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Title: "Dupe Du Jour"
Writers: Dana Kurtin & Dan Slott
Penciller: Omar Aranda
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: Teresa Davidson
Colorist: Grace T. Bland
Cover: Walter Carzon & Horacio Ottolini
Release Date: August ??, 1996
Cover Price:
$1.75 U.S./ $2.50 Canada Summary:
The Warners bug a French waiter.
Description:
While searching for Six Flags over Flushing,
the Warners end up in France, where they bug a snooty French waiter with their
American tourist ways. As the waiter begs them to order, they massacre the
French names on the menu. Dot shows her nose for fine wine and other things, and
discovers that the waiter is actually from Brooklyn. After Wakko drives the
chef off and blows up the kitchen, the waiter is ready to kill them, but the
Warners' friends, whom they were supposed to meet at Six Flags, show up, and
are even more tourist-y than the Warners.
Cameo by Pinky & the Brain.
Pages (out of 32): 10 pp.
Quote of the Story:
[The three arrive in France.]
YAKKO: We're here, sibs!
DOT: The glorious epicenter of art, of culture, of--
WAKKO: No, we're not.
DOT: This isn't Six Flags over Flushing.
Review:
A very enjoyable, fun story. Lots of great word play
and puns. Although some of the gags fall flat and others have been around since
the Dawn of Time, the overall effect of the story is probably the closest the
comic writers have yet come to getting the hang of the Warners. Also Aranda's
less-than-impressive debut. Although he's not a bad artist by any means, most
of the facial expressions he uses here just aren't the Warners'.
Rating:  ½
Title: "Good Idea / French Idea" (NOTE: There are no
credits listed for this comic; penciller credit courtesy of Jay Maynard.)
Penciller: Peter Tumminello
Description:
An adaptation of the "Good Idea / Bad
Idea" filler from the TV show, although these utilize neither Tom Bodett
(obviously) or Mr. Skullhead. There are three pairs of Good Ideas and French
Ideas, focusing on a Frenchman and his dog.
Pages (out of 32): 1 p.
Review:
Pretty amusing, although not as good as the TV
cartoons.
Rating:
Title: Minerva Mink in "French Dressing" (NOTE: There are
no credits listed for this comic/activity; writer credit courtesy of Jay
Maynard.)
Writer: Dana Kurtin
Penciller: Cosmé Quartieri
Letterer: Teresa Davidson
Description:
Everyone's favorite mink gives us a guide to
French fashion, via a paper doll of herself with six cutout outfits, as she
comments on each.
Pages (out of 32): 3 pp.
Review:
Pretty enjoyable; Minerva fans should love it.
Quartieri again does a great job on the mink. I haven't tried it myself, so I
don't know how well the outfits fit. Once again, I'd recommend a photocopy, or
buying another copy of the book, rather than cutting up your only copy;
although they put ads on the backs of two pages, the first page is on the back
of the "Good Idea / French Idea" comic.
Rating:
Title: "Slappytime in Paris"
Writer: Dana Kurtin
Penciller: Leonardo Batic
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: Teresa Davidson
Colorist: Dave Tanguay
Summary:
Slappy is given a French award she could do
without: she must spend a whole day with a Mime.
Description:
Slappy is in France to receive the French Medal
of Honor, which is bad enough—after all, Jerry Lewis received it! But when she
finds she's getting the Marcel of Honor it's more than she can bear—she must
spend a whole day touring Paris with a Mime (of "Mime Time"). Of
course she gives the Mime a hard time and when they return, they find that the
guy who arranged the thing has been laughing at her exploits all day. It
seems the Mime has learned something from Slappy—he blows the guy up.
Pages (out of 32): 8 pp.
Quote of the Story:
SKIPPY: Look, Aunt Slappy! There's the Arc de Triomphe!
[Slappy clobbers the Mime.]
SKIPPY: Whadja do that for, Aunt Slappy?
SLAPPY: Didn't ya say "Hit the Mime with a
mallet?"
SKIPPY: No.
SLAPPY: So sue me. I'm old.
Review:
The first really good Slappy comic of the series.
Slappy is perfectly in character here, and it's fun seeing the Mime repeatedly
clobbered, smashed, and blown up. Batic's artwork is perfect here—it's obvious
that he's becoming a lot more comfortable with the characters and is loosening
up a bit.
Rating:
Title: "Good Idea / French Idea" (NOTE: There are no
credits listed for this comic; penciller credit courtesy of Jay Maynard.)
Penciller: Peter Tumminello
Description:
More of the same.
Pages (out of 32): 1 p.
Review:
'Bout the same as the first.
Rating:
Title: "Dot's French Poetry Corner" (NOTE: There are no
credits listed for this comic.)
Penciller: Cosmé Quartieri
Description:
Another French interpretation of a regular bit
on the TV show. Dot delivers "Frère Jaques," with English translation
provided.
Pages (out of 32): 1 p.
Review:
Rather pointless. Pretty much just a straightforward
telling of the famous song.
Rating:
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