I get it. You’re new to the strip and want to get a handle on the major players without having to read the whole series. Lazy. Well, here’s the info you seek, along with some fun miscellany.

Major Players.

Butterfly – Age: 8

Butterfly is an optimistic young hero with amazing, some would say SUPER, powers. His mother’s name is Laura, and she lets him wear his costume all the time. Butterfly likes ice cream, Halloween, and going on patrol. He is the sidekick of…

Birdie – Age: 15

Birdie is a typical teen hero. He lives in angst, speaks fluent sarcasm, and hates being compared to his ‘older brother’ Nightbird. His parents are gone now…but you might get to meet them when they get back from vacation. Birdie is the sidekick of…

Knight-Bat – Age: Mysterious

Knight-Bat is the dark figure that stalks the night searching for justice…and new gadgets to slap a knight-symbol on. K-B likes burgers, diet soda, and playing tetris. Besides his young allies, Knight-Bat also has a senile friend named Walter who finances the team’s superhero activities. Walter currently thinks he’s their butler. Knight-Bat will always tell you he “works alone.”

Supporting Characters.

Walter - Age: Very Old

Walter is the incredibly wealthy and very senile
patron of our heroes. Though he pays for the
estate, the knight-cave, the gadgets and the
costumes, he’s convinced he’s their butler. The
team has gotten used to his cooking and cleaning
and no longer feel obliged to correct him.

Hugh Nohu – Age: 12

Hugh Nohu is the leader of a vast underground criminal syndicate, most of whom only know him as the Devil Scorpionfish. Hugh attends the same school as Butterfly, and always carries a sword in his backpack.

Ms. Mouse – Age: 27

A mysterious figure, Ms. Mouse carries out criminal plots with little or no benefit to herself, just to get attention. She wears a large mask and has a prehensile tail built into her costume. Original series first appearance / New series first appearance.

Mudman - Age: Awaiting carbon dating.
Living on earth since Prehistoric times, Mudman has various abilities, including duplication, shapeshifting, and matter absorption. He became a friend of Butterfly’s after accidentally hindering Butterfly’s attempt to capture Ms. Mouse during a petty robbery.

Nightbird - Age: 19
A former Birdie, Nightbird strives to step out of the shadow of his former mentor, Knight-bat…which is evident in his completely original codename. Nightbird is an angsty fellow, who’s had to muscle through countless revamps, silly costumes, seemingly random superteams, and about a dozen failed ‘perfect’ romances.

Superdupe - Earth Age: 33
Superdupe believes himself to be a visitor from another world. Thought to be the most powerful being currently on earth, Superdupe started out calling himself “Superduperman,” but his name was accidentally cut short by an editor at Global Day magazine. “Superdupe” stuck.

The Inside Joke – Age: 25
Little is known about the new villain, The Inside Joke, other than that his capers only involve elaborate references and clever wordplay, but his gags can only be understood by the nerdiest of nerds. To those in the know, he’s a genius, but to most folks, he’s a smug, blathering idiot.

The Vault – Age: 40
An accomplished bank robber, The Vault is not motivated by financial greed, but by an insatiable, literal hunger for cash. He devours money, often pausing only to shout his personal slogan, “All of the money goes in The Vault!”