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==The Story==
==The Story==
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From the files of the [[New Justice Team]] comes a tale of derring-do and action-packed action, as Captain Yesterday ([[Fry]]), Clobberella ([[Leela]]) and Super King ([[Bender]]) face the vengeful wrath of the spawn of one of the greatest villains from their decidedly small Rogues Gallery, The Sun.
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===Act I===
===Act I===
 
[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] auditions to become a member of the [[New Justice Team]], but is rejected when he accidentally snaps Super King's head off. [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] shakes a screaming [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] from the flashback caused by a new memory card. Bender decides to project the memories on the wall for Fry to see. [[Clamps]] auditions too, and impresses the team with his clamps. Unfortunately, he'd intended to visit The Super Robot Injustice Society next door, and leaves. Shortly after, night turns to day as a new super villain appears, and, due to the Arnold Drake statute on superheroic battles, reveals his origins. The Son of The Sun is the child of one of the heroes' defeated nemeses. He never got along with his father, but still wants revenge; so he places five additional suns in orbit between the [[Earth]] and its [[the Moon|moon]]. After [[Richard Nixon's head|Nixon]] holds a press conference, the team head out into an unsuccessful battle against the Son, leading to sunstroke hallucinations.
===Act II===
===Act II===
After a few days the planet's water has mostly evaporated and people have had to take in homeless sea creatures. [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|The Professor]] reveals a high-powered air conditioner robot for the crew to take with them to The Son of The Sun's base on [[the Sun]], where they are easily captured despite the irony loving guards' ineptitude. Fortunately they are able to determine that their captor is afraid of the dark and convince him to confront this fear (and free them from the elaborate killing machine they are tied to). He opens a nightclub and retires from villainy. after the flashback ends, Fry and Bender decide to satisfy their superhero urges by playing a video game.


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==Additional Info==
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===Trivia===
===Trivia===
*This comic mostly takes place in flashbacks to previously unseen adventures of the New Justice Team.
*This comic mostly takes place in flashbacks to previously unseen adventures of the New Justice Team.
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===Goofs===
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*Despite being set during [[Less than Hero]], during which the heroes kept their identiies secret from their co-workers, their identities are clearly known by the staff.
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==Comic Credits==
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Revision as of 15:28, 23 October 2008

Son of the Sun
Futurama Comic 35.jpg
US Publish Number35
UK Publish Number(s)52
Written byN/A
Art byN/A
Title captionINTELLIGENTLY DESIGNED!
Published (US)January, 2008

The Story

Act I

Zoidberg auditions to become a member of the New Justice Team, but is rejected when he accidentally snaps Super King's head off. Fry shakes a screaming Bender from the flashback caused by a new memory card. Bender decides to project the memories on the wall for Fry to see. Clamps auditions too, and impresses the team with his clamps. Unfortunately, he'd intended to visit The Super Robot Injustice Society next door, and leaves. Shortly after, night turns to day as a new super villain appears, and, due to the Arnold Drake statute on superheroic battles, reveals his origins. The Son of The Sun is the child of one of the heroes' defeated nemeses. He never got along with his father, but still wants revenge; so he places five additional suns in orbit between the Earth and its moon. After Nixon holds a press conference, the team head out into an unsuccessful battle against the Son, leading to sunstroke hallucinations.

Act II

After a few days the planet's water has mostly evaporated and people have had to take in homeless sea creatures. The Professor reveals a high-powered air conditioner robot for the crew to take with them to The Son of The Sun's base on the Sun, where they are easily captured despite the irony loving guards' ineptitude. Fortunately they are able to determine that their captor is afraid of the dark and convince him to confront this fear (and free them from the elaborate killing machine they are tied to). He opens a nightclub and retires from villainy. after the flashback ends, Fry and Bender decide to satisfy their superhero urges by playing a video game.

Additional Info

Trivia

  • This comic mostly takes place in flashbacks to previously unseen adventures of the New Justice Team.
  • The miracle cream also causes memory loss. Additional abilities also include fighting dry skin and providing a healing factor, which can reverse being burnt to ashes.
  • This visit to the sun is slightly more logical than the last time, inventions have been provided to keep them alive and on the surface in this comic.

Quotes

  • Bender: Please stop doing that. And let's never speak of this again.

Prerequisites

  • Less than Hero Required episode Required episode.
    This episode has been labelled as a required episode for the following reason:
    This episode contains the formation and disbanding of the New Justice Team.

Goofs

  • Despite being set during Less than Hero, during which the heroes kept their identities secret from their co-workers, their identities are clearly known by the staff, especially since they appear to be using the Planet Express building as an in-costume headquarters.

Characters

(In alphabetical order)

Comic Credits