Who Is Lou Martin? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Lou Martin is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 17 comic issue appearances. Unmotivated slacker who accidentally received an EEM (Extreme Enhancement Module) in the mail that granted him superpowers.

Who is Lou Martin?

Lou Martin was a skinny slacker who had little interests outside of eating, sleeping, and playing video games. One day a mysterious package appeared on his front stoop that knocked him out for two days after he opened it. When he awoke, he possessed a huge, muscular body with inhuman strength (something that takes him a day or so to notice). He later meets Lauren Isley (and her cat), Francis Dutton , Val Andrist , and a guy called the Gecko , all of whom have powers of their own (including the cat), and they eventually make him the leader of their group even though he didn't want to be. It's later discovered that all these superpowers are because of Zinnac and Yoof , two alien college students that were doing their thesis on heroes in Earth culture. To further this study, they sent EEM's (Extreme Enhancement Modules) through the mail that, when opened, would attach themselves to the heart of the recipient and grant them superpowers. Lou however, received his EEM by accident. His EEM was intended for Martin Lewis , an upstanding law student and school teacher, but it ended up getting sent to Lou by mistake because Yoof didn't realize that last names are printed first in phone books.

Key facts

Lou Martin is of human origin and first appeared in "What The Hell..?". The character is published by DC Comics. With 17 recorded issue appearances, Lou Martin ranks among the most featured characters in comics.