Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Comic No. 1 is the first issue in the Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Comic series, released on September 12, 2018. [1] The comic book featured is issue 2 of Johnny Jason, Teen Reporter, originally published by Dell in 1962.
Stories
Obscure References
- "Look alive, Kukla, Fran, and Ugly."
- Kukla, Fran and Ollie was a puppet show broadcast from Chicago which ran 1947-1957.
- "You mean the Infinity Gauntlet?"
- The Infinity Gauntlet was a six part limited series comic book published by Marvel Comics, which served as an inspiration for the movie Avengers: Infinity War. The titular gauntlet contained gems that granted the wearer great power control and the ability to control time, space, reality, the mind, and the soul.
- "In this light, you look just like Susan Dey from The Partridge Family."
- The Partridge Family was a TV sitcom about a widow and her five children who form a pop band, loosely based on The Cowsills, which ran 1970-1974. Susan Dey portrayed the second oldest Laurie Partridge.
- "After I said that, he stomped me, Hells Angels-style."
- The Hells Angels are arguably the most notorious outlaw motorcycle club, and are associated with a wide variety of violent crimes.
- "Kinda looks like an Archie Comic."
- Archie Comics is a comic book publisher known for titles such as Archie Andrews and Josie and the Pussycats, among others.
- "Hope it's not Riverdale."
- Riverdale is a TV drama based on characters from Archie Comics titles, though with a darker and edgier tone.
- "Can we listen to The Flop House on this thing?"
- The Flop House is a podcast about bad movies hosted by Dan McCoy, Stuart Wellington, and MST3K Head Writer Elliott Kalan.
- "Hope these are Scrubbing Bubbles, because I am not cleaning this up."
- Scrubbing Bubbles is a bathroom cleaner produced by S.C. Johnson & Son.
- "Watching Koyaanisqatsi never gets old!"
- Koyaanisqatsi is a 1982 experimental film which consists of slow motion and time lapse footage of various American cities and natural landscapes.
- "You're getting a terrible Uber rating!"
- Uber is a company best known for its peer-to-peer ridesharing services.
- "There's nothin' like a dame. Nothin' in the world..."
- "There's Nothing Like a Dame" is a song from the Rogers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific.
- "Sounds like the work of the Ramones."
- The Ramones is a rock band frequently credited with defining the punk rock sound.
- "Come save me, Professor X!"
- Professor Charles Francis Xavier is the leader of The X-Men.
- "And don't forget, Parker. I need those pictures of Spider-Man!"
- Spider-Man is a comic book superhero co-created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. In his secret identity of Peter Parker, he got a job as a photographer at the Daily Bugle newspaper by providing photos of Spider-Man in action.
- "You forgot your Tourette medicine."
- Tourette syndrome is a neural disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics. It's also popularly associated with involuntary bouts of swearing.
- "'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe..."
- The opening lines from the Lewis Carroll nonsense poem Jabberwocky.
- "I could have been part of the DC Universe."
- DC Comics is a comic book publisher responsible for some of the oldest and best-known superheroes, Including Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. The film adaptations of their properties have gained a stigma of being overall less successful than those from Marvel.
- "If you were one of the kids in Willy Wonka, I'd be afraid for you right now."
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was a 1971 film adaptation of the Roald Dahl children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. During the tour of the factory, the greedy, selfish, or disobedient children are subjected to ironic punishments.
- "And to indulge my bocce ball obsession."
- Bocce is an outdoor bowling sport which originated in Italy.
- "Do you even horse, bro?"
- A parody of the, "Do you even lift, bro?" meme used to disparage someone's fitness expertise.
- "I've got a 5-hour Energy in the fridge."
- 5-hour Energy is an energy shot manufactured by Living Essentials.
- "It's time for the Moon 13 Ad Trap, sponsored by Totino's Pizza Rolls."
- Totino's is a brand of frozen pizzas and pizza-related appetizers owned by General Mills.
- "Mr. Pibb?"
- Mr. Pibb is the former name of a soft drink marketed by the Coca-Cola Company. It is currently marketed under the name "Pibb Extra"
- "Hikeeba!"
- The frequently used callback which originated in Women of the Prehistoric Planet.