Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Take a memo Miss Tait ... "You give me a boner." - The Return of As Told To Stan Lee

"Mini Must Go"
Love and Romance
Charlton Comics
Story Art by Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia
Number 6
1972

Well, with a less than easy pregnancy behind me (I'm all for the advancement of medical science but the Mayo Clinic should never play a role in your medical care) and our new addition well on his way to sleeping thought the night, kind of, I feel it is my responsibility to awaken the slumbering giant that is As Told to Stan Lee.

I figure after months of more "upscale" academic studies of romance comics, it's time to cut to the chase. Yep, we're talkin' sexual harassment - 1970's style!

Now I am sure there is not a girl out there who hasn't had her own brush with sexual harassment. Whether as the victim, the perpetrator, or at the very least forced to sit through one of those training films that teaches us the subtle difference between saying "Hi Roger, can I get you some tea?" and "Nicely tailored Chinos Roger, I'd like to find that package under my tree on Christmas day." So I have no doubt that this tale will speak to each and every one of us on some level.

With "Mini Must Go" we are introduced to poor Dan Childers. Just a working man trying to be all successful and important. But what he doesn't know is that he has already been targeted by the vixen Gina Tait, a devil in a brown belted jumper.


Since most women find nothing more appealing than a man with a Ken doll hair cut and a suit and tie, perhaps Gina Tait isn't the only devil in our tale, but since it's Dan's work that is suffering As Told To Stan Lee is more than comfortable placing the blame solely on our street walker from the secretarial pool.

Despite Gina's obvious attempts to seduce her boss, Dan tries his best to remain focused on his work.


But his near Herculean effort is to no avail.



So, with sales reports, cost analyses and NOW even Gina's contract filing starting to suffer from Dan's constant state of arousal, he decides that there is only one thing to do.

Brilliant!

Quickly Dan's dress code is implemented.


But what seems like a perfect solution to Dan's little "problem" and Gina's hooker appearance, turns out to be a disappointment all the way around.



Yep, only Gina here could make a grandma shirt and orange calf-length skirt powerful weapons of seduction.

But it seems quite apparent the other girls in the secretary pool are not quite as adept at turning on their men.


Despite the fact that the other young, handsome and available men of the office begin to abandon the company like so many rats off of a sinking ship, Dan's desperate attempt to save himself overrides anyone else's concern. And, empty office or not, Dan finally starts to feel confident that he will finally be able to move out from behind his desk without feeling ashamed.


But it is too late. Like Pavlov's theory in action, Dan has already become the dog and Gina is most certainly the bell.


While Gina keeps her cool, Dan begins to crack.




Well played Miss Tait.

Gina, not wanting to be too obvious in her desire to make Dan feel completely uncomfortable and victimized in the workplace, announces that she feels they should no longer work together.



And while Dan is still feeling guilty, as if this has all been his fault, Gina plants the final seed for her inevitable pounce.



With Gina's transfer as his secretary, Dan feel comfortable enough to reverse his dress code change and the office goes back to the productive company it had been.

Until one fateful day when Gina again walked into his office. Gina had given him time, but like all sexual predators, she would have her way.







Seduction!



Thanks for joining me today and make sure to join next time for another in depth look at love and relationships.


14 comments:

  1. Nice to have you back, Spectergirl. This was amusing, as always.

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  2. Good to have you back, and best wishes for the little one!

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  3. A great comeback story, Spectergirl! I hope you and the new little one are doing well!

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  4. Thwacko: Thank you very much!

    Jacque: Thanks. Ezra is doing well and I am getting there! Oh, and I saw you on History Detectives. Very cool! I had always wanted to see the inside art on a Negro Romance. What little they showed was beautiful.

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  5. FINALLY, the return of ATTSL! You made me go cold turkey, and I will not forget it.

    I'm sending the two of you a crate of condoms, and a "Where Babies Come From" manual, so this blogging interruption DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

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  6. @ rob!- Umm....Thanks? It took us three times to figure out how this kept happening.

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  7. Amy is reading/has read way too many romance comics, apparently. If only Charlton had done a title dealing exclusively with the AFTERMATH of all this romance!

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  8. Rob!: A Where Babies come From Manual?? ... Oh! You mean the Kama Sutra! I'm not sure how that will help.

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  9. Hurray! You're back, and in such fine form, too. Of all your blogs I missed, I missed this one the most.

    How dare that trollop bend over when getting a file from the cabinet! I'm afraid our girl Friday hit the nail on the head: " . . .if I washed in laundry soap and dressed in a burlap sack, I'd still turn you on!" Tell it, sister! Man, she's hot.

    I'm so glad you have emerged healthy!

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  10. Oh! You mean the Kama Sutra!

    Aaron is a lucky man.

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  11. Mykal: I like the cover illustration of Gina most of all. Looking back over her shoulder with her leg kicked out and that seductive look like ... Is there anything else you wanted Mr. Childers? Dan didn't have a chance!

    Rob!: I keep telling him that.

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