Big Shot #89
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeBig Shot #89 is an anthology comic featuring two stories. The first story depicts a middle-aged man who fears his wife has become incompetent with household appliances, but when challenged to a bet, agrees to teach her to drive a car in two weeks—a wager that generates considerable local attention and skepticism. The second story, "Cranberry Boggs" by Don Dean, follows a mischievous boy whose scheme to collect junk and gasoline from a hide-out goes awry when he attempts to trick a younger child into safekeeping the materials, leading to comic consequences when the junk is discovered scattered about.
Sparky Watts meets Chuck Waggin, a prospector convinced he's found the legendary Lost Dutchman Mine hidden high in Arizona's Superstitious Mountains—and he needs Sparky's unique flying ability to reach the inaccessible tunnel opening. What should be a straightforward treasure hunt turns into a wild aerial adventure when Chuck's cowboy habits and Sparky's cosmic-powered speed create chaos in the skies, but when they finally spot the mine entrance, they discover something far stranger than gold waiting for them.
Dan Deane, the head make-up man at a Hollywood studio, takes on an unusual challenge when an actress asks for his expertise in preparing her look for a role—a young daughter from a struggling Midwestern family. As Deane applies his craft with the precision of a diagnostician, he transforms her appearance to match the character, proving that make-up artistry is as much about understanding a role as it is about technique.
Skyman and a companion rescue Dimitron, the Second Keeper of the Jewels of Venus, from a sinking vessel—but their arrival on the hostile planet puts them on a collision course with the ruthless Captain Slocca, who holds Fawn and other prisoners captive. When Dimitron's treacherous servant Pacon attempts to betray them, Skyman must act fast to prevent word of their arrival from reaching the Captain, who has already marked Dimitron for execution and is drawing lots to decide which prisoners will follow him to the sacrificial fires of the Sun.
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