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The Hama-verse....from the beginning. Read Along.
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10-19-2021, 08:54 PM
J James
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issue 263
"Some Gave All." Special Memorial Day issue.
Tommy and Lonzo are at the Vietnam Memorial. The black marble wall begins to show flashbacks to the LRRP crew, as if reflections in the stone surface.
Tommy references Lonzo's bad dreams and nightmares. This was the subject of issue 251, so this is a direct reference to that. Interestingly, Stalker suggests that Tommy has either been talking to Psych-Out, who would be violating patient privacy rules, or Spirit who would be acting uncharacteristically “talkative” to be telling Lonzo’s private life out-of-turn.
This specifically touches on the conversation between Lonzo and Spirit in 251, when Charlie is suggesting that he do a sweat hut for Lonzo to address the nightmare problems. Lonzo is instead leaning towards talking to Psyche-Out, which Spirit wants him to avoid because it would go on his permanent military record. This conversation with Tommy therefore establishes that Lonzo did indeed eventually talk to Psyche-Out. However, this conversation with Tommy also establishes that Lonzo forgot that Rock and Roll knows he has been having these dreams also, and so I suggest that neither Psyche-Out nor Spirit gossiped about his dreams but rather Rock and Roll blabbed. That seems more in-character as well.
"Richard Saperstein" can be seen engraved in the stone surface, as well as names like "Herbert W. Trimpe," "Russell Heath," "Marie Severin," and certainly some other comic book creators whose names I don't recognize.
Ramon is next on the list, but the guys meet Wade Collins at his name. Tommy and Wade have both brought Ramon a bottle of Tabasco sauce. Wade asks them about Sean and how he is doing. One of the men responds "you'd be proud, Wade."
In Arlington, Duke and Roadblock visit the graves of Avalanche, Blaster, Breaker, Blocker, Crazylegs, Maverick, Quick Kick, Doc and General Flagg. Flagg's gravestone shows that he was in Korea and Vietnam. Born 1932, died 1983. They salute him.
Their first appearance is referenced, right here in Arlington. The reason they showed up in battle gear instead of dress greens is explained.
Doc's parents are met at the gravestone of Doc. His mother explains that she spent much of her life after his death toiling in resentment, but after reading his journals she has forgiven his comrades.
In San Francisco, Budo Raymond and Milo honor the Hard Master and the Soft Master.
In Utah at the PIT, there is an open-boots ceremony honoring fallen Joes.
In Japan, Obaake brings photos of the Hard Master and the Soft Master to a shrine. Four Red Ninjas begin to attack but she threatens them and they run away.
In Darklonia, military snipers await Katya's arrival at Sneak-Peak's gravestone. She gets the drop on them.
On Staten Island, Clutch and Sean feed some orphans. Clutch makes a bad joke about "missals." Somehow the Chaplain's Assistants have forgotten that time the entire base was crated because of the secret compound below. One of the Chaplain's Assistants looks suspicious like Father Mulcahy.
Scarlett gets a hot dog and cries alone on the Staten Island Ferry.
At Snake-Eyes cabin, Timber howls at the moon.
There is a distracting and garish green ad for Artificial Intelligence on the facing page. This uses that green I have both complained about for being too bright and cartoonish and also I have appreciated for being distinct and unique to the Blue Ninja Queen.
In the letters page Larry promises to resolve the Blur Ninjas "in the next year." This was published in April 2019. So it has been 2-1/2 years (or so) since then. However I don't believe the Blur Ninjas have appeared again since this story arc "Artificial Intelligence" which this Memorial Day issue interrupts so maybe the next time will be the final time. We should all write a letter-writing campaign at the same time to remind him of this statement:
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