You have to feel sorry for Toad. An original member of Magneto's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Erik was always better with the world domination than the PR), Mortimer Toynbee - see, Toad isn't the worst name in existence after all! - was slavishly devoted to his leader, despite the fact he was treated as nothing more than cannon fodder. Eventually he was demoted out of the Brotherhood and started his own splinter faction who spent less time fighting for mutant dominance and more time committing petty crimes. Which was more suited to his particular set of skills, which...aren't that impressive. He was the requisite increased speed, strength and endurance most superheroes have as a default, but he's also hunchbacked! And has a really long tongue! And recently went through a secondary mutation that made him green and slimy, like a real toad! Those are good powers, right? So good that Toad has been relegated to a bit-part in the X-Men comics, as the long-suffering janitor at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. It's really all he's good for.
Tom Baker is the Comics Editor at WhatCulture! He's heard all the Doctor Who jokes, but not many about Randall and Hopkirk. He also blogs at http://communibearsilostate.wordpress.com/
