Little Cheese
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Little Cheese is a fictional character
in the DC Comics
universe
, an anthropomorphic mouse
. Chester Cheese is a superhero
who lives on the otherdimensional world of Earth-C
, an alternate Earth populated by sentient
animal
s. His first appearance was in Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew
#12 (February 1983).
found on the moon
by astronaut
s. Upon returning home one evening, Chester found his father murdered, with the killer locking him in his father's lab. Unable to escape and growing hungry, Chester decided to eat the Lunar Longhorn, the only edible thing available in the lab. The extraterrestrial cheese gave Chester the power to shrink in size at will. Chester thus went into training to become a superhero, and became "Little Cheese." Chester soon joined the Zoo Crew
in bringing his father's killer to justice, and was rewarded membership with the group.
In Teen Titans #30-31 (December 2005-January 2006), Little Cheese is mentioned in a series of pages purporting to be a Zoo Crew comic published in the mainstream DC Universe
, and follows the adventures of the Zoo Crew teammates in a grimmer, darker version of Earth-C, parodying the recent trend toward "grim and gritty" superhero comics. In these pages, Little Cheese is killed at the hands of Alley-Kat-Abra
out of interspecies hatred.
In Captain Carrot and the Final Ark, Alley returns claiming that her crimes were actually committed by an evil doppelganger "Dark Alley" created by Feline Faust
while she herself was banished into the future. As such, she is horrified at her double's crimes, including Little Cheese's murder, and vows to undo them as best she can.
of the Silver Age Atom.
' Colossal Boy.
Fictional character
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in the DC Comics
DC Comics
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universe
DC Universe
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, an anthropomorphic mouse
Mouse
A mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles...
. Chester Cheese is a superhero
Superhero
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who lives on the otherdimensional world of Earth-C
Multiverse (DC Comics)
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, an alternate Earth populated by sentient
Sentience
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animal
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s. His first appearance was in Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! is a DC Comics comic book about a team of funny animal superheroes called the Zoo Crew. The characters first appeared in a special insert in The New Teen Titans #16 , followed by a series published from 1982 to 1983. The Zoo Crew characters were created by...
#12 (February 1983).
Fictional character biography
Chester Cheese was the son of Dr. Edam Cheese, who was conducting research on the "Lunar Longhorn," a type of cheeseCheese
Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
found on the moon
Moon
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by astronaut
Astronaut
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s. Upon returning home one evening, Chester found his father murdered, with the killer locking him in his father's lab. Unable to escape and growing hungry, Chester decided to eat the Lunar Longhorn, the only edible thing available in the lab. The extraterrestrial cheese gave Chester the power to shrink in size at will. Chester thus went into training to become a superhero, and became "Little Cheese." Chester soon joined the Zoo Crew
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! is a DC Comics comic book about a team of funny animal superheroes called the Zoo Crew. The characters first appeared in a special insert in The New Teen Titans #16 , followed by a series published from 1982 to 1983. The Zoo Crew characters were created by...
in bringing his father's killer to justice, and was rewarded membership with the group.
In Teen Titans #30-31 (December 2005-January 2006), Little Cheese is mentioned in a series of pages purporting to be a Zoo Crew comic published in the mainstream DC Universe
DC Universe
The DC Universe is the shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. The fictional characters Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are well-known superheroes from this universe. Note that in context, "DC Universe" is usually used to refer to the main DC continuity...
, and follows the adventures of the Zoo Crew teammates in a grimmer, darker version of Earth-C, parodying the recent trend toward "grim and gritty" superhero comics. In these pages, Little Cheese is killed at the hands of Alley-Kat-Abra
Alley-Kat-Abra
Alley-Kat-Abra is a fictional anthropomorphic cat in the DC Comics universe. Alley-Kat-Abra is a superheroine who lived on the otherdimensional world of Earth-C , an alternate Earth populated by sentient animals...
out of interspecies hatred.
In Captain Carrot and the Final Ark, Alley returns claiming that her crimes were actually committed by an evil doppelganger "Dark Alley" created by Feline Faust
Felix Faust
Felix Faust is a fictional character and supervillain who appears in stories published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in 1962 as an adversary of the Justice League of America...
while she herself was banished into the future. As such, she is horrified at her double's crimes, including Little Cheese's murder, and vows to undo them as best she can.
Powers and abilities
Little Cheese possesses the ability to shrink to near-microscopic size at will, similar to thatof the Silver Age Atom.
Development history
The character was originally going to be called Big Cheese with the ability to become a giant at will, much like the Legion of Super-HeroesLegion of Super-Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team in the 30th and 31st centuries of the . The team first appears in Adventure Comics #247 , and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino....
' Colossal Boy.