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Back to the Future
Episode Studies by Clayton Barr

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Back to the Future: Hard Time (Part 1) Back to the Future
"Hard Time" Part 1
Back to the Future #19
IDW
Story by John Barber and Bob Gale
Script by John Barber
Art by Marcelo Ferreira
Inks by Maria Keane & Athila Fabio
Colors by Jose Luis Rio
Letters by Shawn Lee
Subscription cover by Juan Samu
April 2017

 

Uncle "Jailbird" Joey is paroled from prison.

 

Characters appearing or mentioned in this story

 

Prison guard

Joey Barnes

Biff Tannen

Lorraine McFly

George McFly

Marty McFly

Stella Baines

Sam Baines

Doug McFly

Linda McFly

Ellen Baines (mentioned only)

Milton Baines

Toby Baines

Officer Reese

Officer Foley

Stanford Strickland

Betty Parker

Jennifer Parker

Doc Brown

Professor Irving

Gabriela Sanchez

Mrs. Brown-Ellsworth (mentioned only)

 

Didja Notice?

 

Apparently, besides his regular auto detailing business, Biff also does some yard work for the McFlys. He has a tendency to drink even during those tasks.

 

On page 6, Doug McFly is reading Forbes. He was also seen reading an issue of that magazine at the end of Back to the Future.

 

Marty remarks that Doug snores like a 747. This refers to the Boeing 747 jumbo-jet commercial airliner.

 

Doug remarks that Marty used to love hanging out with Uncle Joey when he was little..."maybe because he was so immature."

 

On page 8, Biff remarks that Ellen Baines moved to Chicago and Milton Baines "just hangs around at home all day."

 

On page 12, it appears that Toby Baines was probably in the military for a while, judging from the medals and decorations on the bookshelf behind him. In an early draft of the Back to the Future Part Part II script, he was preparing to enter the military during the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

 

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