"Oh, wise Mimir, speak!" "Close de box!"
This is from DC's THE INFERIOR FIVE# 4, back in October 1967 (admittedly a few years ago. E Nelson Bridwell turned in some literate and clever scripts, packed with comic book lore and historical in-jokes, but I think he was not well served by Mike Sekowsky's rushed and clunky artwork.
Unless you are getting (let's face it) a wee bit old or are a delver into 1960s American pop culture, the gag here will likely not make much sense to you. On THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW, a sort of ventriloquist named Senor Wences was a frequent quests. Among his schticks was this... well, this bearded head in a wooden box that mostly answered everything with "S'all right" or "Close de box." Senor Wences was more than a little surreal, now that I think of it.
Here is the act during an appearance on THE MUPPETS SHOW. If you haven't met "Johnny" before, you might want to steel yourself.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AaIDmiFXmo
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Unless you are getting (let's face it) a wee bit old or are a delver into 1960s American pop culture, the gag here will likely not make much sense to you. On THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW, a sort of ventriloquist named Senor Wences was a frequent quests. Among his schticks was this... well, this bearded head in a wooden box that mostly answered everything with "S'all right" or "Close de box." Senor Wences was more than a little surreal, now that I think of it.
Here is the act during an appearance on THE MUPPETS SHOW. If you haven't met "Johnny" before, you might want to steel yourself.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AaIDmiFXmo
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