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| character_name=Impossible Man
| image=FantasticFour-176.jpg
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| caption=The Impossible Man as depicted in ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #176 (November 1976). Art by [[George Pérez]].
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| publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
| debut=''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #11 (February 1963)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Misiroglu |first1=Gina Renée |last2=Eury |first2=Michael |title=The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood |date=2006 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |isbn=9780780809772 |url=https://archive.org/details/supervillainbook0000gina/page/168/mode/2up |language=en}}</ref>
| creators=[[Stan Lee]] (writer)<br />[[Jack Kirby]] (artist)
| alliances=[[Fantastic Four]]<br> [[Lethal Legion]]
| aliases=Impy<br> Herald of Destruction<br> The Improbable Guy
| species=[[List of Marvel Comics alien races#Poppupians|Poppupian]]
| powers=*[[Shapeshifting]] 
*[[Levitation (paranormal)|Levitation]]  
*Dimensional travel
*Encyclopedic knowledge of Earth's culture
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| altcat=Marvel Comics aliens
| sortkey=Impossible Man
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The '''Impossible Man''' is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. He first appeared in ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #11 (February 1963), and was created by writer [[Stan Lee]] and writer/artist [[Jack Kirby]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Markstein |first1=Don |title=The Impossible Man |url=http://www.toonopedia.com/imposman.htm |access-date=2 April 2020 |website=[[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]}}</ref> The Impossible Man has been featured in other Marvel-endorsed products such as [[action figure]]s, arcade and [[video game]]s, [[animation|animated]] [[television series]], and merchandise such as [[trading card]]s.

The Impossible Man is a [[List of Marvel Comics alien races#Poppupians|Poppupian]] from the planet Poppup and has shape-changing abilities. The character is primarily used for comedy, as he is portrayed as a lonely, attention-seeking alien that often annoys those around him, especially the Fantastic Four. Over the years, the Impossible Man created a wife called The Impossible Woman and also had a son named Adolf Impossible.

The Impossible Man has made various appearances in Marvel animated series, such as the [[Fantastic Four (1978 TV series)|1978]] and [[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|1994]] ''Fantastic Four'' series as well as ''[[Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes]]''.