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These days, everyone from carefree children to the manic depressive turn to Amalgamated Humor for their amusement needs (though the manic
depressive generally only seek the humor when on the manic end of the
swing, not so much on the depressive end). This was not always the
way. There was once a time when the Amalgamated Humor corporation did
not even exist.
Imagine how hollow life must have been then. The main source of
humor during neighborhood get-togethers stemmed from pie-in-the-face
jokes or getting the dog drunk.
Let's dwell no more on this sort of existence lest we all go mad.
During the early years of the twentieth century, as America began
to define itself as the industrial leader of the world, among the many
strong corporations of the nation there were two that were destined to
someday join forces.
Ichabod Lancaster White XXXII was known across the globe as a
captain of industry and the owner of Hazardous Chemicals Incorporated,
the leading producer of intentionally hazardous chemicals in the free
world. At the same time, Sheky "Ralph" Brockie was the top banana at
Wack-O-Rama Gag-Co., beloved manufacturer of fake vomit, joy buzzers,
seltzer bottles, dribble glasses, fake ice cubes with bugs in them, and
much more.
However, when the depression struck, it seemed as though America's
craving for hazardous chemicals suddenly stopped. While Americans still
wanted to distract themselves from dust-storms and starvation with
googly eye glasses and gum that turns your teeth black, "Ralph" was
having trouble getting the supplies he desperately needed to produce his
comical amusement goods.
Business for both men was fading faster than the disappearing ink
from the Wack-O-Rama labs.
Both White and Brockie remained rich enough, however, to attend the
Wealthy Industrialist Convention held in Long Island in 1930. It was
there that they would meet for the first time.
Before Amalgamated Humor, watching a common woman hammer away passed for entertainment.
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