The Idea For Barackas Was STOLEN...

...by me.

That's right, last week's award-winning* comic "Barackas" appears to have been...

Stolen.

(I dramatically shield myself from seemingly imminent blows to the face and stomach brought on by this recent, earth-shattering revelation. Only after I am certain that the fists will not fly, do I let my guard down.)

If you didn't realize that you could click the word "Stolen" to see the damning evidence, click here. (On the words, "click here, or right there.")

Or, for those not technologically-savvy, look at this screencap:



Once the horror of it all had sunk in, I tried to figure out what I could do. I mean, I had 6,000 Barackas in my basement that needed selling, but pending litigation forbade me to sell them. I needed a plan.

I decided, why not buy a bunch of new stickers of Mr. T and slap them on top of Barack and call them Baracus, capitalizing on his star-turn in the still popular television series, "The 'A' Team"?

Luckily, I learned from my mistakes, and I Goggled it.





Goddamn it!

What was I to do? I racked my brain thinking of other 1980s television characters that I could put on maracas, and that's when I had an idea...



KOLCHAKAS!

Darren McGavin's masterful performance as night-stalking newspaper reporter Carl Kolchak is now immortalized on a high-quality plastic maraca for all your shaking needs.

BUY THEM NOW!!!

*- The Herman J. Diarrhea Award for Wednesday Comics Created in 30 Seconds or Less.