Miniman

Miniman

PL:11 (PP: 165)

Alternate Identity: Patrick Fine; Identity: Secret; Base of Operations: Washington, D.C.; First Appearance: Bonanza Comics, May-June 1942; Gender: Male; Age: 29

Abilities

Strength 16 (+3); Dexterity 18 (+4); Constitution 16 (+3); Intelligence 15 (+2); Wisdom 17 (+3); Charisma 13 (+1)

Saving Throws'

Toughness: +3 (Con +3); Fortitude: +5 (Con +3, Base +2); Reflex: +6 (Agility +4, Base +2); Will +5 (Wisdom +3, Base +2)

Defense: 21/29* (+11 base, * w/Shrinking size modifier, trade-off with Toughness)

Base Attack: +11/+19* (* w/Shrinking size modifier, trade-off with highest damage save)

Initiative: +4

Powers

Shrinking 16; Extras: Normal Strength

Feats

Equipment 4 (Light Pistol, Smoke Grenade, Binoculars, Rope, several blank slots for misc. spy gear)

Skills

Acrobatics +16 (+4 Dex, 12 Ranks); Stealth +16 (+4 Dex, 12 Ranks); Gather Information +13 (+1 Cha, 12 Ranks); Disable Device +14 (+2 Int, 12 Ranks); Climb +15 (+3 Str, 12 Ranks); Investigate +18 (+2 Int, 16 Ranks); Notice +19 (+3 Wis, 16 Ranks); Search +14 (+2 Int, 12 Ranks); Sense Motive +15 (+3 Wis, 12 Ranks)

Background

A secret agent for the US government, Patrick Fine was chosen as a test subject for a Beta Ray experiment intended to produce invisibility fields for the government's field operatives. The ray machine overloaded and exploded when it was tested on Patrick, and the government deemed it unsafe to continue the experiment, but Fine found that the ray's properties gave him an innate ability to compress his atoms and reduce his size. Previously relegated to a desk job despite his talents, Fine is now the government's top field operative, and has tangled with metahuman agents from many rival nations.

When he's not on a mission, Miniman still finds time to battle crime and fight supervillains as a freelancer, and is also a member of the enigmatic superteam known as the Secret Army.

Personality

Fine enjoys his life as "the World's Smallest Secret Agent", finding time to deliver witty barbs and romance foreign women, but he is also dedicated to the mission and doesn't have much of a private life as a result. His inability to truly share his life with anyone is his biggest frustration, though it's something he rarely talks about.

Appearance

Patrick Fine is of average height and weight, with reddish-brown hair and green eyes. As Miniman he wears a grey suit with a black mask over his eyes, and a black belt where he keeps his equipment, with a white "MM" logo.

Publishing History

Miniman was the creation of David Archer, a regular writer for Bonanza and Danger Comics through the lifespan of both titles, with comics legend Ed Ross creating the design. A backup character throughout the Golden Age, Miniman made appearances as a member of "Allied Justice", the wartime superteam which dominated Thrilling Comics, but disappeared from public view when Bonanza Comics was cancelled in 1948. As part of the Silver Age revival, Miniman reappeared in the Sept. 1964 issue of the new Danger Comics, written by Philip Cage and drawn in a daringly avant garde style by French emigreé Francois Reynard. Capitalizing on the rising popularity of the spy genre, the new Miniman quickly earned his own series, noted for its Bond-style plots and psychedelic covers. Though the team had departed by 1973, the book continued under other writers before being cancelled in 1978. The character was revived still later in 1985 and his book remains in print today.

(Miniman is a character from the Star Comics Universe)