Superheroes like Captain America and Iron Man make it look easy. Get superpowers or create a super suit and start saving the day. But that’s not the case for all the wannabe heroes out there. Some are just plain awkward. Like Eugene Patilio, the Frog-Man.

J.M. DeMatteis and Kerry Gammill created Frog-Man in Marvel Team-Up #121 (September 1982). Eugene’s father Vincent was an inventor who created a costume made of electrically-powered coils that could be used to jump up to six stories high. Unfortunately, the springs in the suit are hard to maneuver in a straight line. Vincent briefly embarked in a life of crime as Leap-Frog, then after a stint in prison he returned to a legal lifestyle to redeem himself for his family. When he was still a teenager, Eugene found the Leap-Frog costume and decided to use it as a hero.

Though Eugene’s attempts at being a hero were rather clumsy, he was still able to help Spider-Man and the Human Torch defeat Speed Demon. Energized by the victory he declared himself the Fabulous Frog-Man.

After a failed attempt to join the Defenders, Spider-Man encouraged him to work with Toad and Spider-Kid as the Misfits. He defeated the White Rabbit with help from his father who used a different version of the Leap Frog costume.

Soon after that Alyosha Kravinoff captured him to use for a Kraven hunting expedition and he was held with other animal-themed characters, including Rhino, Vulture, and Swarm. Kraven drugged them and forced them to fight to prove which was the strongest, but was stopped by the Punisher.

During Civil War he was recruited for the Action Pack team and in Secret Invasion he was replaced by a Skrull. He helped the Avengers against Flag-Smasher and U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. during the Spider-Island event. Recently he was recruited by Iron Man to help rescue Jim Rhodes after he was kidnapped by Korvac.