MICK CLANCY
Real Name: Mick Clancy
Identity/Class: Human, citizen of the United States
Occupation: Bar owner, former test pilot
Group Membership:None
Affiliations: Thing (Ben Grimm)
Enemies: None (indirect victim of Ego the
Living Planet)
Known Relatives: Unrevealed
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Clancy's
Pub, New York City, New York
First Appearance: Fantastic Four I#234 (September,
1981)
Powers/Abilities: Mick Clancy possesses no known
superhuman abilities. He received flight training in the air force and
has experience tending bar.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 6'1")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 180 lbs.)
Eyes: Blue
Hair:Brown (balding)
History:
(Fantastic Four I#234 (fb) - BTS) - Mick Clancy and Ben Grimm were test
pilots in the air force together, flying planes in the deserts of the
American South West.
(Fantastic Four I#234 (fb) - BTS) - After retiring from the air force,
Clancy decided to open a bar in downtown Manhattan, a few blocks from
the Empire State Building. Calling the place 'Clancy's Irish Pub', he
made it a point to have it reflect his Irish heritage. Ben Grimm
frequently stopped by for a drink.
(Fantastic Four I#234) - One afternoon, Mick and Ben Grimm were
reminiscing about old times in the pub when a sudden earthquake hit New
York City. Clancy could only note that his bottles were "trembling like
leprechauns what's lost their pot-o'-gold" before a second quake
instantly destroyed the pub and most of Manhattan. Thanks to Ben Grimm's
timely intervention, Clancy escaped the destruction of his pub
unscathed. He watched Grimm run off to deal with this natural disaster
(the destruction was actually caused by the approach of Ego the Living
Planet, that generated massive gravity waves).
(Fantastic Four I#234 - BTS) - When Skip
Collins used his reality altering powers to undo the planetary
devastation caused by Ego, Mick Clancy's pub was restored as well, with
no one remembering the disaster that nearly ended all life of
Earth.
Comments: Created by John Byrne.
Talk about a true Byrne original: Mick Clancy's only appearance to date
was written, drawn ánd inked by John Byrne himself who went out of his
way to make Clancy as Irish as can be. From his name to his pub to his
'Erin go brah' poster to him mentioning leprechauns and pot-o'-golds,
he's a bit of a clover cliche... Begorah, tis enough to make
you lower the boom.
This profile was completed 8/14/2021, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 20th anniversary 's celebratory event.
Profile by Norvo.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Mick Clancy should not be confused with:
After leaving the air force, Mick Clancy opened up a bar
in downtown Manhattan, a few blocks from the Empire State Building.
Calling the place 'Clancy's Irish Pub', he decorated the establishment
to mirror his Gaelic roots, including posters with typical Irish sayings
like 'Erin go Bragh' (Ireland forever'). Mick frequently had Ben Grimm
as a customer, on one such visit the Earth was almost devastated by the
gravitational waves caused by the approaching Ego the Living
Planet. Clancy's Irish Pub collapsed under its own weight, with Ben
Grimm only being able to keep Mick Clancy safe. Some time later,
Clancy's Irish Pub was quietly restored to normal thanks to the reality
altering energies of Skip Collins who wished the tragedy had never
occurred.
- Fantastic Four I#234
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Fantastic Four I#234 p6, pan4 (main image)
Fantastic Four I#234 p6, pan5 (closeup)
Fantastic Four I#234 p6, pan6 (Clancy's Irish Pub)
Appearances:
Fantastic Four I#234 (September, 1981) - John Byrne (writer, pencils,
inks), Jim Salicrup (editor)
First Posted: 09/29/2021
Last updated: 09/27/2021
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