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Comics about Cartoonists: Stories about the World's Oddest Profession #[nn]
"Search for Inspiration" in *Comics about Cartoonists: Stories about the World's Oddest Profession* (2012, IDW; Yoe Books) delivers a delightfully absurd tale where a mad scientist’s gas-powered pacifier turns cops into peaceable pacifists, while a cartoonist’s quest to make his character truly repulsive leads to nationwide backlash. Written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by John Sikela with inks by the Shuster Shop, the story blends surreal humor with a wink to the creative struggles behind the page. The cover, by Gus Ricca, captures the comic’s offbeat spirit with its sharp, expressive lines.
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Having created the "peculiar pacifier", Doc Gimmick sends Torgo out to lure a cop to his laboratory, and when the Policeman arrives, the doc uses his creation on him, whose gas makes anyone who smells it conciliatory or peaceable. When the doc proves that it works, he feels safe on using it anywhere and on anyone so that he can commit his robberies. Meanwhile, the artist on the famed Louie the Lout strip, is told by his editor to achieve a new epitome of loathsomeness for his comic character, which causes newspapers across the land to cancel the strip.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).