The Lab Rats of Doctor Eclair — John Bianchi

Readers are introduced to the weird world of Doctor Eclair, a bumbling scientist who is as devoted to his test animals as he is to his work.

Life in the lab takes on a strange new twist when a bolt of lightning strikes Eclair's hilltop tower and molecularly rearranges three of his research rats--turning them into super rodents. Putting their new powers to work, the trio joins Eclair in his quest to build the world's first artificial rat.