Before The MiddleMan was...Captain Videooo!

Long before The MiddleMan and teen sidekick Wendy Watson battled video weirdies with advanced technology, another Eisenhower-jacketed, square-jawed hero and his teen sidekick battled aliens, robots, and the occasional specter.
I'm speaking of Ed Norton's Mutual Television idol, the one and only Captain Video and the Video Ranger! In the early 1950s, they used futuristic technology to keep Earth safe on a daily basis. (But with a much lower budget! Weapon props were constructed from literally whatever was at hand in the studio including flashlights, fire extinguishers, and leftover vacuum tubes!) Even so, his legend continues to this day as his name is still synonymous with tv space adventure/sci-fi.
We at Atomic Kommie Comics™ still remember Captain Video, and now happily reintroduce him to the audience who watches his proud descendant, the MiddleMan! (and the extremely-cute Natalie Morales!) ;-)