-- Num ---- Username ---- Category ------------- Posted -- Expires --- Pages --- | 44465 | STU_RSFURR | STORIES | 12/15/92 | 12/22/92 | 9 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Description: ben brown ii:superguy | ================================================================================ /post superguy /subject it's origin time, folks! Ivory Tower Comics Presents: Special Issue #1 The Origin of A Brand New Superhero ******************************************************************************** By way of introduction, I'd like to explain that this issue occurs before the last several issues of Sam and Bert. This accounts for the appearance of Genericman. It also introduces the author's second female character (aren't you so proud of him, finally coming to grips with the fact that women exist). Anyways, I hope you enjoy it, and for now, be SUPER to each other. --Ben Brown (Ivory) ******************************************************************************** Wilton "Pinky" Smith walked out of Fred's Famous Fritters Restaurant, in the heart of beautiful Bob City. He liked eating at Fred's Famous Fritters. It was much nicer than most of the restaurants in Bob City. Even Buddy's Beanpole (Best Burgers in Bob) could barely compare. Wilton "Pinky" Smith was not in the best of moods. He felt that there was no adventure in his life. He wanted to live a life of danger, a life of action, a life of fame. But, he thought, he'd never have such a life. Instead he was condemmed his boring life of a data processor. For this he'd gone four years to college. He thought he'd be working with vital information, but instead he'd wound up working for telemarketing, working with information about what types of people would buy Elvis's greatest hits albums when offered to them over the phone. Suddenly, a white streak appeared in the sky. It was Bob City's own hometown superhero, Genericman. A superhero! Now that would be exciting, Wilton "Pinky" Smith thought, but alas, he could never be one. But Wilton "Pinky" Smith was wrong in his thinking, for today, fate had decided to smile on him. He was not thinking about that now, for he had more pressing things on his mind. Namely, his girlfriend. Or, should I say, ex-girlfriend, Wilma McGumby. Wilton "Pinky" Smith was lonely. "I know how to get her back!" he exclaimed to whoever cared to listen. "I'll get her flowers. She loves flowers." So Wilton "Pinky" Smith headed into Phil's Phabulous Phlowers (Best Begonias in Bob) to buy a dozen roses for his girlfriend, Wilma McGumby. "Well, sir, what can we do for you today?" asked the friendly florist at Phil's Phabulous Phlowers (Best Begonias in Bob) whose name tag read "George". "Well, mister florist," said Wilton "Pinky" Smith, "I'd like a dozen roses to give to my girlfriend." "Coming right up," said George the florist. He took a dozen roses out of a big bucket of water (which for some reason was labelled "Soap") and wrapped them up. "Here you are," he said as he gave them to our hero, who paid for them, said "Thank you," and left. "Say, George," asked a voice from the back of the store several minutes later, "You don't by any chance know what happened to the radioactive water in the big bucket labelled 'Soap'." "I put roses in it." said George innocently. "Oh, my, this is terrible," said Phil, owner of Phil's Phamous Phlowers (Best Begonias in Bob) who coincidentally was the voice from the back. "I hope you didn't sell any of the roses." "I only sold one dozen," said George, still blissfully unaware of the possible affects of radioactivity. "I pity the poor soul who has them," said Phil, and I hope that things turn out well for him. "George, remind me never to leave large buckets of radioactive water just lying around." "Never leave large buckets of radioactive water lying around," said George. "Thank you," said Phil. Meanwhile, Wilton "Pinky" Smith, was trudging his merry way, along toward the apartment of his girlfriend (or should I say ex-girlfriend) Wilma McGumby. When suddenly, a thorn on one of the roses stuck into his finger. "Ow!" he yelled, dropping the flowers. "Darn, I dropped the flowers into the gutter, and they're totally ruined." Wilton "Pinky" Smith was now depressed again, but he decided to still go and see his girlfriend (or should I say ex-girlfriend) Wilma McGumby. "I wish I had some more flowers," he said sort of off-handedly, but lo and behold, suddenly some more flowers were in his hand. "Wow," said Wilton "Pinky" Smith, "I wish I had a whole bunch of flowers." Instantly bunches of flowers of all sorts appeared around him. He tried some more times, and discovered that he could make flowers of any type appear, just by thinking about it. "Gee, this is amazing," he said, somewhat happier now. "With this amazing ability I could even be a superhero. Wait a minute, I'm just fooling myself. Sure, it's neat, but it's not very useful. Creating flowers, what a dippy power." Just then a huge meaty hand popped down on his shoulder. Wilton "Pinky" Smith turned to see a rather large, ugly fellow, who was holding a knife. "Your wallet, creep," said the thug. Wilton "Pinky" Smith reacted instinctively by reaching for his wallet. He secretly wished he could make this crook fall down or go away or something. Without thinking, instead of his wallet, he pushed a bunch of flowers into the thug's face. "WARFSCHOOO!" the crook sneezed. "Hey, sdop dad, I'be god hay feber, HRAPSHNEEE!" the thug, overcome by sneezing, ran away, dropping his knife. "I will become a superhero," said Wilton "Pinky" Smith. "I'll make a name for myself, soon the world will know of the power of me, Death Knight 3000!" Death Knight 3000? "Yeah, Death Knight 3000." But your amazing super power is creating flowers. Wouldn't say, Captain Flowers, or the Amazing Florist be more appropriate? "Are you gonna run away from someone named the Amazing Florist?" Well, no, but. . . "Alright, so quit arguing." Okay, whatever. Death Knight 3000 it is. Wilton "Pinky" Smith, a.k.a. Death Knight 3000 rang the doorbell of his ex-girlfriend, Wilma McGumby. Wilma answered the door, to see him surrounded by huge numbers of roses, carnations, and other floral type things. "Oh, Pinky," she cried, "You brought flowers, how considerate of you." And so that night, Wilton "Pinky" Smith, and his ex-girlfriend (I guess now I should say ex-ex-girlfriend) went out to supper at the local greek restaurant, Socrates's Superb Souvlaki (Best Baclava in Bob). WILL THIS NEW SUPERHERO BE A CREDIT TO BOB CITY???? WILL HE BE WORKED INTO THE SAM AND BERT STORYLINE???? DOES HE SING, TOO???? this is only a one shot issue, but there's a guarantee that some of these questions may or may not be answered in upcoming issues of Ivory Tower Comics's more popular lines, available only on SUPERGUY!!!!!