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Title: "A Comic Book is Born"
Writer: Dana Kurtin
Penciller: Neal Sternecky
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: Bob Pinaha
Colorist: Jo Meugniot
And: Hello Nurse as Herself
Cover: Allen Helbig
Release Date: December ??, 1995
Cover Price:
$1.50 U.S./ $2.10 Canada Summary:
Scratchansniff teaches the Warners how comics are
made.
Description:
Scratchy settles down with his favorite comic
book, "Pinky and the Brain," but the Warners burst in. He takes them
through the steps of how it's made—from writing, to courting the editor, to
pencils, to lettering, to inks, and to coloring. But the Warners show us how
comics are *REALLY* made at the end…
Pages (out of 32): 12 pp.
AYPWIP:
[Scratchy shows the Warners a panel in his comic, in which
Pinky is performing an AYPWIP.]
PINKY: I think so, Brain…but how would we ever determine
Sandra Bullock's shoe size?
Quote of the Story:
[Scratchansniff's about to begin teaching how comics are
made.]
YAKKO: Waitaminnit. There's no smooching or mushy stuff in
this, is there?
SCRATCHY: Nein.
WAKKO: There's not going to be a test afterward about the
interactions of diglycerides in the Krebs cycle, is there?
SCRATCHY: Nein.
DOT: Tom Cruise isn't going to make a guest appearance
shirtless, is he?
SCRATCHY: Nein.
[The three walk off.]
YAKKO: Then why stay?
Review:
A very nice tongue-in-cheek behind-the-scenes story.
Pretty funny, fairly interesting, and made all-the-more enjoyable by the
comics-within-the-comic. A very nice story, with some nice satire and slamming
of the editor, making it clear that they're coming closer to breaking the
kiddie mold…
Rating: 
Title: Useless Facts: "This Month: Letters" (NOTE: There
are no credits listed for this comic.)
Artist: Neal Sternecky
Description:
Three facts about letters, regarding old
printing presses, typewriter keys, and tips.
Pages (out of 32): 1 p.
Review:
The usual. I certainly wouldn't be surprised if the
second one was true (personally never saw why the "QWERTY" system was
so darned convenient…).
Rating:
Title: "What's in a Name?" (NOTE: There are no credits
listed for this activity.)
Description:
A good ol' crossword puzzle.
Pages (out of 32): 1 p.
Review:
Shouldn't take you too long to complete; if it does,
I'd suggest you go see a mental physician.
Rating: G (Appropriate for all audiences.)
Title: "The Ice Cream Man Cometh"
Writer: Jesse Leon McCann
Penciller: Leonardo Batic
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: Bob Pinaha
Colorist: Jo Meugniot
Summary:
The Warners bug the ice cream man.
Description:
It's a hot summer day when the ice cream man
pulls up; but this guy is a real jerk to his customers, so the Warners take
things into their own hands. After handing out free ice cream and thoroughly
annoying him, they go inside his truck, where it's a winter wonderland. They
duel with him using Popsicle sticks, and he ends up falling over a frozen
waterfall, out of the truck, where he's arrested by the brother of one of the
kids he mistreated, who is a cop.
Pages (out of 32): 10 pp.
Quote of the Story:
[The three are inside the ice cream truck, a frozen world.
They pass a polar bear.]
DOT: Uh, guys? I don't think we're in Hollywood anymore.
[The bear gets up and begins to dance, holding a Coca-Cola bottle. He's joined
by two dancing penguins in top hats and canes.] Never mind. We're still in
Hollywood.
Review:
This was the only Warners story McCann wrote. He
would soon go on to become a writer for the P&tB comic, and would establish
himself as the main writer for that series. His first story is rather bizarre,
but very imaginative. Although there's some of the type of humor that would
later penetrate his P&tB stories, a lot of this story is just a bit too
close to the other "kiddie" book stories, the type that they're
(thankfully) breaking away from at this point in the series.
Rating: ˝
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