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Click for larger imageRaoul Comments: “Slow down Tom, or they’ll revoke your Nuclearlearnerspermit!”
Published 1962
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Raoul Comments: “Slow down Tom, or they’ll revoke your Nuclearlearnerspermit!”
Published 1962
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September 13th, 2018 at 10:09 am
It’ll be Tom Swift in his Thundersley Invacar if he keeps driving like that.
September 13th, 2018 at 11:14 am
The world’s first off-road vehicle.
September 13th, 2018 at 1:32 pm
The Edsel wouldn’t have been such a failure is Ford had thought to mention that it was triphibious.
September 13th, 2018 at 1:59 pm
Triphibian? On the water, below the water,….above the water? But then it would be a Flying Biphibian Atomicar.
September 13th, 2018 at 1:59 pm
That Cossack is so upset about being pursued by the triphibian atomicar that he’s decided to take it out on the reader, which seems a little unfair.
When the swifties start showing up, I hope none of them turn my stomach (she said wretchedly).
September 13th, 2018 at 3:04 pm
“It’s time to bury those Cossacks dad,” Tom said gravely.
September 13th, 2018 at 3:11 pm
“You are supposed to ride one of these,” the Cossack said hoarsely.
September 13th, 2018 at 3:13 pm
I never thought they’d do a dumbed-down version of Gerry Anderson’s ‘Supercar’.
September 13th, 2018 at 3:28 pm
“Let’s hit them with rolling coal,” Tom said exhaustedly.
September 13th, 2018 at 4:04 pm
“The Atomicar needs no gearshift,” said Tom automatically.
September 13th, 2018 at 4:09 pm
“That last spear was too close for comfort,” said Tom incontinently.
September 13th, 2018 at 4:17 pm
“I need to visit a dry cleaner!” said Tom faecesliously.
September 13th, 2018 at 4:24 pm
“Gosh that’s a big rear view mirror dad,” said Tom reflectively.
September 13th, 2018 at 4:26 pm
Cossacks? In the desert? That sure ain’t the steppes. Maybe they’re Klingon extras from an early episode of Star Trek. I bet Kirk’s Rocks are just out of shot
September 13th, 2018 at 4:59 pm
“Try fib, Ian,” Tom said with entitlement.
September 13th, 2018 at 5:18 pm
“We’ll be perfectly safe with a little more altitude,” Tom said airily.
September 13th, 2018 at 5:24 pm
@Tor M—Not an adverb, but still a decent essay, sir! 😉
September 13th, 2018 at 5:55 pm
“You’re tie rod bushings look a little worn!”, the Cossack shouted swiftly.
September 13th, 2018 at 6:25 pm
“Those bastards! They’ve breached the atomic containment unit,” Tom said malignantly.
September 13th, 2018 at 10:18 pm
Got it! The Cossack in green is aiming to hit the button on a Pelican crossing just in front of him and stop the car in mid-air. Then they can wash his windows and charge a fiver.
September 14th, 2018 at 2:04 am
Those cossacks Camembert it ! said Tom with a cheesy grin …
September 14th, 2018 at 2:26 am
These Kids Today, joyriding in their convertibles with fins, hassling random Cossacks who were exported at great expense to the US southwest. Scaring the poor horses with their radioactive aerial tricks.
Yikes. Just zoomed in. With those haircuts, outfits, and super-science running down the Slavs, Tom and his buddy are looking more than a bit… jugend. (And thanks to Tor, I’ve decided that the sidekick is named Ian)
September 14th, 2018 at 2:34 am
Dammit, Wiki tells me his buddy’s name is Bud. Way to be unimaginative, Stratemeyers.
It also tells me that most of the books were actually written by one James Duncan Lawrence, and that the interiors were every bit as high quality and accurate as this cover.
September 14th, 2018 at 2:51 am
It’s nice that the Brungarians (I’m assuming that the Cossack-type guys are Brungarians, the stereotypical Eastern European bad guys of the Tom Swift Jr. series) take such good care of their horses. Just look how lush and flowing the horses’ tails are!
September 14th, 2018 at 3:26 am
GSSX-n (@21):
Is it just me, or does Tom Jr. kinda look like Exter, the Metalunan from “This Island Earth”?
September 15th, 2018 at 2:08 am
‘Everyone’s stopped making jokes about the prose style of these books. We’re old news,’ he said, redundantly.
September 18th, 2018 at 1:02 am
@Hammy: Not tan enough. Although if he stays in the unshielded atomicar long enough, his hair might get whiter and skin darker — or even if he’s just out in the Brungarian desert sun without his triphibian sun cream.
September 21st, 2018 at 6:47 pm
Ohhh this looks like fun. I’ll give it a shot!
“I think we need a quadphibian atomicar,” said Tom resignedly.
September 21st, 2018 at 6:56 pm
@Anti-Sceptic—Good idea, but the form’s a little off, try this—
“I think we need a quadphibian atomicar,” said Tom forthrightly. (“forth” “fourth” see?)
yours pedantically,
B.C.
September 24th, 2018 at 5:37 pm
“I don’t know, Tom. I think it’s pretty keen the way it is!” said Bud triumphantly.
September 27th, 2018 at 6:42 pm
Yes, I see what you mean @B.C. Very astute. (“as” “ass”?) Did I do right? 😀
September 27th, 2018 at 7:07 pm
@Anti-Sceptic—”By jove I think he’s got it!,” said Tom grippingly 😉
September 28th, 2018 at 3:42 am
Not enough of either sleep or caffeine has rendered me not too Swift today, but I will say that a smudge on my glasses made this title look like “… His Republican Atomicar”, which… kinda fits with the whole ‘Murican youth in a big car exterminating “ethnics”.
“Woo-hoo! Let’s take out those foreigners,” Tom said forthRightly.
September 29th, 2018 at 2:53 am
“I’ll just take these crooks downstairs” said Tom condescendingly….
February 25th, 2020 at 7:41 am
[Between clenched teeth]
Must… not… make… cheap… shot… Hitlerjugend… joke…
February 26th, 2020 at 5:47 am
@ARY: Go ahead, I did when it was posted.
March 8th, 2020 at 3:04 pm
The German translation was released in 1964 with the title
TOM SWIFT UND DER ARISCHEN UNTERMENSCHEN-SMASCHENER-WOLKSVAGEN
February 19th, 2024 at 11:40 pm
@Lillie Awesome (way back at #5, 5+ years ago): Even odder, he seems to be taking it out on the person on the immediate left of the reader. So you don’t want to take this on the bus.
I think @Tat at #20 had the right of it.