Ralph Snart Adventures

The title character, Ralph Snart, is a Walter Mitty type who frequently escapes the painful realities of his life by daydreaming himself into incredible and often bizarre adventures.

In June 1986, NOW Comics released the first volume of Ralph Snart Adventures as a three-issue limited series in black and white.

The series centered on Ralph, a man driven insane by the pressures of daily life now locked away in a mental asylum.

He would escape his prison-like room at the asylum by dreaming himself into fantastic scenarios based on science-fiction or fantasy where he was an aggressive, cynical and sarcastic personality.

The series ended with Ralph's "amazing dream powers" apparently too much for his body to contain, and his brain exploded.

In November 1986, Ralph returned in an ongoing series that began as a black & white book but later changed to full color.

His neurologist Dr. Kreegon performed an experimental surgery that put Ralph back together, with a new lease on life.

Goot resurrects Ralph as a Frankenstein-like creation with the aim of using him as a weapon to commit crimes like bank robbery.

Picking up where Ralph was last seen, he escapes the mental asylum and wanders through a nearby city, generally harassing and confusing people on the street.

A late addition to the series is Holly Hornswaggle, a timid woman "with the body of a twelve-year old" who falls in love with the catatonic Ralph and helps him escape from Dr. Goot's evil lair.

Another introduction was a short colorized version of stories from the black-and-white issues, presented as the reminiscences of an elderly Snart in a retirement home for comic characters in 2050.

Issues #25 and #26 were done by the staff of NOW Comics in violation of copyright and trademark laws, but Marc Hansen did not take any legal action for unknown reasons.

His troubles long behind him, Ralph was now married with children and seemingly living a normal life with a regular office job.