Lost in the hype around today’s She-Hulk trailer was a brief glimpse of the latest Marvel character to make their live-action debut. Yep, Frog Man is officially a part of the MCU.
Frog Man can be seen very, very briefly in the new trailer, in which he vaguely resembles the Green Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Naturally, fans on social media were very excited by this development.
So who is Frog Man? In the comics he’s the son of Vincent Patilio, a Spider-Man villain who goes by the name Leap Frog. Unlike his dad, Eugene Patilio is a hero, though not a particularly notable one.
Variously described as “a joke character” and “just a dude,” Frog Man can be summed up with this description from 2021’s Iron Man #5: “Zero solo titles, action figures, trading cards or real abilities. Current gig: Busboy at Isaac’s Oysters in The Village.”
Frog Man in Iron Man #5. Image Credit: Marvel Comics.
In short, his appearance in the new She-Hulk trailer truly is the best day of his life.
We’ll see what role Frog Man winds up taking in the upcoming MCU series, where he will join Wong, Abomination, and Bruce Banner among other familiar faces. She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, which stars Tatian Maslany as the eponymous heroine, will be out on Disney Plus on August 17.
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