• LNH: Classic LNH Adventures #307: Multi-Tasking Man LS Part Two

    From Arthur Spitzer@21:1/5 to All on Sun Nov 5 20:56:26 2023
    And we're back in the past and can check the eyrie archive
    once again.


    And here's where you can find The Multi-Tasking Man miniseries:

    https://archives.eyrie.org/racc/lnh/Miniseries/Multi-Tasking.Man/

    And we have Multi-Tasking Man #2 by MTM creator Jeff Coleburn!
    Is it time for Multi-Tasking Man to drink one of the SPECIAL
    Cokes?! And is Multi-Tasking Man going to destroy all of the
    combat droids or we will he leave some to be destroyed by future
    generations?!!

    Find out in...



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    ADVENTURES #307


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    Multi-Tasking Man LS Part Two
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    From: jecoleb@eos.ncsu.edu (have clue, will travel)
    Subject: I.B.: Multi-Tasking Man LS (part 2 of ?)
    Newsgroups: alt.comics.lnh
    Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1993 21:29:19 GMT


    Because NOBODY demanded it...

    "Innocent Bystander"
    --The Multi-Tasking Man Limited Series, Part Two (of ?)--

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    Multi-Tasking Man wandered down the hall after his improptu demonstration of his new power-gauntlets, giddy with the anticipation of finally being able to PROVE himself. Sure, he was a major contributor to LNH activities, and had already proved himself capable in a scrap, but at times even his legendary resolve was tested by the boredom of a desk job...

    He passed the Coke machine, freshly dented (as usual), and paused for a moment, foraging through his pocket for some change.

    -----

    *CLICK* A hidden relay inside the Coke machine kicked into action, activating a miniscule radio communicator...

    "Send out one of my SPECIAL Cokes," a deep voice intoned quietly.

    "You sure, boss?"

    "Do it."

    -----

    As the hero fumbled for another quarter, *ka-THUMP* a Coke plopped down into the slot.

    "Hmmm," he thought, "that's one screwed up machine. I'll have to tinker with it later, if it's so banged up that it's throwing Cokes out at random."

    Drinking it down rapidly, Multi-Tasking Man stood transfixed for a moment, then dashed back the lab, carrying his armor under one arm.

    -----

    In the Peril Room, about an hour or two later, Rebel Yell, Ultimate Ninja and Contraption Man stood in the operator's booth, waiting for Multi-Tasking Man to show up for his combat evaluation.

    "I wonder just what he HAS built into that harness," pondered Contraption Man. "It looked pretty good in action earlier..."

    "I'll start him off with a program designed around his old power levels, and see how high he can take it," replied Rebel Yell. "He should be here
    any time now..."

    "LOOKING FOR ME?"

    All eyes in the room snapped to the figure in the doorway; whereas Multi- Tasking Man had worn a mere harness before, now he bore a full suit of combat armor, glowing white with energy!

    "Let's get this show on the road," he intoned. "I feel like trashing
    some robots!"

    "What happened to your gauntlets, Multi-Tasking Man?" asked Contraption Man.

    "They weren't POWERFUL enough for me, so I started over from scratch. I think this armor should have the desired effect."

    Rebel Yell laughed. "Hope so, 'cause here's your first wave of 'bots..."

    A row of combat droids plopped onto the floor and advanced on the hero, blasters ready to reduce him to powder. The only reaction Multi-Tasking Man gave, however, was a snicker. "Better warm up the advanced program, Reb... Here, I'll clear the room for ya."

    *FWOOSH!* A burst of plasma sizzled across the room, and six attack
    droids quickly became part of the floor tiles.

    Up in the booth, more than one person blinked. "Focused plasma... whoa," whistled Contraption Man. "Not bad at all."

    Rebel Yell thought for a moment, then said into the microphone, "I'll recalibrate for maximum... hope you're up for it." Aside, he murmured, "What do YOU think, Ultimate Ninja... Ninja? Where'd he go?"

    Down in the Peril Room, energy began to fly in every direction as Multi- Tasking Man cut loose against wave after wave of combat droids. So far, none of their attacks had even scratched the fresh paint on his battle armor.

    "Maybe Multi-Tasking LORD would be a better title," he smirked, as he
    sent a row of droids flying with a single blow...

    "Think fast," said a voice from above. Multi-Tasking Man whirled to see Ultimate Ninja dropping from the ceiling, a handful of Ninja Bush ready.

    "I did," he replied, as his armored eyes gleamed bright blue, and a huge force blast ripped across the room...

    "UN, you IDIOT... that room's set for MAXIMUM INTENSITY!" Rebel Yell cried, as he frantically began shutting down combat systems.

    "So is that ARMOR..." mumbled Contraption Man.

    -----

    In a darkened lair, a low chuckle was heard. "This is working out even better than I'd hoped. Not only will he make a spectacular puppet, but he might take out one of my greatest foes, as well."

    With an evil leer, the dark figure clicked "Record" on the VCR.

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    Should Multi-Tasking Man switch to decaf? Who will get pulped? What's the
    new secret ingredient in Coca-Cola? Who's going to draw the splash pages?
    Will Scav and wReam trust me when I say that it'll all work out, honestly? ;)

    More to come...


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    jecoleb@eos.ncsu.edu \\ pope@aza.csc.ncsu.edu
    "I don't know where you took --=-- To KLH: Love ya, Katya!
    me, but I didn't want to leave." \\ have clue, will travel.
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    Next Week: More Multi-Tasking Man!!

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    Arthur "Same Classic Channel. But Same Time? Probably not." Spitzer

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