Editing Animal Man (section)

===Beginnings===
[[File:Strange Adventures 190.jpg|thumb|left|''Strange Adventures'' #190 (July 1966). First appearance of costumed Animal Man, originally A-Man. Cover art by [[Carmine Infantino]] and [[Murphy Anderson]].]]
Film stunt man Buddy Baker, to whom aliens gave animal-themed powers, debuted in ''[[Strange Adventures]]'' #180 ([[cover-date]]d September 1965), in the story "I Was the Man with Animal Powers" by writer Dave Wood and penciler [[Carmine Infantino]].<ref name=SA180>[http://www.comics.org/issue/19440/ ''Strange Adventures'' #180] at the [[Grand Comics Database]].</ref><ref name=toon>[http://toonopedia.com/animlman.htm Animal Man] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [https://archive.today/20240527120040/https://www.webcitation.org/6bCMHpSxk?url=http://toonopedia.com/animlman.htm Archived] from the original on August 31, 2015.</ref> Baker gained a costume and a name, initially A-Man, in ''Strange Adventures'' #190 (July 1966).<ref name=toon /><ref name=SA190>[http://www.comics.org/issue/20172/ ''Strange Adventures'' #190] at the Grand Comics Database.</ref> He continued as a semi-regular feature in the book, making occasional cover appearances, through #201 (June 1967).

His subsequent appearances were sporadic. In 1980, he had a guest appearance in ''[[Wonder Woman]]'' #267–268. His main appearances in the remainder of the decade were as a member of the "[[Forgotten Heroes]]", a team of minor DC heroes.<ref name=Guide>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=15}}</ref> It was in that capacity that he appeared in the company-wide crossover storyline ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]''.