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| HOW ARTFULLY I7.(& WRITTEN, WHO WOULD BELIEVE THE STRANGE STORY OF
THE THING CALLED JEREMY!
‘STORY:
SHANE OSHEA
ART:
Paul. REINMAN|
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TRIMBLE! ONCE MORE, THE OLD MAN'S ANGER
BUTDR.TEMBLE.T HAVENT
WEARD FROM JEREMY FOR WEEKS NOW!
AMAN JUST OOESN'T DISAPPEAR LIKE.
“THA! YOU MMDST TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED |
[Bur Tws Tine. EVE HAD Hap ENOUGH OF TRIMBEES|
EVASIONS! HER SUSPICIONS ERE AROUSED
[Er WAS CATE TWAT NIGHT THAT THE POLICE CAME?)
WHEN THEY BROKE IN THEY FOUND OLD PHINEAS
BABBLING OYER a TANGLED WEE OF Wits ME
HAG VANISHEDIHAVE YOU ANY
EXPLANATION FOR HIS,
DISAPPEARANCE?
"AIS A MATHEMATICAN 1 WAS IN LOVE WITH MY.
PeaAebeaH i aakee Oat Poet GANA
GEM FORMULASAND ERUATIONS ="
[ "DEPARTMENT HEAD AT GRANT ONIVERSITY. T DETELOPED.
THE GIANT ELECTRONG CALCULATOR THAT Het PED.
SOLVE THE WORLDS GREAT SCIENTIEIG PROBLEMS!
INTOXICATED BY MY INVENTION. SPENT AY NIGHTS:
AND DAYS AT THE LABORATORY-
NOW,PRINEAS. YOU HAVENT
BEEN OUT OF THIS LAB FOR
DAYS! HOW ABOUT COMING
HOME WITH ME FOR SUPPER
FEY ALMOST Barone KNEW wae AppRaRCHnNS
THE AGE OF RETIREMENT SOMEHOW ANY CHYe MERE
LONELY NoW!AND. HOW ENED MY FRIEND DEREK,
DEREK-—-HE'S THE LUCKY
ONE 4 WIFE-~A BEAUTIFUL
YOUNG DAUGHTER! AND T
= T HAVE NOTHING!
FOR HEAVENS CAKE,
PHINEAS. YOU TALK ABOUT
THOSE CALCULATORS OF
YOURS AS IF THEY WERE:
PEOPLES ALL THE CARE
AND DEVOTION YOU LAVISH
‘ON THOSE MACHINE:
P AND Wat DO VOU
GET IN RETURNE
7 LONEW OUD AGE-
WITHOUT THE LOVE AND
AFFECTION OF A FAMILY!
‘SURROUNDED BY
ELECTRONIC
ROBOTS"
WHEN YOU COME RIGHT
‘DOWN TO TL.THE MODERN
ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR
‘OF LOGIC ="AND IT LEARNS:
FROM ITs MISTAKESE
YES BUT CANA MACRING “WIP Tt cau ive twe aprewancel] [PumNeAs, vou KNOW AS WELL AST 00 THAT NOONE
RETURN THE AFFECTION YOU J ITS UUSTAQUESTION OF | WILL EYER INVENT A MACHINE THAT CAN APPROACH:
GIVE IT CAN IT REPAY THATS CREATING THE RIGHT THE HUMAN SRAIN-WITH ALL ITS COMPLICATED
AFFECTION WITH LOVE AND,
‘THOUGKT= AND EMOTIONS! 50 LONG YOU
LOYALTY OLD FRAUD!
Toure
Sere
Sines tak As
e Trlouwe 5
” WRONG!
ry :
"TO ME, DEREK'S TAUNT BECAME) [THEN TT BEGAN-—THREE YEARS OF "YES, iY CREATION GEEED PER)
AGHALLENGE! WITHINAFEW y-| | TOIL AND CALCULATION-~-eNocESS 4 | | PECTIT WAD EVEN EQUIPPED ITS
Dave, KNEW IT COULD BE EXPERIMENTS: WITH RELAYS, CIRCUITS; ) | | MEMORY BANKS WITH A WAME AND 4
Done TRANSISTORS, COMPONENTS AS FINE
WITH TODAYS: ABA HUMAN HAIR? BUT ATLAST =”
SUBMINIATURE CIRCUNTS
AND COMPONENTS.7 KNOW \| | 11'S FINISHED! NOW ALL HAVE TO
LOAN CREATE aN Exremoe 12015 TO COVER THE Rest OF THE
Jar NOBOOY Witt Question: [| | FRAME With THIS FLESH-LIKE
ANDAs FORME BaiNtcAN | | | PLASTIC AND MY PROJECT WILL
BUILOIN THE RIGHT REACT
1ONS 1" SURE OF
i
FA pura TEST OF Nis MEMORY PROVED Tar JEREMY WAG | [SHE LOOKED DOWN AT EW FEATURES
nok to PeRetoron* Eennctine Wea see sie
2 Toon NOW wi T
AFTER THAT LONG TRIP HOULD FEEL SO DIFFER = A ikaied
Back FROM INDIANOURE Eure | cveze wre eetu) (HAVE YOU
ENTITLED TOA LITTLE ar SEAWAY 50 LONE
RESTICOME ON.TLL
HELP You UNPRGKL
TE KEPT HIM WITH MEIN THE ROOSE
FOR THE NEXT THO DAY, CHECKING H
RESPONSES 10 ENVIRONMENT, 10
MEMORY AND SITUATIONSTTHE GuICK.
| RESPONSES AND SEEMING WTELIGENCE 1
‘Hao BUILT INTO His CIRCUITS WERE
FUNCTIONING SMOOTHLY NOH =
ioeA oF Bee.
STRANGE THOUGH HE Was AN ANDRO?
A ROBOT YET SQUENOW APPRECIATED
THe FEELING OF HAVING SOMEONE.
‘OR SOMETHING OF MY ON”
THINGS ARE COMING EASIER TO ME
Now ALMOST As IFT PRACTICING!
"ET Was DURING THAT STROLL THAT
WEMET DEREK GORDON AND Hs
{LOVELY DAUGHTER EVE!CHUCKLING
TOMYBELF,J INTRODUCED THEM
J
A STROL-VESIT SEE
"OTHER PEOPLE
Doin THAT.
loirrenenT
Fran OTHE,
THOUGH:
Nonsense veo? | Fenn b DN
aber Keep waren.
DEREX,EYE.1 WANTYOR
T wisw T coutp Ger over my stance | | 5 meer ny SON JEREMY!
TE HAD VOWED THAT I COULD CREATE 4 MACHINE.
TWAT WOULDAPPEAR EXACTLY LRE A HLMAN TO DEREK,
UEREMY WAS HOMANETHAT WAS THE CREAM OF THe
= Yarve Been aszoao,
‘SiN INDIA GN.
“EVE'S RESPONSE 10 JEREMY WAS WARM AND EAGER.
OBVIOUSLY, MY"SON HAD CAPTURED HER FANCY"
TW INDIA! How RoMaNTic! you
MUST TELE ME ALL ABOUT IT.
MR. TRIMBLE.
"THAT MOMENT WHE Wi TROMPH JEREMY HOIST A,
WORLD OF HIS OUNCOMPLETELY JNANARE CFME AND
YET FUNCTIONING PERFECTLY
LOOK AT HIMAITS AS
IEE WERE A LIVING
(REATURE-AND TUL
Ber TWAT GIRL.
THINKS HE'S A Dan
© ATTRACTIVE
ONE te
“BUT As We CONTHUED Gig STROLL TOGETHER T FELT
THE FURST STRANGE THINGE OF OSpUIET ="
7 know Just wiat vouRE
THINeING Pues ey BO
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WERE THEY ARE-
THE
PLANS AND DIAGRAMS OF THE.
CuROUITS THATT BUL-T INTO YoU
aI BENNIE
PATTERNS THE
"AAS we syaren aT me FRUSTRATION? TT CaN DRIVE EVEND
DISBELIEF =
YES JEREMY JOU ARE THE MOST
HE cn ane os eta MCR DEENTENSEAY
ORD UNTIL TWAS 100 A
ONE SEARING GRY AND THENIT TS DIERT
FEREMY ONY
[VES, ris swOKine mass OF Wie AND INSULATION,
THESE FUSED AND MELTED CIRCUITS 4AD BECOME
MORE TO ME THAN I DREAMED. JEREMY MAS My,
‘CREATION, PART OEMY VERY BEINGTMY SON LY
TTL Fk EVERVINING,
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TLL BRING YOu BACK
"To WHAT YOU
WERE
["Bur even tar Wore Was
DENIED ME, FOR THERE OW
THe FLOOR"
THAT WAS ALU THREE WEEKS,
AGO, OFFICER. NOW BACH
DAY, VE COMES HERE PLEAD:
ING WITH ME FOR NEWS OF
CAN T SAY TO WERE HOW
CAN E EXPLAIN THAT JEREMY
WAS ONLY A MECHANICAL
‘NAN INCAPABLE OF RETURN"
ING HER LOVE F
HOW. THE SHOCK OF LOSING HIM HAS TOO GREAT
w= WAVE FORGOTTEN TOO MANY THINGS/ HE WS
THe Ole CREATURE THAT 1 EVEIR CARED FR -ANl
THEY LEFT HM TENA HEARTBROKEN OLD MAN
WORKING HOPELESSLY WITH BUMBLING FINGERS:
TRYING VAINLY TO RECREATE THE THING CALLED.
