Obnoxio the Clown #1 & misc.
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:36 pm
OBNOXIO THE CLOWN #1 (April 1983)
By Alan Kupperberg
APPEARANCES:
EARTH-616: X-Men: Angel, Colossus, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Sprite, Storm, Wolverine; Eye-Scream (villain who turns into ice cream)
EARTH-80360: Obnoxio the Clown
SYNOPSIS:
Professor X has hired Obnoxio the Clown to entertain at Sprite’s surprise birthday party. When Obnoxio arrives at the Xavier school, Cerebro sounds an alarm and the X-Men assume its Obnoxio; however, it’s actually the villainous Eye-Scream, who wants to destroy the X-Men because he’s jealous of their “better” powers. The X-Men fight and capture Obnoxio, but Professor X reveals he’s captured the real villain. Obnoxio gets fed up and leaves without getting paid.
NOTE:
The cover says "Obnoxio the Clown vs. the X-Men," but the indicia just says "Obnoxio the Clown."
The recent Secret Wars handbook clarified that the Obnoxio the Clown appearing here is the same one from Crazy Magazine, and that he travelled to Earth-616 for this adventure. Obnoxio is noted as Kitty’s “favorite clown from Crazy Magazine” here; Professor X likely thought he was an impersonator, I’m sure. Anyway, Obnoxio must have been on Earth-616 long enough to put an ad out, so Professor X knew how to get ahold of him.
This was published the same month as UX 168. Sprite is with the X-Men here, but she was demoted to the New Mutants in UX 167. She was promoted back to the X-Men in UX 168, but by then Wolverine was already on vacation. Before UX 167 is out because Xavier had that Brood egg inside him since UX 157. The X-Mansion is intact here, and it was destroyed in UX 154, so UX 154-167 is a big block where this thing can’t happen. After UX 168 is out because Wolverine’s on vacation, but other things have necessitated a break in that: Wolverine currently has M/GN 5, X&AF2 1-2, XV.H & M/TU 135 placed during W 1 (his vacation). In theory, this could be placed in that gap (after M/GN 5, if only because of publication order). Much further after that (after UX 170) is no good, because Sprite started going by Ariel by that time.
Technically, this would be during UX 168, but this only affects Cyclops.
2nd Story:
By Alan Kupperberg
APPEARANCES:
Obnoxio the Clown
SYNOPSIS:
Obnoxio goes through reader mail for Crazy Magazine.
NOTE:
This presumably takes place on EARTH-80360, since Obnoxio is doing one of his job duties as Crazy Magazine mascot.
3rd Story:
By Alan Kupperberg
APPEARANCES:
EARTH-616: Ed Koch
EARTH-80360: Obnoxio the Clown
SYNOPSIS:
Obnoxio goes home after his adventure with the X-Men and finds out he has to report for jury duty. After some shenanigans he gets the mayor to excuse him from jury duty.
NOTE:
Still on EARTH-616, so right after the first story.
Other names are called for jury duty, such as Moe Howard and some other real-world people. Of course, Moe Howard had already been dead for eight years by the time this thing was published, and we don’t know if any of those people were actually there or not. Their names were called, but that’s all we know.
4th Story:
APPEARANCES:
EARTH-616: Jim Shooter, Stan Lee, Alan Kupperberg, Larry Jones, Jim Smith (all Marvel folk)
EARTH-80360: Obnoxio the Clown
SYNOPSIS:
Obnoxio goes through reader mail, but this time for Marvel Comics. He’s caught by the editorial staff and kicked out.
NOTE:
Obnoxio mentions that Crazy Magazine has been cancelled, and he assumed that meant he could just move over and start working for Marvel. He was wrong.
WHAT THE--?! #13 (July 1991)
3rd Story:
By Alan Kupperberg
APPEARANCES:
EARTH-665: Big Al Bondigas, “Arms” Akimbo, Mogsey, Fat Boy (mobsters), Pulverizer (Punisher parody)
EARTH-80360: Obnoxio the Clown
SYNOPSIS:
Obnoxio has set up a new amusement park, but local mobsters try to extort weekly payments from him. At the park’s grand opening, the Pulverizer attacks and kills the mobsters, but destroys the park in the process.
NOTE:
Thanks to the recent Secret Wars handbook again, we know that Obnoxio has now travelled to EARTH-665. Fun!
At the park’s grand opening, Obnoxio has in attendance, as, part of the ceremony, the pope, Frank Sinatra, Jesus Christ, Elvis Presley and Mikhail Gorbachev. I’m assuming these are impersonators.
WHAT THE--?! #24 (December 1992)
4th Story:
By Alan Kupperberg
APPEARANCES:
EARTH-665: Pup-Pest Mister, Doctor Dumb
EARTH-80360: Obnoxio the Clown
SYNOPSIS:
Obnoxio the Clown survives an assassination attempt by the mob, then prepares to open his museum of super heroes in Lecks Loothor’s old headquarters; however, he’s doesn’t realize Pup-Pest Mister and Doctor Dumb have also moved in to other parts of the building, and they both have plans for Obnoxio’s super hero mannequins. After the mannequins are animated by the villains, they beat each other up. Upset, Pup-Pest Mister and Doctor Dumb prepare to attack Obnoxio…
PLACEMENT SUGGESTIONS:
A-Z pages:
ANGEL III/WARREN KENNETH WORTHINGTON III
……
IH2 279
*OBNOXIO
DAZZ 27
DAZZ 28
UX 347-FB
UX 169
……
COLOSSUS III/PIOTR NIKOLAIEVITCH "PETER" RASPUTIN
……
M/GN 5
*OBNOXIO
X&AF2 1
……
CYCLOPS II/SCOTT SUMMERS
……
M/GN 5
*OBNOXIO
X&AF2 1
……
EYE-SCREAM
OBNOXIO
JONES, LARRY
OBNOXIO /4
KOCH, ED
……
IH2 279
*OBNOXIO /3
FAL 4
……
KUPPERBERG, ALAN
OBNOXIO /4
LEE, STAN/STANLEY LIEBER
……
M/TU 74
*OBNOXIO /4
X@ 7-BTS
……
NIGHTCRAWLER/KURT WAGNER
……
M/GN 5
*OBNOXIO
X&AF2 1
……
PROFESSOR X/CHARLES FRANCIS XAVIER
……
M/GN 5
*OBNOXIO
X&AF2 1
……
SHOOTER, JIM
IM 85
IM 123
M-T2 11
*OBNOXIO /4
X@ 7
M/TU 137
SMITH, JIM
OBNOXIO /4
SPRITE II/KATHERINE "KITTY" PRYDE
……
M/GN 5
*OBNOXIO
X&AF2 1
……
STORM/ORORO MUNROE
……
M/GN 5
*OBNOXIO
X&AF2 1
……
WOLVERINE/"LOGAN"/JAMES HOWLETT
……
M/GN 5
*OBNOXIO
X&AF2 1
……
Alternate realities page:
EARTH-665
DOCTOR DUMB | EARTH-665
WT? 24/4
PULVERIZER | EARTH-665
WT? 13/3
PUP-PEST MISTER | EARTH-665
WT? 24/4
EARTH-80360
OBNOXIO THE CLOWN | EARTH-80360
……
CRAZY3 94/8
*OBNOXIO /2
*OBNOXIO /4
*OBNOXIO
*OBNOXIO /3
*WT? 13/3
*WT? 24/4
By Alan Kupperberg
APPEARANCES:
EARTH-616: X-Men: Angel, Colossus, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Sprite, Storm, Wolverine; Eye-Scream (villain who turns into ice cream)
EARTH-80360: Obnoxio the Clown
SYNOPSIS:
Professor X has hired Obnoxio the Clown to entertain at Sprite’s surprise birthday party. When Obnoxio arrives at the Xavier school, Cerebro sounds an alarm and the X-Men assume its Obnoxio; however, it’s actually the villainous Eye-Scream, who wants to destroy the X-Men because he’s jealous of their “better” powers. The X-Men fight and capture Obnoxio, but Professor X reveals he’s captured the real villain. Obnoxio gets fed up and leaves without getting paid.
NOTE:
The cover says "Obnoxio the Clown vs. the X-Men," but the indicia just says "Obnoxio the Clown."
The recent Secret Wars handbook clarified that the Obnoxio the Clown appearing here is the same one from Crazy Magazine, and that he travelled to Earth-616 for this adventure. Obnoxio is noted as Kitty’s “favorite clown from Crazy Magazine” here; Professor X likely thought he was an impersonator, I’m sure. Anyway, Obnoxio must have been on Earth-616 long enough to put an ad out, so Professor X knew how to get ahold of him.
This was published the same month as UX 168. Sprite is with the X-Men here, but she was demoted to the New Mutants in UX 167. She was promoted back to the X-Men in UX 168, but by then Wolverine was already on vacation. Before UX 167 is out because Xavier had that Brood egg inside him since UX 157. The X-Mansion is intact here, and it was destroyed in UX 154, so UX 154-167 is a big block where this thing can’t happen. After UX 168 is out because Wolverine’s on vacation, but other things have necessitated a break in that: Wolverine currently has M/GN 5, X&AF2 1-2, XV.H & M/TU 135 placed during W 1 (his vacation). In theory, this could be placed in that gap (after M/GN 5, if only because of publication order). Much further after that (after UX 170) is no good, because Sprite started going by Ariel by that time.
Technically, this would be during UX 168, but this only affects Cyclops.
2nd Story:
By Alan Kupperberg
APPEARANCES:
Obnoxio the Clown
SYNOPSIS:
Obnoxio goes through reader mail for Crazy Magazine.
NOTE:
This presumably takes place on EARTH-80360, since Obnoxio is doing one of his job duties as Crazy Magazine mascot.
3rd Story:
By Alan Kupperberg
APPEARANCES:
EARTH-616: Ed Koch
EARTH-80360: Obnoxio the Clown
SYNOPSIS:
Obnoxio goes home after his adventure with the X-Men and finds out he has to report for jury duty. After some shenanigans he gets the mayor to excuse him from jury duty.
NOTE:
Still on EARTH-616, so right after the first story.
Other names are called for jury duty, such as Moe Howard and some other real-world people. Of course, Moe Howard had already been dead for eight years by the time this thing was published, and we don’t know if any of those people were actually there or not. Their names were called, but that’s all we know.
4th Story:
APPEARANCES:
EARTH-616: Jim Shooter, Stan Lee, Alan Kupperberg, Larry Jones, Jim Smith (all Marvel folk)
EARTH-80360: Obnoxio the Clown
SYNOPSIS:
Obnoxio goes through reader mail, but this time for Marvel Comics. He’s caught by the editorial staff and kicked out.
NOTE:
Obnoxio mentions that Crazy Magazine has been cancelled, and he assumed that meant he could just move over and start working for Marvel. He was wrong.
WHAT THE--?! #13 (July 1991)
3rd Story:
By Alan Kupperberg
APPEARANCES:
EARTH-665: Big Al Bondigas, “Arms” Akimbo, Mogsey, Fat Boy (mobsters), Pulverizer (Punisher parody)
EARTH-80360: Obnoxio the Clown
SYNOPSIS:
Obnoxio has set up a new amusement park, but local mobsters try to extort weekly payments from him. At the park’s grand opening, the Pulverizer attacks and kills the mobsters, but destroys the park in the process.
NOTE:
Thanks to the recent Secret Wars handbook again, we know that Obnoxio has now travelled to EARTH-665. Fun!
At the park’s grand opening, Obnoxio has in attendance, as, part of the ceremony, the pope, Frank Sinatra, Jesus Christ, Elvis Presley and Mikhail Gorbachev. I’m assuming these are impersonators.
WHAT THE--?! #24 (December 1992)
4th Story:
By Alan Kupperberg
APPEARANCES:
EARTH-665: Pup-Pest Mister, Doctor Dumb
EARTH-80360: Obnoxio the Clown
SYNOPSIS:
Obnoxio the Clown survives an assassination attempt by the mob, then prepares to open his museum of super heroes in Lecks Loothor’s old headquarters; however, he’s doesn’t realize Pup-Pest Mister and Doctor Dumb have also moved in to other parts of the building, and they both have plans for Obnoxio’s super hero mannequins. After the mannequins are animated by the villains, they beat each other up. Upset, Pup-Pest Mister and Doctor Dumb prepare to attack Obnoxio…
PLACEMENT SUGGESTIONS:
A-Z pages:
ANGEL III/WARREN KENNETH WORTHINGTON III
……
IH2 279
*OBNOXIO
DAZZ 27
DAZZ 28
UX 347-FB
UX 169
……
COLOSSUS III/PIOTR NIKOLAIEVITCH "PETER" RASPUTIN
……
M/GN 5
*OBNOXIO
X&AF2 1
……
CYCLOPS II/SCOTT SUMMERS
……
M/GN 5
*OBNOXIO
X&AF2 1
……
EYE-SCREAM
OBNOXIO
JONES, LARRY
OBNOXIO /4
KOCH, ED
……
IH2 279
*OBNOXIO /3
FAL 4
……
KUPPERBERG, ALAN
OBNOXIO /4
LEE, STAN/STANLEY LIEBER
……
M/TU 74
*OBNOXIO /4
X@ 7-BTS
……
NIGHTCRAWLER/KURT WAGNER
……
M/GN 5
*OBNOXIO
X&AF2 1
……
PROFESSOR X/CHARLES FRANCIS XAVIER
……
M/GN 5
*OBNOXIO
X&AF2 1
……
SHOOTER, JIM
IM 85
IM 123
M-T2 11
*OBNOXIO /4
X@ 7
M/TU 137
SMITH, JIM
OBNOXIO /4
SPRITE II/KATHERINE "KITTY" PRYDE
……
M/GN 5
*OBNOXIO
X&AF2 1
……
STORM/ORORO MUNROE
……
M/GN 5
*OBNOXIO
X&AF2 1
……
WOLVERINE/"LOGAN"/JAMES HOWLETT
……
M/GN 5
*OBNOXIO
X&AF2 1
……
Alternate realities page:
EARTH-665
DOCTOR DUMB | EARTH-665
WT? 24/4
PULVERIZER | EARTH-665
WT? 13/3
PUP-PEST MISTER | EARTH-665
WT? 24/4
EARTH-80360
OBNOXIO THE CLOWN | EARTH-80360
……
CRAZY3 94/8
*OBNOXIO /2
*OBNOXIO /4
*OBNOXIO
*OBNOXIO /3
*WT? 13/3
*WT? 24/4