Lol Flyers Mag

the franklin institute,

a home for learning and invention dedicated to benjamin franklin.

And what a surprise

for visitors when a limo pulls up--

--and out steps a dozen ben franklins!

cool!

can I get a signature?

sure, son. just like the one on the declaration of independence.

But as an armored car

turns the corner-fire!

what is that?

it’s some kind of force field!

a shipment of freshly minted hundred dollar bills.

now that’s a lot of benjamins!

ha ha!

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CHUCK DIXON NATHAN MASSENGILL JAKE SHAPIRO THOM ZAHLER TREVOR VON EEDEN PETE PANTAZIS and TOM CHU chief guardian STAN LEE

pencils by colors by story by letters by

written by

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suddenly, an eagle’s cry cuts through the noise of the city. That sound

means the flyer is here!

time for some broad street justice!

okay, so brute force isn’t the answer here! uh!

looks like some kind of energy field.

bet it’s not flyer proof! the light touch of telekinesis should work!

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back off, feather duster! let us make our getaway and no one gets hurt!

how’d the flyer get here?

you guys have a permit to tear up the parkway?

this is the city of brotherly love, remember?

aw..,you don’t want to hurt anyone. can you ever forgive us, ma’am?

huh? he’s mind controlling us!

ew.

sorry if we roughed you up, kid.

run! we outnumber him, guys! we can take him!

okay!

he can’t mind control all of us!

you think so, ben? you’re supposed to be a genius.

{oof!}

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that’s enough from that bird!

that might have hurt--

--if I didn’t have a steel armored pet like wanamaker!

fry him!

I’ll take it from here, birdie!

a bunch of guys in knickers and buckle shoes shouldn’t be too hard to handle!

here’s a tip for you, bogus ben--

{hunh!} --stay outta philly! yeah? well, a penny saveD is a penny earned!

have a sackful, flyer!

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so this was the plan? show up dressed like a founding father and pull a heist?...