Title: "101 Darnations"
Writer: Bill Matheny
Penciller: Omar Aranda
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Prismacolor
Cover: Omar Aranda & Scott McRae
Release Date: September 10th, 1997
Cover Price:
$1.75 U.S./ $2.50 Canada
Summary:
Annoyah LeCreep sets her sights on the
Warners'
furs.
Description:
Annoyah LeCreep, collector of exotic furs,
decides she wants Yakko, Wakko, & Dot's. So she sends her Beatles knockoff
henchmen Lemmon and McPaul to capture them. The trio lets themselves be
captured, but annoys the heck out of the henchmen and Annoyah, finally
introducing her to all the animals that she's stolen fur from, á la This is
Your Life, and she gets her comeuppance. The henchmen start a band.
Pages (out of 32): 10 pp.
Quote of the Story:
[Robin Bleech is wrapping up his Lifestyles of the Animated
and Obnoxious interview with the Warners.]
DOT: Wait, Robin! What about the special liposuction
surprise we were going to give you?
YAKKO: Quick! Somebody start the "Full House"
rerun before this gets nasty!
Review:
Matheny's debut is an up-and-down experience. There
are certainly lots of jabs and parodies, most of which are quite funny, but the
story is a bit weak in places. The Beatles knockoff henchmen are a rather lame
addition to the plot, without many funny lines—and the gag of them getting all
the lines they'd later use in famous songs was already done in the P&tB
comic "The Mod Couple." Plus, all the gags seem a bit rushed—the next
gag begins when the previous one has barely had a chance to finish. Even though
this is a comic, timing is still an important part of the comedy, rather than
just trying to jam as many funny bits into 10 pp. as possible, as Matheny does
here. But it's still a pretty amusing story, and *MUCH* better some of the
stuff Matheny would later turn out.
Rating: 
Title: "The Usual Boo!" (NOTE: There are no credits
listed for this comic.)
Penciller: Omar Aranda
Description:
Clint Eastwood questions a crime suspect, who
turns out to be Boo.
Pages (out of 32): 2 pp.
Review:
As one can probably tell from the description, not
much substance…still, it's only filler
Rating:
Title: "A Slappy Salute"
Writer: Bill Matheny
Penciller: Leo Batic
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Prismacolor
Summary:
Walter Wolf hosts a tribute to
Slappy.
Description:
Skippy has convinced the Film Academy to hold a
tribute to Slappy. Walter is asked to host, as he presents an endless flow of
guests complaining about the hard time they had working with Slappy. She
assures Walter that he's ten times better at taking falls than they are. Then
Slappy gets tired of the ceremony and blows the whole place sky-high…
Pages (out of 32): 10 pp.
Review:
Eh…a rather so-so effort. Aside from having the same
timing problems as "101 Darnations," this story isn't terribly funny
anyway, and some parts of it seem downright meanspirited (esp. toward Walt
Disney). Slappy also seems a bit more bitter than she should be, blowing up
Walter for absolutely no reason. Besides, the whole concept is fairly similar
to the TV cartoon "Hooray for Slappy."
Rating: ˝
Title: "Tales of Randy Beaman" (NOTE: There are no
credits listed for this comic.)
By: Neal Sternecky
Description:
The milk-coming-out-the-nose bit, with a new
twist.
Pages (out of 32): 1 p.
Review:
One of the funnier ones of these I've seen. Good to
know Sternecky's still around…
Rating:
Title: Good Idea / Bad Idea: "Theme Parks" (NOTE: There
are no credits listed for this comic.)
Penciller: Leonardo Batic
Description:
Three GIBIs, with the Warners and Scratchy
subbing for Mr. Skullhead.
Pages (out of 32): 1 p.
Review:
Purty
goot.
Rating:
