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MUSCLES

written and illustrated by Stanley Lieber

cover colored by Pete Toms


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All pages, four tiers of widescreen horizontal panels.


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PAGE ONE

1/

Shot of the Chrysler Building, focused on the area around the Observation
Deck.


2/

Pull back slightly.

CAPTION: "1981."

CAPTION: "New York."

CAPTION: "The Chrysler Building."


3/

Pull back further.  Word balloons emanate from the building.

THOMAS BRIGHT: "Boss?"

PLINTH MOLD: "Yes, Thomas?"


4/

THOMAS: "What would you say if I told you I was about to develop
super-powers?"


PAGE TWO

Panels 1 and 2 are half-width and comprise one tier.

1/

PLINTH MOLD takes his pipe out of his mouth.


2/

PLINTH: "What?"


3/

THOMAS stands in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window in PLINTH's
corner office.  Behind him, smoke rising from Ground Zero is visible in the
background.

THOMAS: "Super-powers.  You know, like a super-hero."

THOMAS: "Here, watch."


4/

THOMAS drops to the floor to perform a number of push-ups.

Down.


5/

Up.


PAGE THREE

1/

PLINTH MOLD stands up out of his chair.

PLINTH: "See here.  What does this have to do with our line of action
figures?"


2/

THOMAS continues with the push-ups.

THOMAS: "Relax, boss."

THOMAS: "I'm demonstrating."


3/

Down.


4/

Up.


PAGE FOUR

1/

Down.

CAPTION: "1982."


2/

Up.

CAPTION: "1983."


3/

Down.

CAPTION: "1984."


4/

Up.

CAPTION: "1985."


PAGE FIVE

1/

Chrysler Building.  PIRO's office.  Which used to be PLINTH's office.

CAPTION: "1986."

PIRO: "You developed class 100 strength, invulnerability, and the
inexplicable capability of self-propelled flight simply by doing hundreds
of thousands of push-ups?"


2/

THOMAS smiles.


3/

PIRO rolls his eyes.

PIRO: "Needless to say, I don't believe you."


4/

Still smiling.

THOMAS: "Irrelevant.  The appeal of my narrative will easily weather your
attempts to foster doubt."


PAGE SIX

1/

THOMAS strikes a pose, flexing his muscles.

THOMAS: "Just look at these arms!"

THOMAS: "Might!"

THOMAS: "Makes!"

THOMAS: "Right!"


2/

PIRO: "Whatever."

PIRO: "We'll put your story in the pamphlet."


3/

THOMAS: "People have a right to know how we got our powers."

PIRO: "People have a right to be told the truth."


4/

This time, PIRO smiles.

PIRO: "I know."

PIRO: "I can't believe I said that either."


END