From WIJ, why are you so tough?

Bang up to the elephant!

It's time for another adventure of Eleanor and Flip-On!

Eh, sort of.

When last we left our hero, Eleanor had just been rescued from a tropical island paradise.

Maggie Egbert Roscoe, the famed reporter and adventurer in her own right,

tracked Eleanor down to bring her back to the real world.

Eleanor was in hiding, feeling enormous guilt for having possibly created the villainous Omakron Gammas,

the twins Gretchen and Oscar von Zwack.

But as Maggie was about to reveal, the story of the von Swacks began long ago.

Long, long, long ago.

Hey, it wasn't that long.

Get ready, kiddos. It's flashback time, y'all.

Alright, alright. I'll take it from here. You're terrible at this.

Hey.

Where was I? Oh, yes. I was a gifted and humble radio reporter.

After I met Vincent von Zwack and caught him cheating at cards, I know there was something fishy about him.

Devious, you know. The world's fair was in town and inventors from all over the globe were showing off their creations.

And guess who was gonna be there? Vincent von Zwack.

Promising some incredible new technology. I had to investigate.

Hey, excuse me, Bub. Is this a von Zwack exhibition?

Yeah, he's up next. Got some crazy new invention I hear.

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