The title of the story is a play on the title of E.M. Forster's 1908 novel, A Room With a View.

The year of Dr. Masado Banzai's death in the first jet car seems to change from version to version. Here, it is said to take place in 1950. In Across the 8th Dimension, it is said to be in 1954. In Pinky Carruther's Unknown Facts subtitle track on the DVD of the movie, he first says it was 1953, then later says 1955!

Dr. Banzai's test site is described as being near the ruins of U.S. Cavalry outpost Fort Disgusted, Texas. This is a fictional Cavalry outpost that has never existed in the real world. 

The test vehicle that ends Dr. Banzai's life is an obvious precursor to the jet car successfully used to test the OSCILLATION OVERTHRUSTER by Buckaroo in the movie Across the 8th Dimension. (In the extended version of the film, the jet car does not appear to have been built from a truck but possibly from a jet plane hull; the novelization of Across the 8th Dimension suggests it was built on a 1950 Ford truck.) The look of the base truck seen here does not quite match any Ford trucks I can find.
1950s jet car	1980s jet car

On page 1, panel 4, we see two scientists on the left of the panel. After Dr. Banzai says he's not going far, one of the scientists says, "You never know. It's all relative," to which the other remarks, "Right for once, Bohr." This identifies the two scientists as Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein, who were well-known for their good-natured scientific arguments in the early half of the 20th Century. Einstein developed the general theory of relativity which, in part, states that the measurement of time and distance (among other things) changes relative to the viewer of the phenomena; hence, Einstein's agreement here with Bohr when the latter tells Dr. Banzai, "It's all relative." The presence of the two scientists also serves to indicate Dr. Banzai's importance as a U.S. scientific researcher. (In the extended version of the film Across the 8th Dimension, these two scientists do not appear to be present.)

Buckaroo's age is not given here, but in "Of Hunan Bondage" Part 1, he is described as having been 4 years old when he witnessed his father's death, as happens here. But the boy presented here seems at least twice as old as that. In Across the 8th Dimension, he is described as having been 5 years old at the time.

On page 1, Dr. Banzai mentions Casimir refractors mounted to the jet car. This is a reference to the Casimir effect, describing a force that exists between particles at a sub-micrometer scale.

Also on page 1, Dr. Banzai mentions his family could become richer than Croesus if his invention works. Croesus was the king of ancient Lydia (within modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC, who was known for his enormous wealth.

Dr. Banzai's jet car explodes at the mere touch of the ignition switch, suggesting his death may have been foul play. This depiction is a bit different than seen in Across the 8th Dimension; in that film, the jet car looks different and Dr. Banzai is accompanied in the car by "the fastest man alive", British race car driver George Campbell. Campbell appears to be a fictional character.

In this story, Mrs. Banzai survives the explosion. In most other sources it is said she was killed trying to help her husband get out after the explosion.

The far east representatives who want to take responsibility for Buckaroo's education are probably members of the World Crime League working for Hanoi Xan.

Page 4 suggests that Dr. Banzai preferred the Mongolian custom of open burial, on top of the ground and pointed north towards the old gods.

On page 4, young Buckaroo speaks over the body at his father's funeral saying, "For thou art Freedom's now, and Fame's, one of the few, the immortal names that were not born to die." This is a quote from the 1825 poem "Marco Bozzaris" by Fitz-Greene Halleck, about a real-life hero of the War of Greek Independence from Turkey in the early 1800s.

Also on page 4, Buckaroo then says, "Sleep, soldier, still in honored rest, your truth and valor wearing. The bravest are the tenderest, the loving are the daring." This is a (slightly modified) quote from the 1863 poem "The Song of the Camp" by Bayard Taylor.

On page 6, Einstein tells Buckaroo he hopes he'll come visit him at Princeton. Einstein taught physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey from 1933 until his death in 1955.

Buckaroo asks Einstein if he's read Faraday's lecture on a candle. This is a reference to a series of lectures given in the early 1800s by English chemist and physicist Michael Faraday called The Chemical History of a Candle.

Page 8 reveals that Dr. Banzai had owned a samurai sword collection which he sold to get money for his experiments.

   On page 9, there is a poster on the wall of Buckaroo's room that may be of Buddy Holly, who was one of the most influential pioneers of early rock and roll. Only problem is this story allegedly takes place in 1950 and Holly did not emerge onto the rock scene until 1956!

   Holly may have been one of Buckaroo's musical inspirations; as an adult, he even looks a bit like Holly while playing, especially in the trademark glasses they both wore.

There is also a poster that says "Bambino" on it. Possibly a reference to Major League baseball player Babe Ruth (1895-1948) who had multiple nicknames, including "The Bambino". It does appear that the figure in the poster has just swung a baseball bat.

On page 11, Buckaroo asks some local Indians how he can find Big Jack. After the conversation he says, "Ihe edn." This is Apache for "thank you".

Throughout the story it is indicated that Big Jack's pawn shop is in a town called Silver City. Since the Banzai Ranch is in Texas, it may be that the Silver City referred to is the tiny rural community by that name in northeast Texas.

Big Jack Mathers seemingly dies in the desert in this issue. But in "Of Hunan Bondage" Part 1, Rawhide mentions a Big Jack Matters in the Banzai Institute's legal department...almost the same name.