Title: "Little Wakko in Snoreburg"

Writers: Sean Carolan & Jennifer Moore
Penciller: Leo Batic
Inker: Bill Alger
Letterer: Tim Harkins
Colorist: Bob LeRose
Cover: Leonardo Batic & Mike DeCarlo

Release Date: August 12th, 1998
Cover Price: $1.99 U.S./ $2.85 Canada

Summary:
A parody of the "Little Nemo" comic strip.

Description:
After eating too much at the WB Commissary, Wakko has a bizarre dream involving a little man made of candy, the "Confectionery Kid," who insists on taking him to the princess' garden party. Wakko creates a makeshift balloon, and after dealing with a troublesome Moon and a "Gnip," they arrive at the castle where Wakko is to kiss the princess—Slappy. The next night, Wakko refuses to eat or sleep, but Yakko & Dot have some of their own odd dreams…

Pages (out of 32): 10 pp.

Quote of the Story:
[The Warners settle into bed.]

DOT: [To Wakko.]: Y'know, eating all that food could give you nightmares…

YAKKO: [In the bunk under Wakko.]: Remember last time, Captain Leaky?

WAKKO: If you were being chased by the Olsen twins, you'd be scared too, Mister!

Review:
A terrific spoof of the old comic strip, right down to the storybook art style, the square-ish word balloons, and the singsong dialogue. Wonderful job by all involved. Highly recommended.

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Title: "Dot's Spot"

Writer: Matt Wayne
Penciller: Neal Sternecky
Inker: Jim Engel
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Bob LeRose

Summary:
A Dr. Seuss parody.

Description:
Done entirely in rhyme. Dot gets a spot on her dress. They send the dress off with Eliot Ness, but the Spot remains. Plotz decides to make the Spot the Studio's new big star, and give it the Warners' show and comics. The trio decides to simply white it out.

Pages (out of 32): 4 pp.

Quote of the Story:
YAKKO: [Pointing to Scratchansniff.]: Oh, Dot! What rot this spot plot uses!

I spot the Doc—Let's hear HIS views-es!

DOT: Let's not. Suppose the Dr. Seuss-es?

Review:
Although the rhymes are a tad weak in spots (no pun intended), it's still an excellent tale. Wayne makes an impressive debut here—not only is the rhyming done in very nice Seuss-ian style, but the jokes about Plotz making the Spot the Studio's new big star aren't all that far from the truth, looking at some of WB's current day stars… Sternecky makes a return to the comics with what is most likely his best work of the series—even Sternecky's detractors accede that he does a terrific job spoofing Dr. Seuss' style here.

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Title: Randy Beaman's Real Fairy Tales as Told by His: "Hansel and Gretel"

Writers: S. Carolan & J. Moore
Penciller: Omar Aranda
Inker: Jim Amash
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Bob LeRose

Description:
Colin tells the tale referenced in the title.

Pages (out of 32): 1 p.

Review:
Pretty much filler for filler's sake, with no real point to it… Colin simply retells the well-known tale, illustrated rather poorly by Aranda, and made even worse due to the coloring being significantly off. Also note that the title leaves off with "Randy Beaman's Real Fairy Tales as Told by His," without completing the phrase. A careless error by Costanza (and one of the few he's made, I might add).

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Title: "Mother Goose's Goose is Cooked"

Writers: Sean Carolan & Jenn Moore
Penciller: Leo Batic
Inker: Mike DeCarlo
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Bob LeRose

Summary:
Slappy tells Skippy the story-within-a-story "Minerva the Little Furmaid."

Description:
When Skippy insists on a "normal" bedtime story, Slappy concocts the tale of "Minerva the Little Furmaid." The story focuses on undersea dweller Minerva and her French-Canadian barnacle, Barney. Minerva sees a hunky sailor on a ship above, and makes several attempts at a dramatic entrance without having side effects because of her wet fur. Finally she succeeds, only to see that the "hunk" is actually a total loser whose image was distorted through the water.

Pages (out of 32): 8 pp.

Quote of the Story:
BARNEY: But, Mam'zelle, eet ees forbidden to rendezvous wiz ze surface people!

MINERVA: Nuts to you! I'm a fiercely independent woman with thoughts and feelings and a need to be free! You're not the boss of me!

Review:
Yet another classic, to round out this excellent issue. One can't help but wonder if "Furmaid" was originally meant to be an independent story, the way it's set up…but at any rate, the Slappy & Skippy bits provide a nice framework. The Minerva story provides tons of references to Disney's The Little Mermaid, including several spot-on shot parodies. And the French-Canadian Barnacle is a hoot, as are the sight gags as Minerva makes several unsuccessful attempts at an entrance. Also highly recommended.

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