From: lsmith@atto.cs.umn.edu (Lance "Squiddie" Smith)
Subject: Re: Annotated Stanley & His Monster #1
Organization: Little Annotated Squids of the Poor
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 01:55:45 GMT


Note: I tried posting this once, but it seems to have disappeared. (I
probably responded instead of following up.) If you've seen this before,
well here it is again.

In <BzHIwt.2z@world.std.com> Alexx@world.std.com (Alexx S Kay) writes:

>solovay@netcom.com (Andrew M. Solovay) writes:


>>                The Annotated Stanley And His Monster
>>                                   
>>                          by Andrew Solovay
>>                                   
>>                  Issue 1:  How to Build a Tree Fort
>>      Phil Foglio, Chuck Fiala, John Costanza, Robbie Busch, and
>>                           Paul Kupperberg
>[...]
>>Page 2, panel 1: Los Angeles really sucks. 
>[...]
>>beanbag-chair behind the monster. I don't recognize the toys in the
>>lower right corner or the coke-can-thing next to the lava lamp.

>The toys definitely look familiar, tho I can't quite place them.  McDonald's
>advertising tie-ins?  The coke-can-thing is a lamp.

The Coke can (and 7-Up can) lamps usually came with special light bulbs.
Each bulb had multiple filaments curved in different ways. When the lamp
was turned on, different filaments would go on and off causing a nice
flickering effect. Probably really exciting if you were stoned at the 
time. The on-off switch was often shaped like the key to a wind-up toy.

The toys are characters from Funny Face (?) drink mix. Each flavor of the
drink had a name and character associated with it. The one on the right
with the engineer's cap is Choo-Choo Cherry. (I used to have a Choo-Choo
Cherry mug that I got by saving up empty mix packets.) The other one is
Goofy Grape, I think. 
 
Page 4 
>	Panel 5: Note Stanley's drawing of the monster on the refrigerator.

Also note the Yeasty Bread. There's a local brand called Tastee Bread.

>	Panel 7: At the time this series was being written (though no longer 
>by the time it was published), DC was publishing comic books featuring Doc 
>Savage and the Shadow.

Doc Savage in a ripped shirt is a standard cover for the paperback books.
In the original pulps he wasn't nearly so hard on his clothes.

>>        Panels 6-7: The TV is showing "Star Trek: The Next
>>Generation". They don't surrender as much anymore.
>	Also, the Krell were a powerful alien race from the movie Forbidden 
>Planet, which was one of the inspirations for the original Star Trek series.

"Sacre Mackerel" would be how a French Star Fleet captain would say, "Holy 
Mackerel!" no?

>Page 7: Panel 5: Note the newspaper headline.

Also note that it's the Daily Planet. Does Stanley live in a suburb of
Metropolis?

I like the Junk Mailbox.

>Page 8: Panel 5: For no obvious reason, Super-Turtle is crawling by on the
>floor.

So who is Mr Vick and why does he have all the space paraphernalia?

>Page 14: Stanley is wearing a Flash t-shirt.

The Flash shirt would have a slightly different lightning bolt over a
white circle. This looks like a Captain Marvel shirt.

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