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From: russ@mit-vax.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Alpha Flight #7
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Date: Wed, 9-Nov-83 16:09:01 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov  9 16:09:01 1983
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Concerning Aurora's reference to "Ford Fairmont":

Perhaps it was a not-so-subtle way for John Byrne to poke fun at
his erstwhile collaborator Chris Claremont (who was ably
caricatured in the E-Man issues mentioned)?  Knowing a little
bit about both gentlemen, I would guess that (a) Claremont is
not overly enthusiastic about this caricature; (b) Byrne knows
it and can't resist reminding him; (c) Byrne also figures that
the "expert" reader will catch the fact that two references are
being made at once, and the other readers won't know what's
going on anyway.

Or perhaps the Fairmont is the North American model which
corresponds to the Prefect, and Byrne got carried away with his
"translation."  (The whole issue was "translated from the French"!)

-- Russell Finn
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