Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Character

Javon

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Popularity rank 1 #158. De-segregate Duke shirt

October 23, 1997

REPORTERS: Get a shot of this, Earl, a freshman with a "de-segregate Duke" shirt!
SOUND: click click click

REPORTER: Kid, we're gonna plaster your face on 15,000 Chronicles, LEAST you can do is give us a quote, HMM?

FRESHMAN: UM, they were just giving out t-shirts AND... well, LOOK, I just... I don't... TRENT is... I'm not...
SOUND: click click click

REPORTER: "I'm mad as hell, and Nan's goin' down!" That's a quote, Earl! Headline: "Race riots rampage Randolph", let's go INCITE THE MASSES...
SOUND: click click click

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Popularity rank 2 #29. Asking rachel to ring dance

December 15, 1994

The Very NEW (Ring Dance-Oriented) Adventures of

Jonathan Grotty Williams, the Mediocre Junior

JAVON: Are you STILL moping about asking Rachel to Ring Dance?
JOHNNY: Yeah. (sigh)

JAVON: Look, if you don't ask that girl SOON, someone else WILL, and then where will you be?
JOHNNY: YEAH!

JAVON: So, do it, man! ASK her! Ask her to Ring Dance!
JOHNNY: YEAH! I will!

JAVON: uuuu
JOHNNY: In two weeks or so... (sigh)

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Popularity rank 3 #23. New CD

May 15, 1994

The All NEW (Rolls on Clear with No Flaking) Adventures of

John, the Senior with His Own Parking Spot

JOHNNY: I just bought the new "Blue Midafternoon" CD! I bet I'm gonna LOVE it!

JOHNNY: Since it's release, its songs have SATURATED countless radio and T.V. stations! Something this popular has GOT to be good!

Johnny presses play and does a take.

JOHNNY: I'm going to have to REALLY work hard to get like this...
JAVON: I wouldn't sweat it. Took me three years with Nirvana...

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Popularity rank 4 #20. Digital watches

April 1, 1994

The All NEW (Brought to You in Thrilling Technicolor) Adventures of

Johnny, the Mediocre Sophomore

JOHNNY: Zzz... mmm... (snort) Mmm... Why Mrs. Crawford... Mm... Zzzz...
LABEL: Hey kids! Drool!

SOUND: BEEP BEEP BEEP BOOP BEEP BOOP BEEP

JOHNNY: What the heck was that?! Crickets?
JAVON: No.
JOHNNY: The bell?
JAVON: No.

JAVON: Actually it's 9:00. Those were all the digital watches going off...

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Popularity rank 5 #14. Chicken patties

January 1, 1994

The All NEW (Slippery When Wet) Adventures of

Johnny, the Mediocre Sophomore

SOUND: chomp chew crunch munch

SOUND: WHOOMP!
LABEL: Eyebrows
LABEL: Ditto

JAVON: Jeez, this school is ALREADY falling apart? What is it, a piece of roof or something?

JOHNNY: Actually it's just a chicken patty...

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