Title: "Communication Gap"
Writer: Dana Kurtin
Penciller: Omar Aranda
Inker: Jim Amash
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Prismacolor
Cover: Leonardo Batic & Griffo
Release Date: February 25th, 1998
Cover Price:
$1.95 U.S./ $2.75 Canada
Summary:
The Warners take Scratchy jeans shopping.
Description:
When Scratchansniff bends over to get the
Warners' records, he splits his seven-year-old pants. So, the three take him to
the mall, and "The Pit," the trendy jeans shop where all the
employees are brainwashed, perpetually smiling teens. The usual mayhem ensues,
resulting in the Warners unfolding all the clothes in the store. The employees
work to refold them before "Das Kommandant" comes, and Scratchy
survives the horrifying shopping experience and gets a new pair of pants.
Pages (out of 32): 8 pp.
Quote of the Story:
[In the mall.]
WAKKO: Look, Bob's Wiener World! They must be legal again!
Review:
A pretty enjoyable story. Some of Kurtin's usual
zaniness and word play juice this story up, and the end result is a fun satire
on you-know-which popular chain of clothes stores.
Rating: 
Title: Nature, Part XIV: "Sly Minks"
Writer: Jeff Seuss
Penciller: Leonardo Batic
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Prismacolor
Summary:
PBS films the typical Minerva-Newt romp.
Description:
PBS is filming a nature special on minks, and
chooses Minerva as the center of their film. She goes about her usual business
as Newt attempts to capture her. As Minerva pulls her typical tricks on Newt,
the director is annoyed to no end, as this is *NOT* the way nature is supposed
to work.
Cameos by Road Runner, Pepé LePew, and Penelope.
Pages (out of 32): 6 pp.
Quote of the Story:
NARRATOR: You live in these woods, Ms. Mink?
MINERVA: It's Minerva. Is this for television?
NARRATOR: Why, yes. It's going to be on PBS.
MINERVA: Oh well.
Review:
As I've said before, the key to a good Minerva
script is mainly to provide the artist with a basic outline of what he should
do, and then sit back and let him work. Seuss' script is a bit talky in places,
and not particularly funny, but it still gives Batic plenty of room to flex his
talents. While there are very few wild takes unfortunately, Batic does some of
his best work drawing Minerva here. Pretty enjoyable.
Rating:
Title: "Matchmaking Maniacs"
Writer: Bill Matheny
Penciller: Omar Aranda
Inker: Horacio Ottolini
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Prismacolor
Summary:
The Warners try to hook Scratchansniff up.
Description:
Scratchy is so depressed he doesn't even pay
attention to the Warners' tricks and jokes. Yakko & Wakko decide that he
needs companionship of the female variety, and so take him to various places,
trying to find him a "hot mama," as Dot simply rolls her eyes. The
finally end up on a Dating Game-ish show, where he's attacked by all the women
that have been offended by the Warners throughout the story.
Pages (out of 32): 10 pp.
Quote of the Story:
HOST: And just what are you looking for in a woman?
SCRATCHANSNIFF: Vell, I vould prefer someone vith a healthy
small intestine!
YAKKO: I told you he was a charmer, didn't I?!
Review:
Thankfully Matheny's last story, until he returned
to work on P&tB a few months later. He obviously has no understanding of
the Warners—they represent all of our desires, everything we'd like to be if we
could break free from the bonds of being human. This includes man's desire,
upon seeing a beautiful female, to give her a kiss and shout, "Helloooo,
Nurse!" without being arrested. However, Yakko & Wakko are not
chauvinistic, machoist "pigs," as they are portrayed in this story.
They're sickeningly out of character, and after going through Heck the whole
story, one would think Scratchy would at least get the happy ending he
deserves. But instead, they pull a "Mindy & Buttons" on us, as
the totally obnoxious Warners get off Scot-free, and the innocent Scratchy is
pummeled once again. And all the jokes (if they can be called that) are
terribly predictable and unfunny. One of the worst of the series. Consider
yourselves warned.
Rating: 
