Emil Gargunza's cousin (henceforth known as
Young Gargunza) has captured
Dickie Dauntless and hooked him up to a brain-scanner:
Bold plan. But while Young Gargunza is off running errands, Dauntless escapes, and as
Young Marvelman, comes up with a
clever scheme to thwart the evil scientist:
So Young Gargunza, unsuspecting, proceeds to deduce Young Marvelman's "
magic word" from the wrong brainscan:
Really? That's kind of...long and complex, isn't it?
Anyway, Young Gargunza tries it, and...
Sadly, it turns out not to be a
super-powered chimpanzee:
Fortunately, there is a cure (surprisingly enough, it's
NOT just saying the same phrase again):
OOJAH CAPIVVY??? Really????
Man, these books are nuts. Gotta love 'em!
SPOILER ALERT: The formula
doesn't work. Believe me, I've tried. Still, if you want to turn yourself into a big monkey, try saying "
Abracadabra-πr²÷H2O Eeny-Meeny Miny-Mo Hey Presto-Stop-Go Hackwacky" aloud as often as you can today. There are
worse ways to spend a Tuesday...
From Young Marvelman #100 (1955), as reprinted in Marvelman Family's Finest #4 (2010).