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The

ARGONAUT!

A.R.S.E.N.A.L!

THE ORIGIN

Part 7

End

games

The Reptile and Mister

Amazing

The Origin

Part 8

Was originally presented

In book format in October

2002

remastered free online

edition

Published September 2012

All characters and stories

are the intellectual

property

Of Dan Nokes

2002-2012

The Reptile

And Mister Amazing

A somewhat brief history

Part VIII

COMING SOON!

A preview page for Kat Carson

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The Reptile &

Mister Amazing

THIS IS THE MAIN EVENT! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

IN THIS CORNER WEIGHING IN AT S COMBINED WEIGHT

OF 3712 LBS..!!!

A.R.SE.N.S.A.L.

THE REPTILE

THE ARGONAUT

AND MISTER

AMAZING

THE ONE! THE

ONLY THE STEROID

FREE!

AND IN THIS CORNER WEIGHING IN AT

2112 LBS..! FROM THE 8TH DIMENSION!!!

TINK

R.

TOY!!! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

AND CHILDREN OF ALL AGES WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADIEU…

LET’S GET READY TO

RUMBLE!!!

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THE REPTILE AND

MISTER AMAZING THE ORIGIN PART VIII

THAT’S RIGHT KOMODO KARL, LET IT ALL OUT.

DRAW OUT THE STRENGTH FROM THE GROUP HUG!

I’LL KI..LL YE..OUU!!

YOUR MOUTH

IS REALLY BEGINNING TO PISS ME OFF!!!

PATHETIC...

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OH LOOK THE LIVING HANDBAG AND CAPTAIN

GERIATRIC HAVE HELP NOW

COWER IN FEAR EVIL DOERS! FISH-BOY

AND SOUP-IN-A-CAN HAVE

ARRIVED!

I MEAN THE MIGHTY ALLIANCE! THE BEST THE GOLDEN AGE OF HEROES HAS TO

OFFER. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS, SIXTY…SEVENTY!

STOP THIS FARCE GENTLEMEN! YOUR TIME IS LONG PAST OVER.

THE EROES ARE GONE AND CHIVALRY IS DEAD!

I’M JUST TRYING TO MAKE THINGS EASIER ON YOU

POOR DELUDED MAMMALS. YOU SHOULD

BE THANKING ME!

NOW EXPIRE LIKE GOOD LITTLE BOYS AND WHATEVER’S, SO WE

CAN ALL MOVE ON!

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I SEE! IT’S TIME TO PLAY KING OF THE MOUNTAIN! WELL, BRING IT ON

BOYS! YOU KNOW IT’S SAD REALLY HOW MANY TIMES YOU GUYS COME

BACK FOR MORE!

WHO’S NEXT!..

SO ARE WE GONNA KEEP RUN-IN INTO THE BRICK

WALL O’ LAUGHS, OR DOES SOMEONE HAVE A PLAN?

YEA, SO!

WELL ANYBODY?!

ADAM, THE TECH JOURNALS TOLD ME THAT’S A MAGNETIC

PULSE CANNON YOUR TOTTEN ON

YOUR BACK...

SO WE ALL KNOW THAT TINK CAN ONLY EXIST

IN OUR DIMENSION VIA THAT POCKET WATCH

DEVICE HE CARRIES….

SO I FIGURE IT WOULD TAKEONLY A FEW MODIFICATIONS

TO TURN THAT POPGUN INTO

AN ELECTRO-MAGNET.

THAT MILLION DOLLAR TARGETING SYSTEM SHOULD

HOME IN ON BRIGHT BOYS GREEN CARD TO OUR

UNIVERSE.

SOUNDS LIKE A ‘ PLAN BUT I’LL NEED A DIVERSION WHILE I

MAKE THE MODIFICATIONS..

I THINK THAT’S WHERE WE

COME IN!

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OKAY GENTLEMEN, LET’S MAKE THIS

ONE SCREAM LIKE A LITTLE

GIRL!

OHH, THIS ONES

GOOD! WHAT, AM I TO BE PELTED WITH HEART PILLS?

PERHAPS TRAMPLED BY A FLEET OF WHEEL CHAIRS? IT’S GONNA BE A HOT ONE KIDS! MEDIC ALERT

BRACELETS WILL FLY TONITE!

SHUT THE HELL UP!!!

MY SENTIMENTS

EXACTLY!

YOU HAVE A FIX ON

HIM ADAM?

I HAVE HIM IN MY SIGHTS MISS

PENNYMONEY!

THE WORD IS GIVEN THEN MISTER

BOND!

IND- 2.00685 REP- 5.098743 OVT- 0.89654

LET’S SEE HOW YOU LIKE

THIS GRUMPY!

SYSTEMS: NOMINAL 5

WHAT,

NO!! GOT IT!

AYE, LUCKY CHARMS! WHO’S

GOT WHO BY THE PROVERBIAL

NUTS NOW!

THIS IS NOT FAIR! THIS IS MY GAME , MY RULES , MY PLAYING FIELD! YOU CANT JUST WALTZ IN HERE AND

WIN! GIVE IT back!!!

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I DON'T THINK SO! TIME TO PUT AWAY THE

TOYS AND GO TO SLEEP!

NO! YOU CANT DO THIS! I CANT GO BACK TO LIMBO! YOU

HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT’S LIKE THERE, STOP NOOOO!!!!

I’M GONNA MISS HIM!

REALLY?

NO!

SO WHAT NOW!

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR

QUESTION!

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THE ALLIANCE WAS GREAT WHILE IT WAS. BUT OUR

TIME IS LONG PAST OVER! BESIDES YOU KNOW THE

LAW WOULD HUNT US DOWN!

SO DOES THIS SIGNAL THE

RETURN OF THE ALLIANCE TO FIGHT EVIL IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE AND

RIGHT?

Thanks FOR THE RESCUE ALL

THE SAME. I’LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK AT SYD’S...

I TOO MUST DECLINE. THE LIFE OF AN

ADVENTURER HAS LEFT ME WEARY OF

THE SURFACE WORLD.

SO THIS IS IT?! NO PARADE DOWN

PENNSYLVANIA AVE! NO FAME, NO ADORATION! WE JUST

WHIPPED A MAJOR BADDIE AND I DON'T EVEN GET TO GO HOME!

IM…. I’M SORRY

CARTER. TINK WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO COULD GET YOU HOME.

EVERYTHING REVERTED BACK TO THE WAY

IT WAS BEFORE TINK INTERFERED! YOU BEING HERE WASN'T

HIS DOING!

SO THAT'S IT I’M AN INTERDIMENSIONAL GUNGA-DIN! STRANGER IN A NOT SO STRANGE LAND! NO HOME NO MONEY, NO

FUTURE!! WHAT AM I GONNA DO ROGE?!?

COME ON CARTER…YOUR TIRED I’M TIRED IT'S ALMOST FOUR IN THE MORNING! YOU CAN

CRASH AT MY PLACE UNTIL WE CAN FIGURE SOMETHING OUT...

BESIDES I ALWAYS THINK

BETTER ON A SIX PACK

AND A PIZZA ANYWAY!

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WHAT ARE YOU KIDDING?! I’M RETIRING IN SIX WEEKS!

I PLAN TO DO NOTHING BUT SETTLE DOWN.

IM AN OLD MAN ROGER...

AMEN TO

THAT!

EPILOGUE

1 YEAR LATER

OFFICES OF TYLER AND TALBOT! KIRSTEN GATES

SPEAKING? YES MR. GIBSON, MR TYLER AND MR. TALBOT

ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR NEXT WEEK...

WELL, I HAD A NICE PENSION FROM UNCLE SAM PLUS FIFTY YEARS WORTH OF SAVINGS. ABOUT TIME I DID SOMETHING USEFUL

WITH IT..

AFTER THAT, IT WAS JUST A MATER OF GETTING PAST METAHUMAN AFFAIRS. MY CONNECTIONS WITH THE

HIGHER UPS TOOK CARE OF THAT..

SO DO YOU STILL MISS

HOME?

WELL AREN'T WE THE PERPETUAL

SMARTASS, BUT THANX ALL

THE SAME!

YEA, SOMETIMES, BUT AT LEAST HERE I’M MORE

THAN A BLUE COLLAR MOP-BOY I…I COULD GET USED TO THIS

WHO WOULD OF THOUGHT OF THIS! PRIVATE DICKS!

METAHUMANS BRINGING YOU DOWN? CALL THE

PROFESSIONALS! NO JOB TOO BIG! NO BONUS TOO

BIG!

THE

BEGINNING...

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