Welcome to TROMAVILLE, NEW JERSEY, the Nuclear Waste Dumping Capital of the World. After falling into a misplaced barrel of toxic waste, nerdy 90-lb. janitor Melvin is transformed into THE TOXIC AVENGER, the world-famous hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength! Genetically pre-disposed to destroy all evil, The Toxic Avenger sets off on a rampage of carnage, cleaning out crime and corruption much to the dismay of Tromaville's slimy mayor.