Title: "K-9 C.R.U.D."
Story (out of 24 pages): 7 p.
Writer: Jake C. Thomas
Penciller: A. Stone Hackman
Letterer: Noah Jewett
Colorist: Jack Staten Monahew
Summary:
While enjoying a leisurely lunch of "a rotten egg, a maggot-ridden cheeseburger, and a gob of phlegm", Buddy is interrupted by Will I. Ketchum's arrival in his broken-down old truck. The dogcatcher makes a grab for Buddy, who easily eludes him as always.
As he ponders this latest defeat, Ketchum is approached by a small, well-dressed man who introduces himself as A. Null, the head of animal control. He tells Ketchum that he's an incompetent boob and proceeds to unveil the latest thing in animal control: a Canine Capture and Restraint Unit Droid, or K-9 C.R.U.D for short. After informing him this prototype is to be his replacement, Null fires him on the spot.
Naturally the spectacle of an efficient, shiny robot replacing his slow-witted but dependable human neighborhood dogcatcher doesn't sit too well with Buddy, who must now plot a way to get rid of the 'bot and save his old "pal"'s job....
Notes
page 17.
Buddy's "tapeworm" line is an old Three Stooges standard, which was first used in "Punch Drunks" (Columbia, 1934) and repeated in several other pictures throughout the years. One of the Stooges would order an unusual meal of burnt toast and a rotten egg. Upon being asked why such a strange request, he would give this reply.
page 17 .
Ketchum paraphrases Elmer Fudd's famous "hunting wabbits" line.
page 18 .
A. Null bears a striking resemblance to Inspector Willoughby, a minor character who came out of Walter Lantz studios in 1958 or 1960, depending on who you ask, and after about a half-dozen pictures, faded from sight about 1965. A small, mild-mannered man, yet adept at self-defense, Willougby was often cast in a role of authority: night watchman, park ranger, and most frequently a secret agent.
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There is one page of filler in this issue:
page 17.
"Literally Thinking II:A Belch Dimension Presentation." The sequel to a feature we did back July 2006.
The "spit flyer" gag is a nod to "A Tale of Two Kitties" (Clampett, 1942).
The Sledge-O-Matic" on the hammer refers to Gallagher, a comic perhaps best known for concluding his act by smashing watermelons with a mallet.
The rock with the large lips, and the "Stones" line, is a parody of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger (note the name "Mick" embossed on its guitar).
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