Abelard Snazz, also known as "the man with the two/multi-story brain", is a genius whose plans nevertheless do not work quite as intended. His first name was likely inspired by Moore's half-memory of having read about the philosopher Peter Abelard, but no specific link was implied. Snazz was Alan Moore's first recurring character for "2000 AD", and appeared in eight issues between 1980 and 1983. Snazz first appeared in Moore's third "Ro-Jaws' Robo Tales" strip for "2000 AD" (and third work overall for that publication), in the two-part story "The Final Solution", in issues #189-190. Moving briefly into the "Tharg's Future Shocks" for his second storyline (third appearance) in #209, Snazz then gained his own short-lived strip in #237. 'The Man with the Double-Decker Brain' is a mutant with two brains and two sets of eyes (occasionally adorned by two sets of glasses). Convinced - with some accuracy - of his own genius, he acted as a consultant inventor, "offering to handle complex problems with even more complicated solutions," and shared many character traits that Moore would return to with the America's Best Comics character Jack B. Quick in his "Tomorrow Stories" anthology comic, two decades later.