Who Is Flaming Carrot? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Flaming Carrot is a Creator-Owned comic book character, the alter ego of Unknown, with over 91 comic issue appearances. Created by Bob Burden, The Flaming Carrot is a surrealist crime fighting vigilante whose origin is just as warped as the stories which he appears.

Who is Flaming Carrot?

Origin Having been challenged to read 5,000 comics at one time on a bet, the unknown man suffered brain damage and immediately appeared afterwards as The Flaming Carrot. The Flaming Carrot's costume consists of a giant carrot for a mask, with a perpetually burning flame atop the head. In the mask, The Flaming Carrot has been known to store a few items, most notably a nuclear powered pogo stick. The Flaming Carrot usually wears a white shirt, red pants, and flippers on his feet. He says he wears the flippers in the event he has to swim. The Flaming Carrot also employs a few other non-essential items which he somehow manages to make into weapons. He wears a utility belt, not unlike Batman. However, in the utility belt, he uses items such as sneezing powder, silly putty, cards, and a soap bubble pipe.

Key facts

Flaming Carrot is of human origin. The character is published by Creator-Owned. With 91 recorded issue appearances, Flaming Carrot ranks among the most featured characters in comics.