“As movie projects featuring founding members of comic book land’s Justice League of America ramp up, the green-skinned detective from our solar system’s fourth planet can’t get arrested in Hollywood.
“Which begs the question: So, um, who’s Martian Manhunter?
“‘The Martian Manhunter is the Shemp of the Justice League,’ says TV writer-producer and comics guru Mark Evanier.
“More specifically, Martian Manhunter is one of the seven original members of the JLA, the all-star superhero collective founded by DC Comics in 1960.”
Given that Martian Manhunter (also known as J’onn J’onzz) is 6’7″ and 300 pounds, I don’t think you want him to hear you calling him Shemp.
(He’s always seemed like a nice guy to me, though.)