MRS. ROZUM
Real Name: (first name unrevealed) Rozum (? - see comments)
Identity/Class: Human (briefly a mutate)
Occupation: Mother
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Damage Control (Anne, Lenny Ballinger, Robin Chapel, Albert Cleary, John Porter, Bart Rozum, others)
Enemies: Thanos
Known Relatives: Bart Rozum (son),
unidentified spouse (see comments)
Aliases: "Mom"
Base of Operations: New York City, New York, USA
First Appearance: Damage Control IV#1 (October, 2022)
Powers/Abilities: Mrs. Rozum is much like the stereotypical mother, loving, doting and caring of her son while still able to embarrass him by telling personal stories. She also seems to have uncontrollable spending habits.
While briefly mutated by the Reality Stone, Mrs.
Rozum possessed superhuman size, strength and a durable, reptile-like
hide.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'4")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 140 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed (possible brown? - see comments)
Hair: Red
History:
(Damage Control IV#1/2 (fb) - BTS) - At some point, a red-haired woman
was married, becoming Mrs. Rozum, and had son, Bart. Ever since Bart
Rozum
began interning with the Damage Control company, Mrs. Rozum wanted to
see Bart's workplace but John Porter kept informing her that it wasn't
a good time. At some point, Bart told his mother about the Mad Titan
Thanos. Ultimately, John Porter did arrange a time for Bart's mom to
visit.
(Damage Control IV#1/2) - On the day
of Mrs. Rozum's
scheduled visit to the Damage Control offices, John Porter and Lenny
Ballinger summoned intern Bart Rozum for what Porter referred to as the
most powerful force in the known universe: his own mother. Damage
Control assistant Anne introduced herself and Mrs. Rozum immediately
recognized the name as someone Bart had a crush, forcing the
embarrassed Bart to quickly come up with a lie that he actually meant
Anne Marie Hoag, Damage Control's CEO, rather than the assistant Anne.
Admitting that Anne Marie Hoag was an odd choice for a crush, Mrs.
Rozum nonetheless suggested Bart be himself as she was led down the
hall for a tour of the offices. Robin Chapel attempted to introduce
Mrs. Rozum to Anne Marie Hoag but Hoag was in a meeting with Albert
Cleary, much to the relief of Bart. Bart and Mrs. Rozum were then led
into Fluppy's,
a Damage Control gift shop with several items modeled
after their dog mascot. Absolutely loving the mascot, Mrs. Rozum
proceeded to buy two of everything in the store, eventually finding a
beautiful stone (secretly the cosmic Reality Stone) by the counter.
Immediately after putting the
newly-bought stone around her neck, Mrs. Rozum was transformed into a
giant reptilian form. Mrs. Rozum then ran out into the streets and
began smashing everything in sight, prompting Bart to seek help from
Albert Cleary, who suggested Bart's mom visit more often, as her
purchases had nearly paid for their entire Q4 budget. As John Porter
noted that Mrs. Rozum's smashing was bordering on trademark
infringement with the Hulk, Thanos arrived on Earth, having sensed the
use of the Reality Stone and tracked it to Mrs. Rozum. Cleary noted the
opportune timing, as the transformed Mrs. Rozum could possibly defeat
Thanos, at which point Mrs. Rozum noticed Thanos and asked if he was
the Mad Titan her son had told her about. Seeing the bus that Mrs.
Rozum was about to hit him with, Thanos claimed he was more perturbed
than mad but Mrs. Rozum nonetheless twirled Thanos around like a toy as
Thanos continued trying to reach the Reality Stone.
Thanos eventually grabbed the
Stone, returning Mrs. Rozum to her normal form, but it slipped from his
gloved hands and bounced around until finally plunging into the Hudson
River. Thanos then prepared to best the now normal Mrs. Rozum but she
proclaimed Thanos to be not so tough and expressed her disappointment
in him, emotionally knocking Thanos for a loop. She then finished
Thanos off with a motherly hug and told him to go back to Titan to
think about what he'd done. As Thanos entered a teleportational portal
to leave, Albert Cleary handed him a bill for damages and he followed
that up by handing a second bill to Mrs. Rozum, reminding her that they
did not take personal checks.
Comments: Created by Charlotte (Fullerton) McDuffie and Jay Fosgitt.
Mrs. Rozum was never actually
called that by name. Anne referred to her as "Mrs...." before Mrs.
Rozum told Anne to just call her "Mom." She was referred to as "Mom"
throughout the remainder of the story. With that in mind, there is no
certainty that her last name is actually Rozum. We do know she is
married though we're not told who her partner is. She could have once
been married to Bart Rozum's dad and later remarried with a new last
name. Then again, it's equally possible that her son Bart has his
father's last name but Mrs. Rozum never married Bart's dad and later
married someone else...etc. etc. Point is, I didn't want to just call
the profile "Mom" since that was only a nickname.
Mrs. Rozum's eye color was
somewhat hard to determine, given that the art simply had her eyes as
cartoon-like black dots. If I'd wager a guess, I'd go with brown...
Profile by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Mrs. Rozum should be distinguished from:
| --Damage Control IV#1/2 |
Appearances:
Damage Control IV#1 (October, 2022) - "Zapped & the Mother of
Invention" story - Charlotte (Fullerton) McDuffie (writer), Jay Fosgitt
(art), Tom Brevoort, Wil Moss (editors)
First posted: 08/06/2024
Last updated: 08/06/2024
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