Who Is Eddie Valiant? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Eddie Valiant is a Disney comic book character, the alter ego of Edward Valiant, with over 20 comic issue appearances. Eddie Valiant is a hard-nosed detective of the classic film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?".

Who is Eddie Valiant?

Origin Edward Valiant and his brother, Theodore were the sons of a famous circus clown. They went into business together as private detectives called Valiant & Valiant to solve cases for Toons. Until, Judge Doom murders Teddy by dropping a piano on his head during the robbery of Toon Town's First National Bank. This tragedy left Eddie with a hatred against Toons (except for Mickey Mouse , Bugs Bunny , Betty Boop , and Tweety ), as well as becoming an alcoholic and disappearing from the public eye. Major Story Arcs In 1947, Eddie Valiant was hired by R.K. Maroon to take photographs of Marvin Acme having an affair with Jessica Rabbit at the Ink & Paint Club as a blackmail scheme. This drove Roger Rabbit into thinking being betrayed by his own wife. When Acme got killed in the Acme Factory, everyone believes that Roger did it due to fits of jealously.

Key facts

Eddie Valiant is of human origin and first appeared in "GN". The character is published by Disney. With 20 recorded issue appearances, Eddie Valiant ranks among the most featured characters in comics.