Son of Ambush Bug #5 pg. 1

Going to continue with the Keith Giffen Birthday celebration.

From the 1986 Son of Ambush Bug mini-series comes...Ambush Bug! Giffen's most popular(!?) creation. The character allowed Giffen to unleash his humor upon the comic world. We are all the better for it. This is of course the sequel to the 1985 Ambush Bug mini-series.

Some Keith Giffen factoids:

Name: Keith Giffen

Powers: Able to wear corduroy pants without making that annoying "whiffing" Noise.

Height: 5' 10" Weight: 114lbs. (I know, Pretty Pathetic, ain't it?)

Origin: Recollection hazy, but still breaks out in a cold sweat whenever driving through the Lincoln tunnel.

Ambitions: Actually getting the blasted lid off the jar instead of loosening it just enough so that the next person to try...

Turn Ons: Karmic Retribution, confused sales clerks giving back too much change, cover enhancements that don't require the purchase of more than one copy of a comic.

Turn Offs: People who won't clear their throats even though it's obvious that they've got one mother of a juicer in there, the guilt that makes me return the change to the sales clerk, poly-bagged comics that are only considered mint if the bag remains unopened even though the bag is not chemically treated and will actually deep six the book in time

Biggest weakness: Two-finger typing (really makes writing this book an adventure.)

Biggest asset: Never uses ninjas in stories....NEVER!

In regards to his career in comics Keith Giffen was quoted as saying "Did 'em, do 'em, gonna keep on doing em."



Many thanks to Keith, your stories always made me laugh.


Son of Ambush Bug #5 pg 1 by artists Keith Giffen and Bob Oksner. On a 11X17 board. 1986