The Penny Paradox
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| Title: | The Penny Paradox |
| Publisher: | A Penny for Your Thoughts Press |
| Editor(s): | Leni R. Sommer |
| Date(s): | 1986-1987 |
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| Fandom: | Buckaroo Banzai |
| Language: | English |
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The Penny Paradox is a gen Buckaroo Banzai anthology.
Content Description
All stories that were written in the post-film world take into account that Rawhide is dead and do not try to resurrect him. Some stories that predate the film may have Rawhide in them.
From a distributor, Agent With Style:
Watch Team Banzai do battle with the evil Hanoi Xan! See Perfect Tommy dress in polyester! See Rawhide be put to rest! Follow Reno and New Jersey to a survival seminar in Peru! See Buckaroo help Kirk and Spock save the U.S. Space Program! And maybe find out why that watermelon is still there!
Note: Two pieces appear in a 1985 ad but are not in the finished zine; the recipe, at least, was incorporated into the second issue:
- Brushstroke by Bev Martin ("Reno gets a new assistant who quickly learns the ways of the Institute and shows she has a few tricks of her own. Plus: the recipe for Mongolian Lamb.")
- Hellfire Xan by Bev Martin ("Buckaroo and the Cavaliers in a vicious battle against Hanoi Xan and the evil Hellfire Club, aided by a group of uncanny mutants.")
Issue 1
The Penny Paradox 1 was published in 1986 and contains 98 pages.
The cover is by Bev Martin and Peggy Spaulding did the other art.
- Ashes to Ashes, Pt. 1 by Leni R. Sommer and Bev Martin ("Rawhide is laid to rest and the Institute must come to terms with his death. Also, Pecos meets Penny Priddy.") (7)
- A New Twist in the Paradox by Leni R. Sommer ("A new intern joins the institute, plagued by her past and under the spectre of Hanoi Xan's evil. Plus, learn Hungarian swear words.") (17)
- Obsession by Leni R. Sommer and Bev Martin ("Fox, Reno, New Jersey, and Pecos attempt to solve the Penny Paradox with help from beyond the grave.") (43)
- Ashes to Ashes, Pt. 2 by Leni R. Sommer and Bev Martin ("Old ghosts are laid to rest as the adventures of Buckaroo and the Cavaliers begin anew.") (79)
Issue 2
The Penny Paradox 2 was published in 1987 and contains 132 pages. The cover is by Bev Martin. The interior art is by Peggy Spalding and Tamara R. Fincher.
- The Gemini Affair by Peggy Spalding ("Team Banzai attends a movie premier and Reno sees double. PLUS: Tommy loses his date to Scooter Lindley?") (6)
- poetry by April Anderson (16)
- Riddle of the Sphinx by Tamara R. Fincher (21)
- Graffiti from the Johns at Yoyodyne by April Anderson (40)
- Bad Vibes from Salem Town by Leni R. Sommer and Peggy Spalding ("Pecos and Rawhide find more than they were looking for during a survival seminar in Peru. Can Bennu and Buckaroo keep Yago from joining forces with Hanoi Xan? PLUS: What did Peggy really think of the Hong Kong Cavaliers?") (crossover with The Phoenix) (42)
- Scenes of the Crime by Leni R. Sommer ("Team Banzai returns to the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. PLUS: The recipe for Mongolian roast lamb (really!)") (62)
- Buckaroo Who? by Leni R. Sommer and Peggy Spalding ("Buckaroo is called to London to help U.N.I.T. solve a series of bizarre murders. Will the Three Doctors be able to Master the situation? PLUS: A special appearance by Robin and the Merries. (No, they're not another rock group.)") (crossover with Robin of Sherwood, Doctor Who) (81)
- Across the Final Frontier by Leni R. Sommer ("'Green men with pointed ears, my ass!' said Tommy. Can Buckaroo, Spock and Kirk save the U.S. Space Program? PLUS: Graffiti from the Johns at Yoyodyne.") (crossover with Star Trek: TOS) (108)
- The Buckaroo Banzai Paper Doll by Peggy Spalding (130)
from issue #2, Peggy Spalding
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from issue #2, Peggy Spalding
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from issue #2, Peggy Spalding, crossover with Robin of Sherwood and Doctor Who
from issue #2, Peggy Spalding, crossover with Star Trek: TOS
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from issue #2, Peggy Spalding, crossover with The Phoenix
