Tick (character)

The Tick
1998 cover of The Tick: Comic Con Extravaganza #1
Publication information
Publisher	New England Comics
First appearance	New England Comics Newsletter #14 (July/August 1986)
Created by	Ben Edlund
In-story information
Abilities	Superhuman strength and mass Nigh-invulnerability Drama power

The Tick is a superhero created by cartoonist Ben Edlund^[1] in 1986 as a newsletter mascot for the New England Comics chain of Boston-area comic book stores. The character is a parody of American comic book superheroes.

The character later spun off into an independent comic book series, multiple TV adaptations, a video game and various merchandise have also been based on the character. IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time ranked the Tick as No. 57.