OCCUPATION: Daddy
MARITAL STATUS: Married
SEX: Male
AGE: 30
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Louisiana
LEGIONNAIRE YOU LOOK MOST LIKE: The overweight one with glasses. What is his name?
FAVORITE LEGIONNAIRE: Jo and Tinya (yeah, I know that's two)
FAVORITE MUSICIAN: Bob Dylan; (composer) Tchaikovsky
FAVORITE BOOK: The Fountainhead
FAVORITE MOVIE: It's A Wonderful Life
LEGION FAN FOR: 11 years
One morning in the shower, Matthew looked down and noticed that he didn't see his wienie. Now, he told himself there were two possible reasons for this, and yet he knew which was true. The price of his sedentary lifestyle (it means not very active -- it has nothing to do with rocks) spent trying to discover the magic of the comic books, was simple obesity. Matthew knew this, but he hid from the truth. "Ample," he said. "I am ample. I am enough. Heretofore, shall I be known as Ample Boy." And so it was for some time, as Matthew simply grew, rounder and rounder, past the 200 mark, past 210.
Then there was college, and at times it seemed a salvation. There was so much more to discover, and the comics had gotten so atrocious (this was the early 90s, I'm being gentle). Slowly, he dropped titles, letting his collection lapse. But his story could not end there. Deep in the labyrinthine caverns of What Wouldbe, the evil Lord of Wouldbe, Multiverso (that's Universo's big brother, FYI) stewed over the destiny of Ample Boy. "He must become Ample Man. He must join the Legion of Message Board Posters. But he is so far off track. I must get him to read comic books again."
Multiverso was so desperate he made a rare appearance before the stunned Matthew, who hadn't worn the Ample Cape in years. "Not Gotta Havem again," Matthew whined. "I buried you and your curse," the 180-lb. Matthew boasted.
"So you did, but I am not Havem." Multiverso gestured and Matthew was hypnotized. "Mark Waid is writing the Flash," he told the once and future Ample.
"So," Matthew monotoned. "I've never heard of him."
"And the art is by a catchy guy named Mike Wieringo."
"Never heard of him either."
"But the story is about Flash using Johnny Quick's magic formula and the whole issue takes only a fraction of a second."
Matthew trembled, still locked in the trance. A low hum rose from his throat, building to a scream. "I gotta havit! I gotta havit!"
And lo, Ample Man was born again. So many years later, Ample has reclaimed the lost years of infidelity. Masquerading as the little brother of Multiverso, he ventured slowly into the midst of the LMB. Calling himself Universo, who once would have been their foe, he learned he could trust such as these. He dropped his disguise, and stands before them in all his Amplicity -- 260 and rising.
POWERS: As listed in the Fact Files Ample Man's one-at-a-time powers are: 1) Ultra-subtlety; 2) Super-inference-making; 3) Telling it like it was; 4) Super-apologetic, Meaning he can, in order, expect you to read between the lines; read between your lines; remind you of what you just said; and apologize for bringing it up in the first place.