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LNH: Classic LNH Adventures #414: Tales of the LNH #290

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And we're back in the past and can check the eyrie archive
once again.

Here's where you can find this and more Panta
Action!:

https://archives.eyrie.org/racc/lnh/Series/Tales.LNH/

And it's Tales of the LNH #290 with Guest Writer:
Mike Escutia!

Is Pliable Lad trying to steal Sister-State-the-Obvious's
job?! Can you guess which LNH'r gets the most mail?!!
And is it time for Pliable to sob like he's never sobbed
before?!!!

Find out in...

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|_| OF NET.HEROES

ADVENTURES #414

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Tales of the LNH #290
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#290: A Letter From Panta

[Note: This story takes place *after* the "Stretching the Truth" storyline
in _Pliable Lad_--assuming Pli makes it through that story alive, that is.]

[In Tales of the LNH #289, Panta was kicked out of Professor X's School for Gifted Youngsters for not having any powers adequate enough for the "modern Marvel heroine". Instead of returning to the LNH--she believes them to be crazy, with a few exceptions--she set out to find employment at a company
that
is starting some anthropormorphic titles. A week has now passed....]

A lone figure walked up the steps leading to the front door of LNHHQ.
He was carrying a large sack, and seemed to be having difficulty keeping
his

balance. Slung across his shoulder is a (much) smaller sack.

The man reaches the top of the steps just as the front door opens, re-
vealing a surprised Pliable Lad on the other side.
THUD! The man threw the large sack down just outside the door; he was
*not* going to carry it inside. He stood up slowly, for fear that his sore

back might not be able to take any more abuse, and looked straight at
Pliable
Lad.
"Mail call.", he grunted.
"That's a lot of mail.", Pli pointed out, since Sister State-the-Ob-
vious wasn't around to do it for him.
"Very good.", the--oh, heck, you've probably figured it out by now--
mailman said sarcastically. "And it's all for that Elvis Man character,
too!"
The mailman withdrew a small pile of mail from his shoulder sack and handed
it
to the net.hero. "*This* covers everyone else."
The mailman turned and left, leaving Pli holding the day's mail (minus
the stuff for Elvis Man). The LNHer looked down at the sack at his feet and muttered "Y'know, maybe letting Elvis Man join wasn't such a great idea
after
all..."

While going through the pile of non-Elvis Man mail (henceforth known
as NEMMail), Pli was surprised to find one letter addressed to him. There
was
no return address, but he recognized the handwriting on the envelope. It
was
Panta's.
Pli nearly tore up the carpet running to his room. As it was, he pas-
sed by Old Comics Man, who, upon seeing the speeding net.hero, shouted "In
my
day, we didn't run like crazy to read our mail! No, sir, we took our time look-
ing for a good place to sit, then we took an hour opening each letter
before

reading it! Yessir, and we had a special mail-reading room, too!"
But by this time, Pli had already reached his quarters (third floor,

too! Boy, can O-CM rant! :). Closing the door so he would have some
privacy,
he walked over to his bed and sat down. Turning his index finger into a
let-
ter opener, he opened the envelope and took out the folded paper inside. Unfolding the paper, he began to read...

Dear Pli,
I'm sorry I havn't returned to LNHHQ to say goodbye,
but I have decided not to return. I just can't. Everybody
except you and Kid Anarky is...well, weird. I mean, there's
only so much cheesecake a person can take. I think I'm allergic

to it now. And I think I've seen too many pockets and shurikens

than are healthy. I just can't do it anymore. I'm looking for a

job out here in the west. There's this comics company that is

starting a line of anthropormorphic titles. I'm going to try to

get into one of those. Tell Kid Anarky he can keep the trench-
coat. Say hi to him for me. And bye. Oh, and Curly, too.
Good luck, Pli.
Love,
[signed] Panta

His heart heavy, Pli set the letter on his nightstand, laid down
on his bed, and began to cry.

Curly, who had been sleeping under Pli's bed ever since Kid Anarky
kicked him out of his room, popped his head out from under it and asked

"What's the matter?"
"Panta's left us.", Pli sobbed.
Curly, too, began to cry.

They both cried themselves to sleep.

[Next: ???]

Pliable Lad (tm) Mike Escutia; Panta (tm) Hubert Bartels; Old Comics Man
(tm) Douglas Barre (I think); Curly (no tm); mailcarrier appears courtesy Loonited States Mail Service.

Guest-written by Mike Escutia.

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Next Week: Possibly taking a trip somewhere... so probably nothing!

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

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e: This story takes place *after* the "Stretching the Truth" stor= yline in _Pliable Lad_--assuming Pli makes it through that story alive, = that is.] =C2=A0[In Tales of the LNH #289, Panta was kicked out of P= rofessor X's School for Gifted Youngsters for not having any powers = adequate enough for the "modern Marvel heroine".=C2=A0 Instead=
of returning to the LNH--she believes them to be crazy, with a few exce= ptions--she set out to find employment at a company that is starting som=
e anthropormorphic titles.=C2=A0 A week has now passed....] A lone =
figure walked up the steps leading to the front door of LNHHQ. He was ca= rrying a large sack, and seemed to be having difficulty keeping his <br= >balance.=C2=A0 Slung across his shoulder is a (much) smaller sack. =C2=A0<= br> The man reaches the top of the steps just as the front door opens, = re- vealing a surprised Pliable Lad on the other side. THUD!=C2=A0 T= he man threw the large sack down just outside the door; he was *not* goi=
ng to carry it inside.=C2=A0 He stood up slowly, for fear that his sore <br= > back might not be able to take any more abuse, and looked straight at = Pliable Lad. "Mail call.", he grunted. "That'=
s a lot of mail.", Pli pointed out, since Sister State-the-Ob- viou=
s wasn't around to do it for him. "Very good.", the--oh, =
heck, you've probably figured it out by now-- mailman said sarcastic= ally. =C2=A0"And it's all for that Elvis Man character, too!"= The mailman withdrew a small pile of mail from his shoulder sack and ha= nded it to the net.hero. =C2=A0"*This* covers everyone else."<=

The mailman turned and left, leaving Pli holding the day's mail (mi=

nus the stuff for Elvis Man).=C2=A0 The LNHer looked down at the sack at=
his feet and muttered "Y'know, maybe letting Elvis Man join wa= sn't such a great idea after all..." While going throug=
h the pile of non-Elvis Man mail (henceforth known as NEMMail), Pli was = surprised to find one letter addressed to him.=C2=A0 There was no return=
address, but he recognized the handwriting on the envelope.=C2=A0 It was<b= r>Panta's. Pli nearly tore up the carpet running to his room.=C2=A0=
As it was, he pas- sed by Old Comics Man, who, upon seeing the speeding=
net.hero, shouted "In my day, we didn't run like crazy to read=
our mail!=C2=A0 No, sir, we took our time look- ing for a good place to=
sit, then we took an hour opening each letter before reading it!= =C2=A0 Yessir, and we had a special mail-reading room, too!" But b= y this time, Pli had already reached his quarters (third floor, too= !=C2=A0 Boy, can O-CM rant! :).=C2=A0 Closing the door so he would have som=
e privacy, he walked over to his bed and sat down.=C2=A0 Turning his ind=
ex finger into a let- ter opener, he opened the envelope and took out th=
e folded paper inside. Unfolding the paper, he began to read... =
Dear Pli, I'm sorry I havn't returned to LNHHQ to say goodbye=
, but I have decided not to return.=C2=A0 I just can't.=C2=A0 Every= body except you and Kid Anarky is...well, weird.=C2=A0 I mean, there&#3=
9;s only so much cheesecake a person can take.=C2=A0 I think I'm al= lergic to it now.=C2=A0 And I think I've seen too many pockets=
and shurikens =C2=A0 than are healthy.=C2=A0 I just can't do i= t anymore.=C2=A0 I'm looking for a =C2=A0 job out here in the w= est.=C2=A0 There's this comics company that is starting a line=
of anthropormorphic titles.=C2=A0 I'm going to try to get int=
o one of those.=C2=A0 Tell Kid Anarky he can keep the trench- coat.=C2=
=A0 Say hi to him for me.=C2=A0 And bye.=C2=A0 Oh, and Curly, too. Good=
luck, Pli. Love, [signed] Panta His heart heavy, Pli s=
et the letter on his nightstand, laid down on his bed, and began to cry.=
=C2=A0 Curly, who had been sleeping under Pli's bed ever since=
Kid Anarky kicked him out of his room, popped his head out from under i=
t and asked "What's the matter?" "Panta'=
s left us.", Pli sobbed. Curly, too, began to cry. They bo=
th cried themselves to sleep. [Next: ???] Pliable Lad (tm) M= ike Escutia; Panta (tm) Hubert Bartels; Old Comics Man (tm) Douglas Barr=
e (I think); Curly (no tm); mailcarrier appears courtesy Loonited States=
Mail Service. Guest-written by Mike Escutia. =3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Next Week: =C2=A0Possibly taking a trip somewh= ere... so probably nothing! =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Ar= thur "Same Classic Channel.=C2=A0 But Same Time?=C2=A0 Probably not.&q= uot; Spitzer </div>

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