My first real character was goofy-looking. Don't call him a cuckoo idiot, or else he'll grow real big and smash you with a mallet. There's more to the story too, but I've lost these comics, so you'll just have to read off what I can actually remember.

I was too cowardly to say dumbass back then.

This stars two people, Dan and Mark. Dan thinks he's a superhero, and Mark basically serves to remind Dan that he's a moron. Until Dan actually shoots lasers out of his eyes for some reason. A lot of Gen 1 is just newspaper comic strip type stuff, where there's a setup, a punchline, and then it's over.

"There once was a man... who was thin... in his imagination."

I still remember the opening line to this one, surprisingly. This was also my first comic to not be a comic strip type, and actually be a full graphic novel. I think the full thing ended up being like 60 pages. My dad 'lost' this, though I can't say I believe him since it was based off of him being fat.

This one was HILARIOUS. It was about my uncle this time, but in this universe he's not a successful businessman. Instead, he failed medical school, yet some issue in the system or whatever made it so he could become a doctor anyway. Lots of fart jokes and botched medical procedures. Basically what you'd expect from a ten-year-old.