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Title:
“The Dark Pinky
Returns”
Writer:
Jesse Leon McCann
Penciller:
Walter Carzon
Inkers:
Mike DeCarlo & Jim Amash
Letterer:
John Costanza
Colorist:
Prismacolor
Cover:
Walter
Carzon & Horacio Ottolini
Release Date: June 3rd, 1998
Cover Price:
$1.95 U.S./ $2.75 Canada Summary:
In a sequel to issue # 1, the mice again become
superheroes, and must defeat Dark Pinky, who has
threatened to destroy all public television.
Description:
Pinky accidentally activates the transformation
chamber, again carrying a comic book. Brain manages
to contain the transformation inside the chamber, so
only the mice transform, although Dark Pinky is also
brought back. Our heroes go on PBS in a pathetic
attempt to gain some support, but Dark Pinky
threatens to use his psychic powers to commit
crimes, win at lotto, and destroy public television.
The mice go to stop him, followed by a cameraman,
and the three end up tied to a missile. The mice
manage to escape between pages 13 and 14 (despite
the cameraman’s objections regarding continuity
errors). He blows sky-high, and is replaced by a
woman. When they meet up with the villain, they meet
Poison Billie, who Brain supposedly took to a
terrible movie in # 1, resulting in her gaining
superpowers—whoever she kisses endlessly debates
the worst movie of all time. They eventually send
the villains off, but are run up a pole by PBS
supporters for letting one of them be blast into
orbit.
Pages (out of 32):
24 pp.
AYPWIP:
BRAIN: Pinky! Are you pondering what I’m
pondering?
PINKY: I think so,
Brain! But do I have what it take to be the “Lord
of the Dance”?
Quote of the
Story:
PINKY: I want a car! Chicks dig the car!
BRAIN: [Talking like
Adam West.]: On the contrary…faithful
Pinky…chicks dig for worms…women dig the car!
Review:
A great story. It not only serves as a retrospective
over the series to this point, but also makes jabs
at all the various Batman
franchises—the comics, and their frequent, glaring
continuity errors; the current films (with “Poison
Billie” closely resembling Uma Thurman in the Ivy
role); and the ‘60’s TV show (the various Adam
West / Burt Ward / stinted dialogue gags). The gags
about everything being named the “Brain ____”
were also funny, and Billie’s appearance was a
real treat. The typical excellent Carzon art (except
for one rather odd error—Page 29, panel
2—Pinky’s head pokes out of the pit, and he
looks very happy for a guy who’s getting shredded
by tigers…). But all in all, a fine job. Highly
recommended.
Rating:
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