Editing Kool-Aid Man (Marvel Comics) (section)

== Biography ==

=== The Thirsties Strike Out! ===
After a softball game, the Smalltown Sluggers are eager to cool off, but their options are limited. Sam’s Snax, the nearby snack stand, is closed, and the water fountain is out of order. The culprits? The mischievous Thirsties, who have tied up Sam inside the stand to ensure the kids stay parched.

Suddenly, the Kool-Aid Man bursts through a wall, apprehending the Thirsties and rescuing Sam. Grateful, Sam introduces the Kool-Aid Man to the team members: Sigmund Smart, Cynthia Crystal, Mickey Richardson, and Gloria Greene.

The Kool-Aid Man invites the group to visit his secret headquarters, offering them a ride in his Cool Copter. They eagerly accept and arrive at Number One Kool-Aid Plaza, a pitcher-shaped building that serves as his base of operations. Inside, the Kool-Aid Man gives the kids a tour, explaining that his advanced technology allows him to monitor the Thirsties’ activities worldwide and respond to their mischief.

Just then, an alarm sounds—a group of kids playing volleyball is being menaced by the Thirsties. The Kool-Aid Man and the Sluggers take the Cool Copter to the scene. Upon arrival, the Kool-Aid Man smashes through a sign the Thirsties erected outlawing food and fun at the beach. After a brief scuffle, he captures the Thirsties in a volleyball net, restoring joy to the beachgoers.

Back at his headquarters, the Kool-Aid Man assures the kids that they can always call his name if the Thirsties return. The Sluggers invite him to their game against the Lakeview Team the next day, but he warns that his busy schedule battling the Thirsties might prevent him from attending.

The next day at the game, the kids wonder if the Kool-Aid Man will show. Just as the Thirsties begin harassing players and fans, the team calls out for their hero. True to form, the Kool-Aid Man bursts through a sign, gathers the Thirsties, and tosses them into water, defeating them once again. With the troublemakers gone, the game resumes in peace, and the Smalltown Sluggers celebrate another victory with their refreshing hero.

=== Thirst in Space ===
Warren, Scott, Maria, and Jeanie are enjoying a day at the amusement park when their fun is disrupted by a massive Thirsty that raises the park's temperature to unbearable levels. This monstrous Thirsty, it turns out, is part of a sinister plan hatched by a group of Thirsties aboard a space station resembling an angry sun.

Desperate for relief, the kids summon the Kool-Aid Man. He confronts the giant Thirsty, but his attacks pass harmlessly through it. Realizing it’s a hologram, the Kool-Aid Man uses his Cool Copter and a mirror to redirect the projection back into space, causing the hologram to vanish. The kids rush to thank their hero, with Jeanie planting a grateful kiss on his “cheek.”

Suspecting the hologram was controlled remotely, the Kool-Aid Man and the kids locate Professor Otis Kline, who admits he has a rocket capable of taking them into space to confront the Thirsties—but he doesn’t know how to start it. After the Kool-Aid Man accidentally activates the rocket by tripping over a lever, the kids take the helm, confident in their abilities thanks to their knowledge of sci-fi movies.

In space, the Thirsties attack the rocket. The Kool-Aid Man dons a jetpack and crashes through the wall of their space station. The Thirsties fire their thirst ray at him, but he is immune to its effects. When the ray gun self-destructs, the Thirsties surrender.

Back on Earth, the group celebrates their victory with a party. Professor Kline, still baffled by how the rocket works, bemoans his predicament, prompting laughter from everyone as the festivities continue.