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Quote1 You've got to believe me, gentlemen! I know how this dreadful thing happened... and i can undo it! You got to believe me! Quote2
—Howie Darp

Appearing in "Welcome To Pluto"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Unnamed Plutonian

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

  • Unnamed Child
  • Unnamed Professor
  • Two unnamed Plutonian chefs

Races and Species:

Locations:

Synopsis for "Welcome To Pluto"

The story begins in 1993 by showing muscle builder Bruto winning a body building competition. Bruto is a cruel and callous man as seen when a disable child tries asking Bruto for his autograph, in response Bruto kicked the kid to the ground and destroyed his autograph book. Also when a professor bumped into him Bruto lifted the professor up and threw him like a ragdoll, after which Bruto said how he hates intellectuals and how they waste time reading and flying off to other planets to study alien culture, seeing the whole thing a huge waste of time.

Later that night he is seen working out when a Plutonian appears in his house and explains to Bruto that Emperor Groot of Pluto created a Mr. Universe contest. Intrigued Bruto follows the alien into his ship to take part in said contest. After the ride they land in the royal palace where Bruto is led into a dome shaped arena. It was at this moment Bruto quickly realized it was not a body builder contest but a battle to the death as upon entering the arena he was attacked by "Mr. Mars" who Bruto ended up killing. Bruto made short work of the other contestants as well including: Mr. Saturn, Mr. Mercury, Mr. Jupiter, and Mr. Uranus. After the competition Emperor Groot declared Bruto the victor and told his men to prepare Bruto for the banquet. Bruto was pleased with himself as he was being pampered but learned too late that Emperor Groot was planning to eat him as Bruto was put into the imperial roasting oven.

Appearing in "Just Around the Corner"

Featured Characters:

  • Dudley West (First appearance) (Apparent death)

Supporting Characters:

  • Sylvia

Antagonists:

  • Flora

Other Characters:

Races and Species:

Locations:

Synopsis for "Just Around the Corner"

Dudley West believing his life to be dull while working as an office clerk for the Barton Insurance Agency one day decided to switch things up and walk past the office to a new part of London he had never been, filled with new sights and faces he had never seen. While outside the Bank of Chelsea a female robber named Flora handed him a black bag and told him to meet her later in Trafalgar Square.

Dudley did so, but wanting to change up his life he made Flora a counter offer of splitting the money and to continue to work as partners. Flora agreed and the two continued their life of crime together. Over time Dudley was happy with his new demeanor and wealthy lifestyle but he was missing a beautiful woman to call his own and so he met Sylvia and she agreed to marry Dudley. Dudley, now with everything he wanted had to deal with Flora who had become attached and infatuated with Dudley, but regardless he told Flora of his goal of marrying Sylvia and leaving crime behind.

Flora kept her composer but secretly drugged Dudley's drink, knocking him out. Flora then wrapped him up tightly and placed him inside one of her clocks and her clock shop that was to be delivered. When Dudley awoke all he could do was see out of the wrappings out of the clock. The placement of the clock was at the Barton Insurance Agency where he so dreadfully wanted to fell from, but now he realized he'd spend the rest of his life there before he dies and that if he didn't take this turn in life he would have been sitting in front of the clock right now, safe and sound.

Appearing in "The Man Who Knew Everything!"

Featured Characters:

  • Franklin Arnold Pierce (First appearance; dies)

Supporting Characters:

  • Globe Encyclopedia (First appearance)
    • Wallner (First appearance; dies)
    • Veireck (First appearance; dies)
    • Sloan (First appearance; dies)

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

  • Simon Maxton, Sr. (Mentioned) (Deceased)
  • Mrs. Maxton (Mentioned)
  • Abdullah ah bin Husein (Mentioned) (Deceased)
  • Fritz Haber (Mentioned)
  • Ajax Robot Company (First appearance)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Events:

Synopsis for "The Man Who Knew Everything!"

An encyclopedia publisher who is disrespected by his employees buys a robot to replace the editor-in-chief. The assistant editors become fed up with taking correction from the machine so, thinking that he is human, prepare to assault him. The robot is damaged, but fights back and kills the editors.

Appearing in "White on Black!"

Featured Characters:

  • Howie Darp (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)

Other Characters:

  • Unnamed Professor (Only in flashback)
  • Numerous unnamed Zoonganians (Only in flashback)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Synopsis for "White on Black!"

A space explorer steals an alien camera to photograph Earth and the result makes everything on Earth appear as a negative. He tells the scientists that he must be sent into space to take another photograph with the piece of film he has left, but when he develops it in the white on black darkroom, it causes the picture to be overexposed and turn out all white.

Appearing in "The Beginning!"

Featured Characters:

  • Dr. Boyar (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Dr. Stephen Conell (First appearance) (Apparent death)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Items:

  • Dr. Boyar's Devolution Serum

Synopsis for "The Beginning!"

One scientist argues that men descended from the sea and another that man has descended from the ape. The sea theorist develops a serum that will regress them to their beginnings and challenges his opponent to submit to an injection of the serum. They both take a dose and the sea theorist feels vindicated when his opponent devolves into a sea creature, unaware that he now has the appearance of a giant ape.

Appearing in "Can You Picture This?"

Featured Characters:

  • Harry

Antagonists:

  • Sophie (Apparent death)

Other Characters:

  • Numerous unnamed "cheesecake" girls (Construct)
  • Bill (Behind the scenes)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Items:

  • Harry's Developing Solution

Synopsis for "Can You Picture This?"

One night a lone Photographer named Harry was working on his photograph for cheesecake phot when he accidental spilled all of his developing formula into the water, to his amazement, he see the women from each photo stepping out into the real world, much to his pleasure, they talk a bit with Harry admitting that his wife Sophie always yelling at him to make more money, and how he spends the day taking pictures in the day and most of the night developing them. He then question how long there able to stay, with one of the girl saying that they can stay as long as he wants but warns that once they re-enter the photo they can't return but points out he can just take more photos so he won't have to work all by himself, as long as his wife doesn't find out.

Outside the door, Sophie was listening through the door. She didn't hear a word they say but recognize women voices, she got angry as she thought the reason why he wasn't getting more money was that he was spending it on other women. Harry quickly urge the girls to go back into the photo with them complying. When Sophie enter the room, after finding nothing she took a swing to Harry as she states that she wants him to keep working so she can get more money.

Soon a routine was set, Harry went to take the cheesecake photo during the days and at night enjoy the girls photograph coming to life at night, with his wife getting more and more suspicious as she wants to know what's going on. One night Harry return late to see a note from his wife that she was going to the movies. He decided to take a good long shower when he got a phone call from his friend, bill. He confided in him that he found a developer that can bring photos to live and will explain about that later, unaware that his wife was listening in. After hanging up and heading to the bathroom, his wife quickly went into the blackroom with the photos Harry took today with the developer he was talking about to see if it was real or not. Harry had finished his shower and was heading down the stairs when he hears Sophie screams from the darkroom. He rush down and quickly asked his wife what was happening, getting no response and failing to break down the door, he quickly called the police. When they got there, the police chopped down the door but were surprise to see no one there. After reading the note the admonish Harry and then left the scene. Harry was puzzle as to what happen as he re-enter the room, wondering what happen and to his shock spotted developed photos of the man-eating lion he took for the special assignment he had today.

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