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Title: Animaniacs in "Ranch Lotta-Doh!"
Writer: Amy Weingartner
Penciller: Neal Sternecky
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: Bob Pinaha
Colorist: Jo Meugniot
Cover: Neal Sternecky
Release Date: April ??, 1995
Cover Price:
$1.50 U.S./ $2.10 Canada Summary:
The Warners attend a health club.
Description:
The Warners feel they're no longer cute, and so
go to a health spa, where they hope to get a "major overhaul." But
they're mistaken as trainees and Yakko, Dot, & Wakko are assigned to the
kitchen, hot tub, and yoga class, respectively, with the expected results.
After the club's customers praise their methods, they're served by the snooty
manager, Ken, instead of vice versa.
Pages (out of 32): 10 pp.
Quote of the Story:
YAKKO: [Counting the money.]: Just enough for a week at
"The Ranch."
WAKKO: But how are we gonna get there?
DOT: [Flipping an elephant.]: Heads we go by bus, tails we go
by hovercraft.
Review:
A rather so-so story…the idea of the Warners going
to a health club to enhance their looks is rather dumb anyway (they've been
cute for 60 years—they don't look any different from the day they were drawn!).
Besides, Ken seemed a fairly unoriginal character (being pretty much identical
to everyone else the Warners have ever bugged). But it's still readable
(unlike some of the other stories from this period), and the artwork is pretty
nice (for those who like Sternecky's stuff)…
Rating: 
Title: Pinky and the Brain: "Win Big"
Writer: Peter Hastings
Penciller: Neal Sternecky
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: Steve Haynie
Colorist: Jo Meugniot
Summary:
An adaptation of the TV cartoon; Brain goes on Gyp-Parody.
Description:
Brain plans to go on Gyp-Parody to win the
money necessary for tonight's plan. To do so, he builds a mechanical suit that
makes him look like a man. However, after beating the other contestants, he
loses his money on one question—about Ralph Kramden's catch phrase from The
Honeymooners, which Pinky has been spouting all night.
Pages (out of 32): 8 pp.
AYPWIP:
BRAIN: Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?
PINKY: I think so, Brain, but where are we gonna find a duck
and a hose at this hour?
Quote of the Story:
[The mice walk across a piece of rolled paper, unrolling
it.]
BRAIN: Shall I explain how it works?
PINKY: Challenge me, Brain! [The paper rolls up on him.]
Woooah!
BRAIN: I'm sure I will.
Review:
Basically a comic version of the first P&tB TV
cartoon. They stick to the TV script *VERY* closely (hence, the reason no
adapter is credited). Obviously, the cartoon itself, a work of brilliance,
would easily get 4 stars, but the comic loses some points for unoriginality…
Rating: ˝
Title: Animaniacs in "Tower Trouble"
Writer: John Walker
Artist: George Wildman (Penciller & Inker)
Letterer: Bob Pinaha
Colorist: Dave Tanguay
Summary:
The Warners are released from the tower by an
incompetent plumber.
Description:
A new plumber, Plotzy's son-in-law, is assigned
to check every leak in the place, as they're filming several films involving
massive amounts of water today. Perrier, the plumber, unwittingly turns up the
pressure on the tower's gauge, causing it to fill with water and sends the
Warners across the lot, ruining the filming of the various pictures. He ends up
with a nice, dry job…
Pages (out of 32): 6 pp.
Quote of the Story:
[The Warners play "army."]
YAKKO: Alert! Enemies approaching at two o'clock!
WAKKO: Aw, it's not even noon yet! Tell 'em to hurry!
Review:
Yeeeeeecccccchhhhhhh. If there were a grade below
"0," this story would get it. This one has it all: unoriginal plot, terrible
artwork, stinted dialogue, and a bunch of stupid discontinuities (i.e., they
don't even mention that Perrier is Plotz's son-in-law until the second-to-last
panel; and since when is Plotz married anyway?!). Don't say I didn't warn you…
Rating: 
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