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NFL Superpro was a short-lived comic by Marvel Comics, produced in collaboration with the NFL, written by Fabian Nicieza. It started 1991 and ended after 12 issues The hero of this comic is Phil Grayfield, an ex-NFL-football player who survived a freak accident and wears a near-indestructible football uniform.

Due to cliched plotting, stock characters, bad plots and cheesy in-fight references to American Football, NFL Superpro has been widely panned as one of the worst comics in recent Marvel Comics history. It has become somewhat of a Ed Wood-like cult object.

Outline

Phil Grayfield was once an aspiring footballer. His career ended when he saved a child from falling and suffered a horrific knee injury. He became a reporter and interviewed an eccentric football superfan, who happened also to be a scientist. This scientist designed a new, almost indestructible football uniform, which has to be molded on an individual basis and costs five million dollars to construct--so is "worth a fortune".

Suddenly interrupting the interview, thieves raid the eccentric's house, overwhelm the two of them, steal the uniform, and torch the building. Grayfield, who is tied up, knocks over experimental chemicals, which--in combination with the fire and diverse ultra-rare football souvernirs going up in flames-do not incinerate him, but turn him into a near-invincible superhero.

Grayfield puts on the eccentric's football uniform, brings the villains to justice and dedicates his life to fight crime.

Plot holes and other inconsistencies

Even by comic standards, getting football-related powers after being trapped in a fire with NFL merchandise and unspecified chemicals is far-fetched.
Described as "worth a fortune", an indestructible, bullet-proof football uniform is a steal for five million dollars.
The scientist's villa is full of vintage NFL merchandise, each piece worth a fortune, but the thieves inexplicably torch the place rather than loot it.
Since the football uniform is molded on an individual basis, Grayfield should not have been able to simply?
Grayfield does not give the uniform back to the scientist making a thief of the supposed crimefighter.

Supporting characters

The Happy Campers

The Happy Campers were four ordinary citizens turned superheroes after undergoing a treatment by the scientist Carragone. Carragone built a ray cannon that was supposed to turn people into superheroes. They were Greyfields allies.

Almighty Dollar, aka Pennington Pennypacker, who could shoot pennies from his hands
Calculator, aka Kwong Dae, a Korean super-thinker
Girth, aka Tubby Walsh, an obese African-American with a belly immune to physical punishment
Streak, aka Frank Moody, a super-fast runner

Villains

Quick Kick, a football placekicker turned ninja
Bennings, a footballer turned into an insane giant by steroid abuse

Trivia

NFL Superpro #6 had to be pulled from the shelves because it contained racist content. It pictured Native American Hopis as backwards and hateful .

Fabian Nicieza, who as 2005 is one of the top writers at Marvel Comics, states that even after 15 years, he still receives flak for his comic .

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