{"id":2129,"date":"2011-01-17T22:24:20","date_gmt":"2011-01-18T03:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/365fourth\/?p=2129"},"modified":"2011-01-17T22:24:20","modified_gmt":"2011-01-18T03:24:20","slug":"day-109-verna-ray-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/365fourth\/2011\/01\/17\/day-109-verna-ray-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 109: “Wild and Nasty” Communications Bomb!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After Sugar-Man’s execution of Screamer and the unfortunate first encounter with The Black Racer, he makes it to his boss Badger’s headquarters to get bandaged up and receive his next assignment. After hearing enough of the gunman’s kvetching, Badger orders a device into the room but not before announcing, “Inter-Gang<\/em> must carry out what it’s paid to do!” Carrying a typically complex-looking Kirby contraption, a minion tells the bald baddie, “This ain’t no type of bomb I<\/em> ever handled, Badger!<\/em> What does it do?” Cigar in hand, he replies, “The Apokolips<\/em> people didn’t say! But I’ll bet it’s something wild<\/em> and nasty!<\/em>\u201d Another mug says, “Wow!<\/em> It’s small<\/em> — but it could be an H-bomb!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Still holding the weapon, the minion comments, “I hope we got guarantees not<\/em> to get caught when it goes off, eh, Badger?” The crime boss turns a key in the side of the explosive and replies, “Yeah!<\/em> It’s all in the getaway plan! <\/em>There! I turn<\/em> this key — and now the bomb is activated!<\/em> And ready to plant!<\/em>” Then all hell breaks loose as Orion and Dave Lincoln smash into the hideout to capture the baddies and stop the nefarious plot. A battle ensues and Badger orders Sugar-Man not to engage in gunplay. “Stash that pea-shooter, Sugar-Man! Take the bomb! Plant it where the Apokolips crowd designated!” The bandaged assassin complies and scurries out a back door. He loads the bomb in the back of a truck and races to his destination. But The Black Racer is in pursuit and he causes the device to sing a “song of death<\/em>” — a high-pitched, continuous electronic screech that scares the beegezzus out of Sugar-Man. “The bomb!!<\/em> I-it’s not<\/em> supposed to make those sounds!” But The Black Racer demurs, telling his prey, “Yes, it can<\/em>, Sugar-Man — when its shell is penetrated<\/em> by transmitted signals — they enter<\/em> the truck without<\/em> resistance — as does my ski pole<\/em> — then, as the signals reach<\/em> the mechanized heart<\/em> of the bomb –” The next caption reads, “Suddenly, as the ski pole touches<\/em> the bomb…” the truck is hurtled into a space-bound trajectory!<\/p>\n

Simultaneously, Orion and his private eye friend are cuffing the Inter-Gang goons. Still, Badger gloats, “You cats cooled us<\/em>, but not<\/em> our bomb!<\/em> By now, it’s being clamped on the communications building<\/em> across town!!” Dave Lincoln responds, “We were too late to stop your man from escaping with the bomb — but perhaps –” Orion eases his ally’s concern. “Don’t worry, Lincoln! Mother Box<\/em> has intercepted<\/em> the bomb in transit! And has sent it toward space!<\/em>” The New Genesis warrior looks to the sky, saying, “Now, the vehicle carrying the bomb is high enough to destruct there!<\/em> Mother Box sends out her death<\/em> signal!” Holding aloft Mother Box, Orion is witness to a tremendous explosion. <\/p>\n

Orion then explains, “I caught a glimpse of that bomb! It would have melted<\/em> every bit of communication metal<\/em> within a radius of thousands of miles<\/em> — No telephones — no television — not even radios or telegraph! It would have meant chaos!<\/em>\u201d Sounds like the “Wild and Nasty” Communications Bomb would have activated an electro-magnetic pulse, eh? That wily Apokolips crowd!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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