Title: "(Un)dressed for Success"
Writer: Joe Edkin
Penciller: Leo Batic
Inker: Dan Davis
Letterer: Phil Felix
Colorist: Bob LeRose
Cover: Leonardo Batic & Mike DeCarlo
Release Date: September 16th, 1998
Cover Price:
$1.99 U.S./ $2.85 Canada
Summary:
Some morally upright folks force Wakko to put on
pants, with unforeseen results…
Description: Some agents from the Legion of Decency tell
Wakko to put on pants. He warns them that if he does, it won't be healthy for
them, but they force him. As he walks with them, the agents are repeatedly
smashed by bigger and bigger objects, until they not only let Wakko take the
pants off, but take their own off.
Pages (out of 32): 6 pp.
Quote of the Story:
WOMAN: We've changed our minds. You don't have to wear them!
WAKKO: [Referring to the purple-and-green checkered
slacks.]: But they match my eyes!
Review:
A pretty good debut for
Edkin. Short, simple, to the
point…nothing outstanding, just a fun little romp, with heavy objects falling
on people.
Rating: 
Title: "The Lunch Boat"
Writer: Matt Wayne
Penciller: Nelson Luty
Inker: Scott McRae
Letterer: Phil Felix
Colorist: Bob LeRose
Summary:
Rita & Runt sneak aboard a cruise ship, looking
for food.
Description:
Hearing some guy talk about how much food there
is on a cruise, Rita & Runt sneak aboard. There, the crew of the ship (all
caricatures of Love Boat characters) decide to make the cat and dog the main
course. But they escape, and when the crew members hear Rita singing because of a nearby
microphone, they hire her to entertain the guests.
Pages (out of 32): 8 pp.
Quote of the Story:
[The duo boards a ship, after Rita says that a cruise ship
"sounds like Heaven."]
RUNT: Rita, are you sure this is Heaven? There's a lot of
shuffleboard. [The line so good they repeated it twice!]
Review:
A so-so effort. Between a rather dumb concept to
begin with, and mediocre writing and artwork, this story isn't terribly
impressive. Still, there are some clever lyrics, and even though I'm no
Bernadette Peters, I find that the songs are fun to sing aloud (until the
neighbors start throwing things…).
Rating: ˝
Title: "The Stepford
Warners!"
Writer: Joe Edkin
Penciller: Omar Aranda
Inker: Jim Amash
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Bob LeRose
Summary:
Scratchy finally succeeds in taming the
Warners.
Description:
At the Annual Clinical Psychologists' Ball,
Scratchansniff presents the newly reformed Warners—he's finally managed to
dezanitize them! They resist pies, lollipops, and even Hello Nurse's charm. But
Scratchy soon realizes that the Warners are no fun this way. To remind them of
the way they used to be, he begins to act zany, resulting in the four being
thrown out. The trio then reveals that the whole thing was just a joke, and
they were never really dezanitized.
Pages (out of 32): 8 pp.
Quote of the Story:
HELLO NURSE: I brought you your favorite--Choco-Pops.
YAKKO: Those are bad for our teeth.
WAKKO: But they are good as weed killer.
Review:
One wonders if the Warners would really go through
the trouble to perform such an elaborate hoax, when they usually tend to enjoy
pulling more straight-to-the-point pranks. Besides, seeing the Warners acting
non-zany is somewhat disturbing, even if they are just acting. Not terribly
funny, at any rate. Note that the shines on Scratchy's glasses seem to be
utilized as "eyeballs" in this story, creating a rather odd effect.
Rating: ˝
Title: "Hooked on Historyonics"
Writers: S. Carolan & J. Moore
Penciller: Griffo
Inker: Andrew Pepoy
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Bob LeRose
Description:
The Warners reenact the eruption of Mt.
Vesuvius for some old geezers, who don't seem to enjoy it too much…
Pages (out of 32): 1 p.
Review:
Just a little bit of silliness from Sean & Jenn.
Griffo does a pretty good job (some especially nice work as the Warners go
totally berserk).
Rating:
