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Showcase, #71

Published: November-December 1967

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Showcase #71

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1 page humor

"Who else but Woody Allen would mess with... The Maniaks"

Characters
  • Woody Allen
  • The Maniaks [Jangle [Gilbert Jeffries]
  • Silver Shannon
  • Pack Rat [Byron Williams]
  • Flip [Philip Folger]]
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What Swings, Fiddle Strings?
Story 1 8 pages humor

"Flip -- when it comes to acrobatics, "anything goes"!"

Storyline

Woody Allen approaches the Maniaks to star in a Broadway musical he's written called "Confederate Yankees". The songs were written by George M. Coldham (Editor notes he was last seen in INFERIOR FIVE #2). "Twiggly" and many goofy parodies of actors join in. Off to the theater!

Characters
  • Woody Allen
  • The Maniaks [Jangle [Gilbert Jeffries]
  • Silver Shannon
  • Pack Rat [Byron Williams]
  • Flip [Philip Folger]]
  • Twiggly (Twiggy)
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Story Notes

Chapter 1

Featuring Maniak Memos

Story 2 1 page
Part Two, Act 1, of "Confederate Yankees!" Confused?
Story 3 7 pages humor

"The curtain rises on a street"

Storyline

The show goes on, a Northern-Southern feud set during the Civil War. Many bad song parodies ensue.

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Story Notes

Chapter 2

Act II -- Part III (or Should That Be Part III -- Act II?)
Story 4 8 pages humor

"Scene 1:"

Storyline

The musical lurches along with spies, betrayals, reversals, and people falling in love. More song parodies lead to the finale. Woody Allen waits for the reviews. The Maniaks wait for the readers to "buy... buy!" copies of their Showcase tryout. "Bye, bye!"

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Story 5 1 page

"Why don't you put white walls on your tires?"

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Story Notes

Idea from Craig Sluth, Spokane, Wash.

Story 6 1 page
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