Written and lettered by: Michael Stewart
Pencils by: Steven Butler
Inks by: Jim Amash
Colors: Atomic Paintbrush
Published in: Disney Adventures Collector’s Issue! Atlantis: The Lost Empire Volume 11, Number 6 (pg.84-87).
Publisher: Buena Vista Magazines Inc.
Publication date: circa July 2001.
Text:
Page 1:
Sweet: [Aw, why did it have to be a fish?] [I hate fish!] [The little bitty ones are bad enough, but this big, nasty fella? Yuck!] [Still, Vinny's stuck out here, and what kind of doctor would I be if I let some overgrown sardine eat one of my patients?]
narrator: [One of the unknown dangers in the seas around lost Atlantis has made itself very well known!] [Now Doctor Sweet of the Ulysses must overcome the deadly Nayap in order to save a comrade trapped on the ocean floor!]
Page 2, Panel 1:
Sweet: [Wahoo! This reminds me of my days in the cavalry!]
Panel 2:
Sweet: [Now, what do I remember about fish anatomy?]
Panel 3:
Sweet: [Yikes! Low bridge!]
Panel 4:
Sweet: [That was too close!] [Got to find a pressure point in this thing's nervous system--] [--paralyze it temporarily!]
sfx: WOOSH!
Panel 5:
Sweet: [Come on, you slimy critter--nap time!]
Panel 6:
Sweet: [Smart fish!] [Thinks it can shake me off by diving right at Vinny!]
Panel 7:
Sweet: [It's now or never!]
Page 3, Panel 1:
Vinny: [Hey, Doc, can I get a hug too?
Panel 2:
Sweet: [Almost--]
Vinny: [My foot's kinda stuck here.] [So you might want to point that thing somewhere else...]
Panel 3:
Vinny: [Well, this is one way to handle the situation...]
Sweet: [--got it!]
Panel 4:
Vinny: [My foot's unstuck!] [And here I though crashing the fish into me was a crazy plan!]
Panel 5:
Vinny: [Looks like you two have gotten real close, doc!]
Sweet: [Ungh...]
Panel 6:
Vinny: [I thought you hated fish!]
Page 4, Panel 1:
narrator: [Later, on board the Ulysses...]
Vinny: [Am I going to pull through?]
Sweet: [Your ankle will be sore for a while, but otherwise you're fine.]
Panel 2:
Vinny: [Thanks for coming after me, Sweet. I owe you one.]
Sweet: [Any time, Vinny.]
Panel 3:
Rourke: [Good work, doc.] [The ship's moving again and we should reach Atlantis very soon.]
Panel 4:
Sweet: [I just hope I won't have to get that close to any more slimy undersea creatures for a while!]
Panel 5:
Rourke: [That reminds me--I've had Cookie prepare a special meal for our heroic doctor!
Panel 6:
Cookie: [Since you don't like my usual greasy grub, I've got something special for ya--]
Sweetie: [Urk!]
Cookie: [--fresh fish!]
narrator: [The end!]
Written and lettered by: Michael Stewart
Pencils by: Steven Butler
Inks by: Jim Amash
Colors: John Green
Published in: Disney Adventures Collector’s Issue! Atlantis: The Lost Empire Volume 11, Number 6 (pg.80-83).
Publisher: Buena Vista Magazines Inc.
Publication date: circa July 2001.
Text:
Page 1:
Rourke: [To reach Atlantis, we must get the Ulysses through that narrow opening in the rocks up ahead.] [Vinny, you'll have to blast a hole big enough for the ship to pass through.] [Moliere will handle any digging for you.]
Vinny: [You want your standard round opening, or maybe something interesting--] [--a diamond... or a figure eight? Perhaps an "A" for Atlantis?] [I've got enough nitro to get creative here...]
narrator: [Red alert! The crew of the submarine Ulysses faces the first major obstacle in their quest to find the lost continent of Atlantis!]
Mole: [-:Sigh:- I have just escaped the bath and now we go into the ocean?]
Page 2, Panel 1:
Rourke: [You're sure there's no other way, Milo?]
Panel 2:
Milo: [The Shepherd's Journal says we have to go through, Commander Rourke.]
Panel 3:
Milo: [It also says the seas around Atlantis contain unknown dangers...]
Panel 4:
narrator: [Minutes later, Vinny and Moliere eagerly strike out into the unknown...]
Vinny: [We'll bury two charges--one on each side of the opening.] [Like I always say, two explosions are better than one!]
Mole: [I cannot wait to sink my pickax into the unknown delights of this exotic undersea rock!]
Panel 5:
Vinny: [Remember, the depth of the holes must be very precise!]
Mole: [Please! Am I not the famous Moliere?]
Panel 6:
Vinny: [This explosion will be a true work of art!]
Panel 7:
Vinny: [Did Michelangelo ever sculpt rock on such a massive scale? No!]
Mole: [Something's moving over there...]
Page 3, Panel 1:
Mole: [Fish! Big fish!] [Scary fish!] [Vinny!]
Panel 2:
sfx: THWACK!
Panel 3:
Vinny: [You got that second hole ready?]
Mole: [Sacre bleu!]
Panel 4:
Mole: [Please--it looks hungry!]
Vinny: [Let you're little fishy nibble on this flare.]
Panel 5:
sfx: FLASH!
Panel 6:
Mole: [We go now!]
Vinny: [If that hole isn't just right, this explosion could be very... messy!]
Panel 7:
Mole: [Uh... sure. The hole is fine. Let's go!]
Page 4, Panel 1:
Vinny: [OK, time for the first big boom!
Mole: [Are we fare enough away?]
Panel 2:
Vinny: [The view is much better up close!] [On the count of three!] [One... ah skip it--boom.]
sfx: KA-BOOOOM!
Panel 3:
Vinny: [Let me guess--you didn't finish digging the hole...]
Mole: [Not exactly, no.]
Panel 4:
Vinny: [My foot is trapped! And your helmet is cracked! Get help from the Ulysses!]
Mole: [Yes! I'll go back to the ship!]
Panel 5:
Vinny: [Might as well finish the job...]
sfx: BA-BOOOOM!
Vinny: [Ahh! Is there anything more beautiful than a very large explosion?] [No, I think not!]
Panel 6:
Vinny: [Hey! Look who's back!] [That explains my sudden craving for fish sticks!]
narrator: [Turn to page 84 for the exciting conclusion!]
Notes:
This post is passed the weekly deadline! That's 1 demerit for me. I'll need to figure out something to do with those to make them effective.
This still counts as last week's post so I owe another this week, which I have decided will be the last comic in the Disney Adventures issue.
The story here takes place prior to the battle against the leviathan, seemingly before Milo's presentation on the bridge in the film.
We see that the Ulysses, unsurprisingly, carries diving equipment. However, these are ambient pressure diving suits, good for protection against tearing and cold but useless against the pressure at deeper levels. Humans can't really survive more than 60 meters (196.85 feet) below, which is why Atmospheric Diving Suits were invented! Imagine them in steampunk-esque, underwater robot suits instead!
The "scary fish" (the nayap according to Sweet's Fish Story!) is the first fantastical creature encountered by the expedition. It doesn't seem particularly interesting, though. A weird shark with a feathery tail and long snout?
Vinny's dialogue really shows how much Don Novello brought to the performance. Without his adlibbing and weird energy the character just doesn't hit the same.
