Slippery Jim diGriz

Real Name: James Bolivar diGriz

Identity/Class: Normal human

Occupation: Thief; secret agent

Affiliations: Angelina; the Bishop, Professor Coypu, the Special Corps

Enemies: Captain Zennor, He, General Julio Zapilote, Morality Corps

Known Relatives: Angelina (wife); James (son); Bolivar (son)

Aliases: The Stainless Steel Rat, Mighty Marvel

Base of Operations: Born on Bit O'Heaven, then active around the universe, later The Special Corps satellite

First Appearance: "The Stainless Steel Rat", Astounding Magazine (August 1957)

Powers/Abilities: Skilled thief, knowledgable in computing, explosives, weapons, security systems, etc.

History: (A Stainless Steel Rat is Born) Synopsis to follow

(The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted) Synopsis to follow

(The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues) Synopsis to follow

(The Stainless Steel Rat) In a future where law enforcement is hyper efficient, only the smartest, most capable criminals, can survive. James Bolivar diGriz is the most capable of all - the Stainless Steel Rat. But even he cannot evade the law forever, and he ends up recruited to work for Inskipp's Special Corps.

(The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge) Synopsis to follow

(The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World) Synopsis to follow

(The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You) Synopsis to follow

(The Stainless Steel Rat for President) Synopsis to follow

(You can be the Stainless Steel Rat) Synopsis to follow

(The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell) Synopsis to follow

(The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus) Synopsis to follow

Comments: Created by Harry Harrison. Originally published as a novelette in John W. Campbell's Astounding Magazine in 1957, Harrison published a sequel, The Misplaced Battleship in Astounding / Analog's April 1960 issue, and then combined the two short stories and expanded on them to republish as a full sized novel in 1961.

In the early 1980's several of the Stainless Steel Rat novels were serialised as comic strips in Britain's 2000A.D. - specifically The Stainless Steel Rat, The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World, and The Stainless Steel Rat For President.

CLARIFICATIONS: None.

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