7) THE PRANKSTER
Only appearing once as a backup tale in an issue of ‘Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt,’ The Prankster is clearly inspired by Harlan Ellison’s short story ‘ “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman.’ Both feature antiseptic future dystopian societies challenged by the presence of a gaudy free spirit who represents the uncontrollable, emotional human element rising against oppression. Though it’s a shame he only got the one appearance, it saved The Prankster from the horrifying ‘1984’ brainwashing that befalls the literary Harlequin…
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What, no “Sands of Blood”!? I have ruined many people’s weekends (as in, they couldn’t put the book down and got nothing accomplished) by giving them a copy of “The Cowboy Wally Show.”