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Title: Pinky and the Brain in "Brain for Brain"
Writer: Bobbi JG Weiss
Penciller: Walter Carzon
Inker: Mike DeCarlo
Letterer: Agnes Pinaha
Colorist: Jo Meugniot
Cover: Allen Helbig
Release Date: January ??, 1996
Cover Price:
$1.50 U.S./ $2.10 Canada Summary:
Brain "fires" Pinky and duplicates
himself to be his own partner, with unplanned results…
Description:
Brain decides that it's Pinky's fault he hasn't
succeeded all these years, and so sends his friend off ("for the good of
the world") and duplicates himself. However, after being labeled
"2," the duplicate Brain isn't satisfied with his position, and runs
off with the ray. He duplicates himself, and the same thing happens, eventually
resulting in hundreds of Brains chasing each other around the city. The first
Brain finds Pinky and when they return to the Lab, he gives the other Brains a
second blast from the ray, resulting in them disappearing, but the ray also
reflects onto Pinky…
Pages (out of 32): 12 pp.
AYPWIP:
{None.}
Quote of the Story:
BRAIN: Pay attention, Pinky, and I shall explain in words of
one syllable or less my new invention.
Review:
Blegh. Not a terrible story, per se, but the fact
that Brain is *TOTALLY* out of character makes an already less-than-great story
into a major-league flop. For one, Brain's treatment of Pinky in the beginning
is absolutely sickening. Also, the other Brains are, as Brain himself puts it,
"self-serving traitors." But they're all supposedly exact duplicates
of "our" Brain, and he would *NEVER* be that much of a jerk. It gets
a slightly better grade than it deserves thanks to Carzon's good artwork
(although just "good," not "great" yet—while his work is
certainly very promising, and better than any of the other artists on the
series, it still needs a bit of work. The poses and expressions are still a bit
stiff and he obviously isn't 100% comfortable with the characters yet, with the
use of lots of standard model sheet poses, etc.).
Rating: ½
Title: Useless Facts: "This Month: Hair" (NOTE: There are
no credits listed for this comic.)
Artist: Neal Sternecky
Description:
Three Useless Facts about…wah, you know the
drill. Includes onions, hairballs, and barbers/doctors!
Includes a cameo by Rita & Runt!
Pages (out of 32): 1 p.
Review:
The usual.
Rating: 
Title: "Brain's Teasers" (NOTE: No credits are listed for
this activity.)
By: Neal Sternecky
Description:
A few amusing picture puzzles (trying to figure
out the phrase from the picture), presented by everyone's favorite lab mice. Go
ahead, have fun with it!
Pages (out of 32): 1 p.
Rating: Lykkkelig liten narkval—er, sorry, wrong show…
Title: "Frankly Frankenstein"
Writer: Dave King
Penciller: Cosme Quartieri
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: Bob Pinaha
Colorist: Dave Tanguay
Summary:
Our favorite trio of 'toons stumble onto the castle
of Dr. Frankansniff.
Description:
The Warners have mailed themselves in a crate
to the set of Frankenstein, but realize that they're actually in Austria. They
go to the castle of Dr. Frankansniff (resemblance to you-know-who) and deliver
the package, but he then shoos them off. They return to bug him several times
before accidentally bringing his monster to life—it's a big, green Plotz. They
finally realize that they actually *ARE* on a very realistic filming set—not
for a movie, but for a comic book.
Pages (out of 32): 10 pp.
Quote of the Story:
[The Warners have been bugging Frankansniff for a tip for
their delivery.]
FRANKANSNIFF: Get out! Leave me alone!
YAKKO: A loan? We were gonna hit you for a tip!
DOT: Money…from us? He really is mad.
Review:
An overall pretty good story. Like most of King's
efforts, it's got that overall "kiddie" feel to it, but there's also
more than a trace of true wit and satire. More of Quartieri's by-the-book, but
still pretty good, artwork.
Rating: ½
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