Who Is The Goon? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

The Goon is a Exploding Albatross Funnybooks comic book character, with over 160 comic issue appearances. The Goon is the defender and local hero of Lonely Street. Alongside his best friend, Franky, he protects his home from mobsters, zombies, vampires, and a plethora of other supernatural oddities.

Who is The Goon?

Origin The Goon is the son of Rooney and an unknown woman. After this woman left Rooney due to his abusive behavior he left his son with his sister, Kizzie the Iron Maiden. Despite her initial hesitation and reluctance, Kizzie cared for the Goon & brought him to the carnival where she worked. When he became older he became a sparring partner for his aunt who practiced her wrestling holds on him, thus teaching the Goon to fight & fend for himself. Goon's own natural abilities and drive netted him the position of cleaning up after the animals around the carnival & killing any zombies that wandered in. Eventually the carnival was visited by a mobster named Labrazio who took a liking to the Goon; however, Labrazio's arrival gained the attention of local authorities who attempted to arrest Labrazio for his past crimes. In the following shootout Goon's aunt was caught in crossfire & killed, angered by this and at Labrazio's comments following her death, Goon grabbed a nearby rock and crushed Labrazio's head, stealing his hat & his 'Black Book' before leaving the carnival to make a name for himself. Creation The Goon was created by Eric Powell as the titular character .

Key facts

The Goon is of human origin. The character is published by Exploding Albatross Funnybooks. With 160 recorded issue appearances, The Goon ranks among the most featured characters in comics.