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Title: Animaniacs in "Egyptian Conniption"
Writers: Gordon Bressack & Charlie Howell
Penciller: Neal Sternecky
Inker: Steve Smallwood
Letterer: Lorina Mapa
Colorist: David Tanguay
Cover: Neal Sternecky
Release Date: August ??, 1995
Cover Price:
$1.50 U.S./ $2.10 Canada Summary:
The Warners bug Cleopatra.
Description:
Julius Caesar and Cleopatra are planning to
take over the world, but the Warners burst in, looking for the beach. They
convince Caesar to switch to making salads, and Cleo locks them in the dungeon.
But they redecorate the place, turning it into a hotel. She's ready to kill
herself, but they inform her that she's now in show biz, playing "Cleo's
Palace" in Vegas.
Pages (out of 32): 8 pp.
Quote of the Story:
YAKKO: [Thinking the palace is a hotel.]: We'd like a room!
CLEO: A room??
DOT: Actually, a suite would be suite!
YAKKO: I prefer a semi-private suite!
WAKKO: Or a semi-sweet suite!
CLEO: [To a nearby guard.]: Throw them in the dungeon!
YAKKO: Then, of course, there's bittersweet!
GUARD: [Throwing them into the dungeon.]: You'll rot there
for ten centuries!
[The door slams.]
YAKKO: Does that mean a wake-up call is out of the question?
Review:
The much-praised Bressack & Howell, writers of
such favorite A! TV cartoons as "Hooked on a Ceiling," "A Hard
Day's Warners," and "The Girl with the Googily Goop," make the
jump to the printed page, to save the sinking ship of the comics, and manage to
write the first truly enjoyable story to be published in this title. True, a
lot of the jokes have been used since the Stone Age, but there are some
genuinely funny bits, and some nice Marx Bros.-ish zany dialogue. Sternecky's
art style complements their writing nicely (IMO), and the finished result is a
far-from-fantastic, but still genuinely amusing, story.
Rating: 
Title: Useless Facts: "This Month: The Nose" (NOTE: There
are no credits listed for this comic.)
Artist: Neal Sternecky
Description:
Following the tradition of the wraparound in
Show # 44 of the TV series, three little-known "facts" are presented
about sleeve buttons, cow's sweat glands, and the Sphinx, all having to do with
the nose.
Pages (out of 32): 1 p.
Review:
Utterly pointless, but still pretty funny.
Rating:
Title: Animaniacs in "Pun Fight at the O.K. Corral"
Writers: G. Bressack & C. Howell
Penciller: Horacio Saaverda
Inker: Ruben Torreiro
Letterer: Steve Haynie
Colorist: Tom Ziuko
Summary:
The Warners confront Wyatt Earp.
Description:
In the small Western town of Tombstone, Wyatt
Earp is picking on everyone until the Warners show up as the Pony Express. They
soon annoy the heck out of him and he chases them through a saloon, barbershop,
and finally onto a dance hall stage, where they put him in a dress and convince
him to get on the stage—coach, that is.
Pages (out of 32): 6 pp.
Quote of the Story:
EARP: [To Wakko.]: Who are you, stranger?
WAKKO: Hiccup!
EARP: Who?
YAKKO: Hiccup! Wild Bill Hiccup.
DOT: [Introducing the two.]: Earp…Hiccup. Hiccup…Earp.
WAKKO: If I did both, I'd explode.
YAKKO: Is it just me, or is everyone around here named after
a bodily function?
Review:
One too many "Urp" joke make this one a
bit less enjoyable than it could have been (not to mention that the story seems
rushed in the six-page format), but it's still a pretty good story, with some
less-than-great artwork…
Rating: ½
Title: "The Chicken Boo Human Disguise Kit!" (NOTE: There
are no credits listed for this activity.)
Artist: Neal Sternecky
Description:
A cut-out paper doll of Boo, complete with
costumes of various historical figures.
Pages (out of 32): 1 p.
Review:
What's to rev—okay, okay. Um…I personally haven't
tried it, but if you do, I'd recommend photocopying again—especially since if
you cut it out, you'll ruin the comic on the back of the page. A few
semi-amusing gags with the plays on historical figures' names…
Rating: No comment.
Title: "The Whole Tooth and Nothin' But the Tooth"
Writers: Gordon Bressack & Charlie Howell
Penciller: John Costanza
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: Bob Pinaha
Colorist: Jo Meugniot
Summary:
Wakko must go to the dentist.
Description:
Wakko hurts his tooth but is afraid of the
dentist. Yakko and Dot scare him by telling him of the dentist as various scary
beings, and when he gets to the office, he refuses to get into the chair, until
he sees the attractive dental assistant. Yakko & Wakko decide to go for
"the works"—braces and all—and Dot soon joins them when she sees Dr.
Paine's handsome assistant, Dr. Suffering.
Pages (out of 32): 6 pp.
Quote of the Story:
[The three push their way into the office. Yakko pulls the
lever on the chair, cause it to thrust forward, and the poor schmoe who was
sitting there is thrown out the window.]
YAKKO: Pardon us.
PATIENT: YEOOOOWW!
DOT: [Looking down through the broken window at the guy
below.]: You can spit now.
Review:
Another funny story. Despite the rather lame
"dentist as Dracula/alien/Frankenstein" bit near the beginning, the
rest of the story is very enjoyable. If there's one complaint about this story,
it's that it's too short. Costanza's artwork is improving, although it's still
nothing to shout about…
Rating:
Title: "Mirror Mix-Up" (NOTE: There are no credits listed
for this activity.)
Artist: Neal Sternecky
Description:
Another activity. This time, we must find ten
differences between Minerva Mink and her mirror image.
Pages (out of 32): 1 p.
Review:
Um…well, as a drooling Minerva fanboy, I suppose I'm
somewhat biased (and Sternecky does a pretty good job drawing her). Note the
"call back" list—among the names is "Bill C." And this was
before his elicit doings were made public. Perhaps they knew something we
didn't…?
Rating: Um…narf!
Title: "Scents of Direction" (NOTE: There are no credits
listed for this activity.)
Artist: Neal Sternecky
Description:
We must help Wakko follow the maze to Slappy's
Walnut Fig-Dough Surprise, avoiding Yakko, Wakko, & Scratchy, and Pinky
& Brain.
Pages (out of 32): 1 p.
Review:
Sorta nice. Sternecky does a purty good job drawing
all the characters…go ahead, have fun with it. But I already warned you about
writing in the book…
Rating: Freunlaven!
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