies that there are just two. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_e26f04b4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_e26f04b4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_e26f04b4 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_e3d1c07b | type |
Hanging by the Fingers | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_e3d1c07b | comment |
Hanging by the Fingers: Left to make his own breakfast on the kitchen worktop, the Man opens his marmalade jar, which is as tall as he is. The jar then topples on to the floor, knocking the Man over, who ends up hanging by his fingers from the worktop, above the shattered glass of the jar, with one of his boots falling off. Fortunately, John rescues him. John had foreshadowed this incident, saying "just eat your marmalade, try not to let it get out of control". | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_e3d1c07b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_e3d1c07b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_e3d1c07b | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_e567510d | type |
Determinator | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_e567510d | comment |
Determinator: Whenever one of the Man's demands is met with a "no", he just keeps asking until he gets his way. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_e567510d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_e567510d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_e567510d | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_eeb4f505 | type |
Lilliputians | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_eeb4f505 | comment |
Lilliputians: The Man is 7" tall. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_eeb4f505 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_eeb4f505 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_eeb4f505 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ef10a978 | type |
Two-Faced Aside | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ef10a978 | comment |
Two-Faced Aside: The Man wants an egg for breakfast: | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ef10a978 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ef10a978 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_ef10a978 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_f511ea9b | type |
Product Placement | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_f511ea9b | comment |
Product Placement: A lot of British brand names are mentioned: Coco Pops, Bran Flakes, Mother's Pride, Frank Cooper's Oxford Marmalade, After Eights, Guinness, and PG Tips. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_f511ea9b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_f511ea9b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_f511ea9b | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_f8a4527f | type |
Sitting on the Roof | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_f8a4527f | comment |
Sitting on the Roof: As shown on the cover of the book, the Man goes up on the roof when he wants some fresh air, and to pray a bit. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_f8a4527f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_f8a4527f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_f8a4527f | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_f9f2c33 | type |
Running Gag | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_f9f2c33 | comment |
Running Gag: The Man's marmalade ending up everywhere: on the phone, on the telly control, and finally the whole jar is smashed on the kitchen floor. | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_f9f2c33 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_f9f2c33 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_f9f2c33 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_fe0330fb | type |
Brick Joke | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_fe0330fb | comment |
Brick Joke: To explain the voices coming from his bedroom, John tells his mother that he's writing a play, and has to try out the lines out loud. Later, after his heated argument with the Man: | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_fe0330fb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_fe0330fb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_fe0330fb | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ff7f34c5 | type |
Pet the Dog | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ff7f34c5 | comment |
Pet the Dog: Despite the Man's constant sneering at many things John does, there are moments when he shows some genuine appreciation. When John builds him a lavatory seat, which turns out to be no use to The Man, he seems to appreciate the thought, saying "you are a good bloke". Also, The Man's childishly written departing note to John: | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ff7f34c5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_ff7f34c5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
The Man (Comic Book) / int_ff7f34c5 | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_name | type |
ItemName | |
| The Man (Comic Book) / int_name | comment |
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The Man (Comic Book) / int_name | |
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