Title: "Tour DeFreak"
Writers: Jennifer Moore & Sean Carolan
Penciller: Leonardo Batic
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Prismacolor
Cover: Leonardo Batic & Scott McRae
Release Date: January 21st, 1998
Cover Price:
$1.95 U.S./ $2.75 Canada
Summary:
A
Freakazoid! crossover!
Description:
The Warners bug a hapless tour guide on a WB
Studio tour bus, and it turns out that Freakazoid and Cosgrove are also on the
bus. Meanwhile, the Lobe's pitch for a very familiar-looking show has failed,
so for vengeance, he decides to take over the tour bus. The Freak gets out to
look for gifts, and Dot, who has a crush on him, goes along. As they go through
the typical F!-style wackiness, the Warners give the Lobe their usual treatment.
Finally, F! drops back in to save the day, and after Lobey is sternly dealt
with, F! leaves Dot in a touching and 100% original ending.
Pages (out of 32): 12 pp.
Quote of the Story:
[Yakko & Wakko ponder what to do about Cosgrove, who
sits in his usual stoic position, eyes closed.]
YAKKO: Maybe we oughta wake him up--here, poke him with this
stick.
WAKKO: I'm not gonna poke him--you poke him!
YAKKO: You're the one who's so sure he's sleeping!
Review:
Useless Fact time: Carolan & Moore got their
start writing for WB by writing the "Freakazette" episode of F! But
when the series order for season two was cut back, their episode got the ax,
and they subsequently ended up writing for the A! and "Looney Tunes"
comics. They are both devoted Freakafans, and this story shows it. An
absolutely spectacular effort which should be enjoyed by any fans of the Freak (although
it'll most likely leave the rest of you scratching your heads). Tons of refs to
the series ("Narwhal," the Horn of Urgency), and all the lines
written for the F! characters are perfect—one can hear Rugg, Asner, and Warner
(David, voice of the Lobe) saying them as one reads it. The idea of Dot having
a crush on F! makes for a wonderful subplot, and the ending scene is perfect.
Batic does an *EXCELLENT* job drawing the special guest stars perfectly
on-model. Highly recommended.
Rating: 
Title: "Move It or Lose It"
Writer: Bill Matheny
Penciller: Horacio Saaverda
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Prismacolor
Summary:
Slappy moves into a retirement home.
Description:
Slappy receives free room & board for life
at the "Home for Financially Strapped Cartoon Stars," for no apparent
reason, and after selling her house moves in. However, she gets on the other
tenants' nerves, so Walter Wolf teams with Miss Shrew, the proprietor, and
several not-so-great cartoon stars to eliminate her. However, all their
attempts fail, and at the end, Slappy knocks the place down with a wrecking
ball…
Pages (out of 32): 10 pp.
Quote of the Story:
SKIPPY: Hiya, Walter! We're moving in!
WALTER: Sob! It can't be!
SLAPPY: I can see you're choked up, Walter! Words just can't
express my feelings either, so I'll say it with dynamite!
Review:
This story is probably even less funny than
Matheny's "Long Lost Warner," except that at least it doesn't make
any stupid mistakes like introducing a "long lost cousin," and it
doesn't drag on quite as long. Although why Slappy would want to move into a
retirement home is beyond me, "the free room and board" aside—and
since when is Slappy so financially strapped? And for that matter, in this
story, for some reason she lives in a regular house, rather than a tree. The
Richard Simmons, Julia Childs, and Beavis & Butthead caricatures are more
annoying than funny, and Saaverda's artwork is rather subpar (especially when
compared to Batic, the regular Slappy artist). All in all, a *VERY* disappointing
effort.
Rating:
Title: "Doctor Boo"
Writer: Jeff Seuss
Penciller: Omar Aranda
Inker: Horacio Ottolini
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Prismacolor
Description:
In this Dr. Who send-up, Dr. Boo must face all his
worst enemies, until his true identity is revealed, and he must face his true
enemy, and the worst fate imaginable…
Pages (out of 32): 2 pp.
Review:
This delightful spoof of the long-running BBC sci-fi
series has only one flaw—it could have been a bit longer. There are lots of
good-natured but pointed jabs at Dr. Who, and the whole thing should be
very enjoyable to fans of the show.
Rating: ½
