Feb 20
Emster Comments: The ants were about to exact their revenge for the magnifying glass incident.
Published 1992
(Average: 6.60 out of 10)
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Emster Comments: The ants were about to exact their revenge for the magnifying glass incident.
Published 1992
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February 20th, 2024 at 12:59 pm
The story I want to read is the teleport accident that fused Mulder and Scully into the same body
February 20th, 2024 at 1:03 pm
I’m sure the publishers wanted to go all ‘Cold War in a Country Garden’ for the cover but declined for some reason.
https://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/?p=17116#comments
February 20th, 2024 at 1:13 pm
If that’s meant to be a pizza all I can say is that someone’s got a tiny pepperoni.
February 20th, 2024 at 2:07 pm
“Get back! I have an ant robot,” Tom said mechanically.
February 20th, 2024 at 2:08 pm
“And I control it with this device,” Tom said remotely.
February 20th, 2024 at 2:42 pm
“And I can run swiftly in these pants without wearing a belt.”, Tom said humorously.
February 20th, 2024 at 2:51 pm
“And I can’t replicate the ‘Cold War…’ cover because my hands are much too small,”, Tom said boastfully.
February 20th, 2024 at 9:04 pm
@Francis Boyle: either a tiny pepperoni or an enormous ant.
February 20th, 2024 at 9:18 pm
“I can’t deal with all this cheese,” Tom said intolerantly.
February 21st, 2024 at 1:25 am
“I’m running through caramel” said Tom sweetly.
Seriously. Look at those swirls. Although I agree Tom’s on a pizza, and as @FB and @Bruce said, it has very very small pepperoni — smaller than an ant’s head!
Or was it the World’s Record Giant Pepperoni on the Giantest Pizza Slice, and enshrunken along with Tom and the bot?
“This pizza cheese sure is warm,” said Tom hotfootedly.
@Tat: If you find that, send me a link. Evil robots and predatory bugs are right up their alley as well.
@Emster: where did you find these gems?
February 21st, 2024 at 2:15 am
How in the world were Tom Swift stories still being written and published in the 1990s? They were ancient stuff when I was a kid, well before then.
February 21st, 2024 at 3:28 am
@Ryan(#prev):
It’s called Stratemeyer Syndicate. Edward L. Stratemeyer was an author/publisher who cranked out around 1,300 books on his own and thousands more written by authors using house pseudonyms. A pioneer of the book-packaging industry.
Some of the Syndicate’s creations were the Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, the Rover Boys, and of course the various series of Tom Swift.
Simon and Schuster bought the Syndicate in 1987 and continued the tradition of book packaging.