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Back to the Future
"Who is Marty McFly?" Part 1
Back to the Future #13
IDW
Story by John Barber and Bob Gale
Script by John Barber
Art by Emma Vieceli
Colors by Ester Salguero
Letters by Shawn Lee
Cover by Emma Vieceli
October 2016 |
Marty has two separate pasts and he begins
to wonder if he's still the real Marty.
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Characters appearing or mentioned in this story
Marty McFly
Lee
Paul
Bobby
Jennifer Parker
George McFly
Lorraine McFly
Linda McFly (mentioned only)
Professor Marcus Irving
Father O'Flaherty
Doc Brown (mentioned only)
Clara (mentioned only)
Didja Notice?
On page 3, the Pinheads sing what seems to be an original
song by the band.
The Pinheads' keyboardist is named as Bobby for the first
time in this issue. This is in honor of the actor who
portrayed him, Robert DeLapp, in
Back to the Future.
This issue reveals that Marty's memories don't completely
line up with the improved timeline he's now living in, where
is father is cool and successful as a writer and Marty owns
a 4x4 pick-up.
Page 5 reveals that Jennifer works at a diner as a waitress.
The name of the place is later revealed as Shanerburger in
"OUTATIME".
As Marty is watching old family videos and looking at family
photo albums trying to remember is altered past, George
comes in and sees the video playing of "Aunt
What's-her-name's wedding." He is presumably referring to
one of Lorraine's sisters, Sally or Ellen. Sally was seen
briefly at the Baines home in 1955 in
Back to the Future.
Ellen will be introduced to us, by mention only, in "Hard Time"
Part 1, and said to have been born in 1956.
Page 8 reveals that George is a college professor in
addition to being a writer.
George's explanation of time flowing like a river, and a
stone tossed into the river will make ripples briefly, but
leave the flow essentially unchanged, is a fairly common
concept in time travel philosophy.
On page 12, panel 5, Professor Marcus Irving is seen sitting
on a park bench in the background reading a newspaper as
Marty and George walk by. He is also seen the next day
standing and reading a newspaper on the sidewalk when Marty
and Jennifer drive by Doc Brown's home on page 16, panel 6.
The professor will not be formerly introduced to the reader
until
"Who is Marty McFly?" Part 2.
Panel 2 of page 15 features art borrowed from
"Continuum Conundrum"
Part 6.
The scenes during Marty's voiceover on page 18 are from
Back to the Future.
On page 21, Officer Reese remarks he never believed the
whole "Doc Brown is building a death ray" deal. In
"How Needles Got Here",
the junior high Jennifer comments that she heard Doc Brown
had invented a death ray.
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