There's nothing mysterious about the Once-ler now reduced to stock character No. 14-B (young man eager to prove to his unloving mother that he can be a success).
Fox Kids cartoons X-Men and Spider-Man proved a perfect gateway drug into the Marvel universe and they were followed up not by reiterations on the same popular characters but with attempts (most of them admittedly less than successful) to further the popularity of B-level characters like Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, and The Fantastic Four.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports the man was charged Tuesday with two third-degree felony charges of child endangerment and one class B misdemeanor accusing him of possession of a controlled substance.