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From: sue_clark@maillink.berkeley.edu (sue clark)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Computer cartoons or cartoons with the topic computer
Date: 30 Jul 92 16:32:09 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: electronic anarchists
X-UserAgent: Nuntius v1.1a2

From: eggenberger
Subject: Computer cartoons or cartoons with the topic computer
In article  , eggenberger@csghsg5a.bitnet writes:

>Hi guys,
>I am looking for good cartoons which have computer in general as 
>subject.
>Can anybody help me, please?
>
>Thanks, Chips

A couple years ago "Foxtrot" did a hilarious bit where the family got a
home computer.  It ran for a couple weeks.  It might be in one of the
compilations.

Also in the old "Bloom County" stuff there's some hilarious bits w/the
Banana Junior 3000.  (Gene Simmons never had a personal computer when he
was a kid. ;)

Sue
--------------------
sue_clark@maillink.berkeley.edu

"I fear for the darkness as four Justices anxiously await the single vote
necessary to extinguish the light." -- from an exerpt of Judge Blackmun's
opinion on Planned Parenthood vs. Casey; from the NY Times, Tuesday, June
30th.
From: Omega.Man@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Omega Man)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: RAC CLOSING SEPT 30
Date: 20 Jul 92 20:23:37 GMT

...post styles of the early 80's?

...does this mean that I have to start flaming Tom and Chuq on a regular
basis once again?

Lord, now I know how Larry Marder feels - a labor of love and so little free
time to pursue it ;-(

                                                                OM
From: 10726446@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au (LAU WAI KUEN)
Subject: Re: FINN - in 2000AD
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, Monash University 
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 08:17:02 GMT

In article <1992Jul27.002225.12454@cs.uow.edu.au> u9035281@cs.uow.edu.au (Paul John Davis) writes:
>From: u9035281@cs.uow.edu.au (Paul John Davis)
>Subject: FINN - in 2000AD
>Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 00:22:25 GMT

>        What do people think of FINN in 2000AD.
>        I really like it. It is the best series for a while.
>-- 
>        Paul Davis, [RENEGADE]  u9035281@wraith.cs.uow.edu.au
>        University of Wollongong Simulation Games Secretary
>        "You can't be dead.             Yet.
>         I've still got more bullets left."      Maverick in Xmen 11
 

    You must be kidding!  No one reads 2000AD in America (they don't get it 
shipped in) (poor fools!), so they don't have an opinion.  As for me; nice 
artwork (reminded me of Biz to begin with), and good storyline.  But I'm 
waiting for the next series of Revere to start before I get enthused by any 
artwork (Simon Harrison is fucking brilliant; unfortunately he is also 
incredibly unreliable, at least any series he draws is).

Halcyon

"Where stealth and lockpicking doesn't work, a ton of explosives usually 
does the trick."
From: EAO102@psuvm.psu.edu (Ernie Oporto)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Zulli's Turtles...
Date: 31 Jul 92 03:05:13 GMT
Organization: The Pennylvania State University


In article <903@cybaswan.UUCP>, eeopensh@cybaswan.UUCP (j p openshaw) says:
>
>In Teenage Mutant Unfeasible Amphibians, there was a three part story
>by Stephen Murphy and Michael Zulli where the turtles are made all
>mysterious and sinister a la' DC's Elseworlds series.
>
>Anyway, the first part came out in July 90, the second in March 91. Has
>anyone any idea when the third and final part is due to be published, and
>has Zulli/Murphy got any other projects on the go?

Guess what...you missed it.  That came out a whie ago and has since been
passed by whatever other issues came after it.


Ernie 'SHOKK' Oporto - EAO102@PSUVM.PSU.EDU OPORTO@CORVETTE.ECE.PSU.EDU
Computer Lab Attendant for the Penn State Center for Academic Computing
"Happy Happy Joy Joy!"
      -- Stimpy, Space Madness and/or Marooned
From: u6409886@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: DUCKS : D. Duck Adv #29 Cover
Date: 23 Jul 92 04:14:15 GMT
Organization: The University of Melbourne


 Did anyone else notice the great cover on Donald Duck Adventures #29 ?
I thought it was the best cover Disney have done. It was also nice to
have a colour edition of "In Deepest Africa" too. In the credits I notice
"nifty cover design and layout by ..." which I liked. 

 For Barks fans: Notice that this story was subsequently reworked into
Forbidden Valley (reprinted by Gladstone in # Donald Duck 248), with some
nice new touches; pickled rutabagas, auger nosed pickle haters, and
dinosaurs for elephants. I think I prefer the later version, not always
the case when Barks recycled plots.

	Andrew Davies
	Physics, Melb. Uni
From: lf7z@ellis.uchicago.edu (glenn alan carnagey jr)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: DC Comics
Date: 25 Jul 92 02:20:40 GMT
Reply-To: lf7z@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations

In article <1992Jul24.210020.1516@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (Conty 1/2) writes:

>But seriously:
>	So why did National change to "Detective Comics"?  More
>importantly, why was the name "Detective Comics" used instead of
>"Action Comics"?

Detective is older (3/37 vs. 6/38), and I think it was their first title,
I don't why they changed.  When I started buying they were still using the
circle with DC in the middle and National Comics & Superman going around it,
and they were officially National Periodicals, go figure.  I think an
explanation was given at the time which wasn't particularly memorable,
where's tyg?

OK, I just looked it up, and Detective wasn't the first, New Comics (which
eventually became Adventure) and More Fun both preceded, as well as New Fun
which didn't last but was where Dr. Occult appeared. I dunno.

Pax ex machine,
Glenn
......................................................................
"I .. am ... Ubermaus!"
   --- Black Veitch
g-carnagey@uchicago.edu, if you must know
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From: carraghe@cs.ucsd.edu (Robert Carragher)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Magneto (was Re:Jewish Superheros)
Date: 24 Jul 92 03:18:34 GMT

selke@usite-next.uchicago.edu (Lori Selke) writes:
>[Discussion on Magneto's excuse for being young deleted.]
>     So, Magneto has some excuse for being spry and youngish these days.
>I don't know what's going on with Xavier.

Newly cloned body, courtesy of the Shi'ar, back I think in the
160's or 170's.

			Bob
From: murphy@npri6.npri.com (David P. Murphy)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: alas, scott patlin, i knew LSH well
Date: 29 Jul 92 17:13:58 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: NPRI, Alexandria VA

>Hey, there used to be a fairly lively legion of super heroes discussion
>here.  Haven't  seen an item for months.
>
>Did it move, or just die?
>
>If it moved, what's the name of the new newsgroup?
>
>Scott Patlin (patlin_s@cubldr.colorado.edu)

ha!  the LSH title, which ran so promisingly for the first 12 issues or so,
is now a complete shambles.  the art sucks, the characterization sucks,
the plots suck, the speed of the plots cannot be measured but we will
assume they suck, to retcon for no real purpose is the rule rather than
the exception, the science REALLY sucks (cloning being the only thing left
to discuss, and the discussion revolves around "is the cloning completely
stupid or just really really moronic?"), the attempt to please two audiences
at once with the _Legionnaires_ and _Worlds_of_Valor_ (ugh!) titles suck,
and --- basically --- it's not even fun to *ridicule* anymore, let alone
discuss.

i'm sure that you think i'm ranting completely off the wall about this,
that no comic could degenerate so far so fast, but if you would kindly
peruse issue #33 and explain the necessity of Kid Quantuam, or why
Reep Daggle has survived so long in this business since he obviously
has the intelligence of an armdaillo run down by an eighteen-wheeler
and left to rot in the hot texas sun for three days.

last time i checked, Dani was the only reader left (refusing to join me
in my crusade to hand complete ownership of LSH over to Walt Simonson).

ok
dpm
-- 
murphy@npri6.npri.com 602 Cameron St. Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 683-9090

              When every one is dead the Great Game is finished.  Not before.
                              --- Hurree Babu, "Kim"
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
From: dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)
Subject: Re: DC: Wonder Woman #66
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 17:37:50 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

jrd@lynx.frame.com (James Drew):
>>Wonder Woman is now Lost in Space, with no idea of where Earth is or how to
>>get home.  Right.
>
>Hey, "space is big.  Incredibly big," and so forth. 

She was in orbit.  The blast threw her thousands of miles.  Now if
I were thrown thousands of miles (and lived to tell the tale), I'd
probably be lost (at least till I could ask for directions), but I
wouldn't have much doubt as to where Earth was.

-----
Dani Zweig
dani@netcom.com

   The inability of snakes to count is actually a refusal, on their part,
    to appreciate the Cardinal Number system. -- "Actual Facts"
From: browne@Apple.COM (Sean Browne)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Punisher Comics
Keywords: Set for sale
Date: 30 Jul 92 17:22:24 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

What is a complete collection of 
Punisher Comics worth. Actually
all but the first Amazing Spider
Man appearance. Please respond
by email to browne@apple.com.
Thanks -Sean.

Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
From: dnaraghi@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Dara Naraghi)
Subject: Re: DC Comics
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 13:49:51 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.103507.202106@uctvax.uct.ac.za> snyeva01@uctvax.uct.ac.za writes:

>could someone please tell me what the DC as in DC Comics means?

	It stands for Detective Comics.

>could it be "Devil's Comics"?
>what with a adress like 666 fifth street one could get quite suspicuous.

	Yeah, their address used to be 666 Fifth Ave.  Imagine the postal
workers that came across letters to the Demon letters page.  The envelope
would probably read something like this:

				The Hell You Say
				The Demon,
				c/o DC Comics Inc.
				666 Fifth Ave.
				etc.

	Too bad they had to change their address :-)



-- 
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From: goerz@author.ecn.purdue.edu (Thomas R Goerz)
Subject: Re: DC--Crisis Inconsistencies
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 05:29:03 GMT

>The Crime Syndicate of Earth III was a major villian group IMHO.
>They could have retconed them being from another Earth/Dimension
>but they killed them off and did it well.

Ooops!!  Didn't catch the JLIQ did you?!!?  Personally I liked the story but
wondered what did supposedly happen to the CS.  Also the art on the computer
screen was horrible!!!  I never noticed Ultraman was bald.  Also I didn't
understand why the new Flash (Johnny Quick) didn't look like J. Quick?!?!
I assumed he followed in J.Q.'s footsteps as did wally.  AND what about new
origins for the CS??  Ultraman came from a Krypton that never blew.  Ummm,`
of course I always wondered even as a little kid how could kryptonite give him
new powers if Krypton never blew up.  Where did the Krytonite come from?????


ARRGGGGHHHHH my head hurts more every month.

Chad
From: bxp1628@hertz.njit.edu (Brian Perler)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Jewish Superheros
Date: 23 Jul 92 15:22:30 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <l6rcv3INNfdi@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> jamesc@bassclar.Eng.Sun.COM writes:
>Also, in DC's Suicide Squad, there was a story line involving a whole
>team of Israeli superheros, including a computer-based intelligence
>called Dybbuk.  I recall Dybbuk finding a mate on the net.  "She seems
>like a nice Jewish program," said the leader of the Israeli team.

Dybbuk's mate was Ifrit, a computer program generated from the mind of
Mindboggler, who was killed on the Suicide Squad's second mission (the
first being the one in Legends).  He didn't find her on the net.  Don't
get your hopes up, guys.
From: jjfink@skcla.monsanto.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: XMEN: Forge is not an inventor
Date: 28 Jul 92 09:32:58 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: Searle, Skokie, IL
Nntp-Posting-User: kgpowe

In article <1992Jul28.065445.19686@blaze.cs.jhu.edu>, arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee) writes:
>>Okay, the real reasonfor this theory is to explain why Forge hasn't glutted
>>the market with cheap consumer goods.
> 
> OK, why hasn't Reed done this all by himself? :-)

Or for that reason, why hasn't Peter Parker set up an indirect holding company
and patented and licensed web fluid?  The commercial applications of just a few
of the varieties are endless:  Riot control, parachutes, package ties, macrame,
etc. etc.

What other marketable inventions are being ignored by the superhero populace?

-- 
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From: bzthomps@napier.uwaterloo.ca (Zac Thompson)
Subject: Re: Paul the Samurai
Keywords: Paul Tick
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 20:43:53 GMT


	Paul!  And the Tick!  And Arthur especially.  These are great characters.
Best comics I've seen in a long, long, time.  I haven't had the chance to look for them lately.  I had no idea Paul had his own thing going!  When did it start?
How many issues?  Or does it even exist at all...?
Organization: Computer Repair, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics,rec.games.frp,rec.games.rpg,cmu.misc.market
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 10:14:18 -0400 
From: "David M. Bartlett" <db0s+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Wanted:  Kirk Mitchell books

I am looking for a trilogy (and by now possibly more) by an author named
Kirk Mitchell.  The books (I have no titles at the moment) science
fiction, and the storyline concerns an alternate history where the Roman
Empire never fell, but survived until the present.  If you know where I
can order these books, or if you have them and are interested in
selling, please contact me.

Dave B.
aka Sheik Bahba rum Raysen
From: M Maxwell
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Zulli's Turtles...
Date: 31 Jul 92 16:49:06 GMT
Organization: UC San Diego
NNTP-Posting-Host: irpsws83.ucsd.edu

In article <903@cybaswan.UUCP> eeopensh@cybaswan.UUCP (j p openshaw) writes:
>In Teenage Mutant Unfeasible Amphibians, there was a three part story
>by Stephen Murphy and Michael Zulli where the turtles are made all
>mysterious and sinister a la' DC's Elseworlds series. 
>
>Anyway, the first part came out in July 90, the second in March 91. Has
>anyone any idea when the third and final part is due to be published, and
>has Zulli/Murphy got any other projects on the go? 
>
>
>-- 
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>John Openshaw: eeopensh@pyr.swan.ac.uk | Tall ship, and a star to sail her by?
>                                       | Sharp knife, and a cogent alibi...
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>
Point of information:  Zulli did everything himself, Murphy did the writing
on Puma Blues (with Zulli doing the art).  The third part came out some time
ago (i think last year.  I picked up my copies at the SD comic-con.)
-------------------
Matt Maxwell
mmaxwell@ucsd.edu

"He took personality tests
 and stapled them to his lower lip" -- Stan Ridgway
From: snyeva01@uctvax.uct.ac.za
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: DC Comics
Date: 24 Jul 92 10:35:06 +0200
Organization: University of Cape Town

could someone please tell me what the DC as in DC Comics means?
could it be "Devil's Comics"?
what with a adress like 666 fifth street one could get quite suspicuous.
From: jxs52@po.CWRU.Edu (Jonathan Sheir)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Spiderman's Parents
Date: 23 Jul 92 20:29:38 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)


I bet you any amount that Spidey's new found parents will either be

1.  Robots
2.  Shapeshifting aliens
3.  Clones
4.  Spies who had plastic surgery to look like his parents
5.  Or in some way not his real parents

Marvel never changes a character's history this much
From: EAO102@psuvm.psu.edu (Ernie Oporto)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Reality Gem.
Date: 27 Jul 92 16:02:50 GMT
Organization: The Pennylvania State University

In article <wtn1.712249849@Isis.MsState.Edu>, wtn1@ra.msstate.edu (Todd Newkirk)
says:
>
>I've got a question.
>I've been keeping up with the Infinity Watch, Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity War,
>and such, and I pretty much understand what's going on. I do have a question
>about one thing, though. I was wondering, who did Adam Strange give the
>reality
>gem to? I once thought that it was Thanos, because of his failure of obtaining
>omnipotence 3 times, but now with the Inifinty War, I know that he hasn't got
>the gem. Does anyone have a clue? Thanks. :)

Well, now in the Infinity Watch book, Thanos cannot be detected, along with
the other members of the watch, by psyhic means, so......Maybe!

---
Ernie 'SHOKK' Oporto - EAO102@PSUVM.PSU.EDU OPORTO@CORVETTE.ECE.PSU.EDU
Computer Lab Attendant for the Penn State Center for Academic Computing
"The tranquilizer!  Use the tranquilizer, man!" -- Ren
From: cje@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Cthulhu's Jersey Epopt)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: DC: SWAMP THING non-contradictions (was Re: The Red Tornado)
Date: 21 Jul 92 15:07:49 GMT
Organization: Miskatonic U. Computer Operations & User Services

arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee) writes:

>And has anyone noticed the contradiction between saying that memory
>is physical (stored in something physical in Alec Holland's body, so that
>Swamp Thing could use it), and saying the soul retains memories after death
>(according to the Swamp Thing cosmology which shows heaven and hell)?

Why is that a contradiction?  My files are both physical (something stored on
backup media so that other systems can use them) and retained in electronic
memory while I'm working on them.  Obviously the body retains the backup
(zombies and other undead are never aware of what happened after their deaths),
while the soul carries the latest version of memory.  One must assume, of
course, that a soul never crashes.  (Hmm.. Deity as an Uninterruptable Power
Source...)


-- 
Yog-Sothoth Neblod Zin,

Chris Jarocha-Ernst			Rutgers University Computing Services
Internet: cje@gandalf.rutgers.edu       BITnet: JAROCHAERNST@ZODIAC
From: freeman@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Andrew Freeman - RMS)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: NEC Comics
Date: 30 Jul 92 20:43:50 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Goddard Space Flight Center


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From: lf7z@ellis.uchicago.edu (glenn alan carnagey jr)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: FOR SALE MESSAGES - DO NOT POST THEM HERE!
Date: 24 Jul 92 17:42:49 GMT
Reply-To: lf7z@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations

In article <1992Jul23.192403.1@fnalo.fnal.gov> morrow@fnalo.fnal.gov (The Jack Elmo Society Black Book) writes:
>	If I recall netiquette right (and I'm a comparative newbie),
>rec.arts.comics is open to all comics-related messages, including forsale
>notices (albeit not for cars :-), until it's rmgrouped, at least since the 
>creation of rac.misc.  Something about ambiguity and umbrella groups mumble
>mumble hand-wave.

Then why bother with with r.a.c.marketplace at all?  I for one find this
pretty irritating, there is a newsgroup specifically designed for the
buying and selling of things, those interested should most definitely
post there and not here.  Please don't encourage this sort of thing,
and if you must flame mistakes, do so by e-mail.  Newbies should be
gently informed by e-mail, they may not even know of the newsgroup.

Pax ex machina,
Glenn
............................................................
"I...am... Ubermaus!"
   --- Black Veitch
g-carnagey@uchicago.edu, if you must know
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From: victor.ng@rose.com (victor ng)
Subject: Re: Weapon Omega
Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 22:28:13 GMT
X-Gated-By: Usenet <==> RoseMail Gateway (v1.70)


Date Entered: 07-30-92 14:34
In Article <1992Jul28.060556.22750@cam.compserv.utas.edu.au>
>Sender: news@cam.compserv.utas.edu.au
>Organization: University of Tasmania at Launceston

>Well, Weapon Omega is (was) known as Wild Child. He was a true nutcase who
>trained with Wolverine, this can be seen in a Marvel Comics Presents comic
>around issue 50. Wild child was never able to control his bezerker rage
>so the government sanctioned him.

Recently in the Infinity War crossovers, Wolverine finally encountered
the new Weapon Omega. Wolverine now knows who is under the mask of
Weapon O.
Prediction : Wolverine fights Weapon O in next month's Alpha Flight.
(Either Alpha Flight 112 or 113.) Also, Weapon O goes beserk and becomes a
villain once more.
                   Jim(under friend's account)Su
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From: ia92@vaxb.acs.unt.edu
Subject: For Sale messages (my last word on it)
Organization: University of North Texas
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 03:23:04 GMT

Concerning for sale message here...

The way I see it, everyone is entitle to one mistake.  Hell, I've made
enough mistakes in my lifetime.  If someone posts a forsale message 
to r.a.comics, it's usually because he/she didn't know he/she wasn't
supposed to.

On the first 'offense', I suggest cordially sending that person a
private message asking him/her to post ONLY to r.a.comics.marketplace
instead.  No flames.

On the second and subsequent offenses, flaming is allowed.  Continued
abuse should merit a public message saying 'do not buy from this person!'
or a note to the sysop.


How's this sound?

Cheers,

 - net.spy!