Arthur Winslow (Earth-616)

Space Turnip
Name	Arthur Winslow / Phelch
Current Alias	Space Turnip
Aliases	Turnip-Man, Garden-Fresh Guardian of the Good
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Beverly Switzler (former roommate)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human/Alien (unnamed race of sentient vegetables) Hybrid
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Former security guard, would-be science fiction writer
Base of Operations	Cleveland, Ohio
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Steve Gerber, Frank Brunner
First	Howard the Duck #2 (December, 1975)
First	Howard the Duck #2 (December, 1975)

History

Arthur Winslow was a would-be author who dreamed of living the life of a fictional hero, along the lines of the Lone Ranger, the Green Hornet, James Bond, or Buck Rogers. His fictional stories of that genre were rejected, because they were out of fashion. Instead he was forced to become a security guard to pay his bills. He spent seven uneventful months in that position before encountering Phelch, having freshly crash-landed on Earth.

Phelch convinced Winslow to allow a merger, enabling him to become the super-hero he'd always wanted to be. As Turnip-Man he saved the lives of the passengers of a bus that had driven off of a bridge as a result of a scuffle between Howard the Duck and the Kidney Lady.

When Winslow's friend and roommate, Beverly Switzler recognized him, Phelch took over their combined form in order to experience physical pleasure. The Space Turnip grabbed Beverly and took her to Sunset Slope. Howard, following advice from the Kidney Lady, tracked them and confronted the Space Turnip in battle. Howard, figuring "the brains are in the greens," tore the leaves and stem from Turnip-Man. The Space Turnip pulled Howard high into the air planning to drop and crush him, but Howard succeeded in maneuvering it too close to a smokestack, where it was destroyed. Arthur was left none the worse for wear, and apparently powerless.

Later, during a confrontation between Howard, the Kidney Lady, and a cab driver, Arthur was present and had a passing moment of deja vu, but nothing came of it.

Attributes

Powers

As the Space-Turnip, Winslow could fly, levitate objects the size of a bus, generate background music, and fire destructive energy blasts. Phelch possessed telepathic powers and could merge with another being in a form of symbiosis. Winslow, as a security guard, presumably possessed at least minimal training in hand-to-hand combat and use of a firearm.

Notes

Space Turnip was actually used to refer to Phelch, while Turnip-Man was the name of their merged form.

See Also

• 5 appearance(s) of Arthur Winslow (Earth-616)
• 2 minor appearance(s) of Arthur Winslow (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Arthur Winslow (Earth-616)
• 2 image(s) of Arthur Winslow (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Space Turnip on Appendix