Nov 1998
Fwankies Big Night Out
by Paul Grist
Frankie goes to the Kitty Kat Klub. Tony Angelo, the singer, is back in town. It’s been decades since he left New Eden. He’s there to sing but he’s also there, on behalf of an unnamed party, to see Oscar Darke.
Frankie sees Tabby, one of the waitresses, getting harassed by a customer. He steps in to do something about it. Todd, the customer, also turns out to be an employee of Mister Grainger, the owner of the Kitty Kat. Grainger sees what’s going on and breaks it up before things go very far. Frankie is satisfied that Tabby is okay but Todd is not satisfied and wants to repay Frankie for stepping into his business.
Todd and Frankie have more words. Mayor Dyson gets involved, as do Tabby and Tony Angelo.
There is more to the story but I think I’ve written enough about it.
Frankie talks with a lisp but there is no lisp in his narration. Frankie was also in issues 5 and 7. At that time he was working for Rico. He confused Kate Felix for someone named Shelly in that story. Something similar happens in this story except that in this case he confuses Tabby with Shelly. I’m not entirely sure who Shelly is but my guess is that she was Frankie’s wife or girlfriend based on what he said about her in a prior appearance.
Frankie, Oscar Darke and Mayor Conrad Dyson are the only familiar faces in this story.
Tony Angelo is New Eden’s version of Frank Sinatra.
Good read. I love the humor and the narration by Frankie. I did not pick up on everything during my first read of this story, as is frequently the case with issues of Kane. That’s a good thing.
To the Mill
Paul Grist writes on the inside front cover about his experiences at the 1998 San Diego Comic Con.
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