Perhaps its not a mummy. Maybe it’s a zombie from a hospital thus why said ray gun is ineffective. Hopefully Robin didn’t leave his special zombie ray gun in the bat cave.
Special mummy ray gun. What’s so special about it? Well it costs less than the regular mummy ray gun, because it doesn’t work, which is a pretty good deal, unless you actually need it. It’s much like the “Do not pay” auto insurance policy from Monty Python’s Flying Circus, except that is doesn’t come with a naked lady.
It’s– But the– Rrrh! I’ve just spent more time thinking about why that panel is stupid than the creators spent thinking it up in the first place. Which means that I am a loser.
So…Batman (most likely) creates a “special mummy ray gun”, gives it to Robin to use when a mummy shows up and then, THEN tells Robin, “Well, after all, you can’t kill a mummy”???? No wonder Robin wanted to get the heck out of the Batcave and become Nightwing. Who wants to be a sidekick to someone who sets you up like that?
Shark repellent,mummy raygun….. Yep, Batman is one paranoid fella. Most superheroes just stick with what they’ve already got and trust those to help them in any situation that turn up. But not Batman! If the world is being invaded/overrun/infected by anything, just get help from Batman. There’s a solution for everything in that cave of his. And maybe his belt too.
July 27th, 2007 at 1:21 am
If the special mummy ray guns are such ineffectual pieces of garbage, one can only shudder to think how rotten the regular mummy ray guns must be.
July 27th, 2007 at 1:41 am
See? And people said “Shark-Repellent Bat-Spray” wasn’t true to the comics.
July 27th, 2007 at 2:29 am
I just paraphrase Seanbaby (of seanbaby.com) here..
“If you have a special mummy raygun, you better be damn sure that it works on mummies”
I think this is from a Hostess Fruit Pie ad, actually.
July 27th, 2007 at 6:18 am
The special mummy ray gun only works on special mummies. This one must be strictly run-of-the-mill.
July 27th, 2007 at 7:57 am
Perhaps its not a mummy. Maybe it’s a zombie from a hospital thus why said ray gun is ineffective. Hopefully Robin didn’t leave his special zombie ray gun in the bat cave.
July 27th, 2007 at 10:51 am
It’s at times like this I ask myself: “What would doctor McNinja do?”
July 27th, 2007 at 11:18 am
Special mummy ray gun. What’s so special about it? Well it costs less than the regular mummy ray gun, because it doesn’t work, which is a pretty good deal, unless you actually need it. It’s much like the “Do not pay” auto insurance policy from Monty Python’s Flying Circus, except that is doesn’t come with a naked lady.
July 27th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
It’s– But the– Rrrh! I’ve just spent more time thinking about why that panel is stupid than the creators spent thinking it up in the first place. Which means that I am a loser.
July 27th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
[...] Holy shit, Batman! When your “special mummy ray gun” won’t take care of mummies, what are you to do? [...]
July 27th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
off-topic:
Ubuntu Linux/GRUB featured in a Marvel Comic:
http://ubuntudaily.com/wp-content/uploads/1185408112656.jpg
:)
July 27th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
So…Batman (most likely) creates a “special mummy ray gun”, gives it to Robin to use when a mummy shows up and then, THEN tells Robin, “Well, after all, you can’t kill a mummy”???? No wonder Robin wanted to get the heck out of the Batcave and become Nightwing. Who wants to be a sidekick to someone who sets you up like that?
Jeff Wetherington
The Comic Guide at Athena Guides
http://comics.athenaguides.com/
July 28th, 2007 at 1:14 am
Shark repellent,mummy raygun….. Yep, Batman is one paranoid fella. Most superheroes just stick with what they’ve already got and trust those to help them in any situation that turn up. But not Batman! If the world is being invaded/overrun/infected by anything, just get help from Batman. There’s a solution for everything in that cave of his. And maybe his belt too.
July 28th, 2007 at 1:30 am
Wait!!!!! I just noticed this. Batman says you can’t kill a mummy. So what the heck is a mummy raygun supposed to do? Annoy it?
And also, Jared you are a genius. Although what’s more special than a walking reanimated mummy is beyond me. Mum-ra, perhaps?
July 28th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
Batman is the most dangerous man alive because he always has a plan.
It’s not necessarily a GOOD plan, or an ACTUALLY WORKABLE plan; and occasionally it’s a PLAYBOY-INDUCED HANGOVER DRUG-DREAM PLAN — but always a plan.
As Chuck Dixon likes to say, “Gimmick of th Week” is always a pseudonym for “Bad Writing”.
~~JD~~
July 28th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
Okay, you can’t kill a mummy and it won’t stop a mummy – so, what was the point of having a special mummy ray gun?
Or a Robin said later (under his breath), “Razza-frazzin bat freak.”
July 29th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
To turn the Mummy into delicious Hostess Fruit pies?
To fill space?
To save money on flamethrowers?
July 30th, 2007 at 1:23 am
http://www.seanbaby.com/hostess/v2batman01.htm
August 1st, 2007 at 8:53 pm
I think it’s actually a zen koan.
November 15th, 2008 at 3:18 am
Well obviously mummy rays won’t work, Robin, he’s already a mummy.
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