A RETRO CATMAN ADVENTURE: CATMAN V. THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY II

CATMAN V. THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY II 

(A Retro Catman Adventure From October and November 2013)

NSA Denies French Spy Reports

AMERICA SPIES ON FRANCE..."No we didn't!" - Monsieur L'Inspecteur en chef Catman is watching the watchers!

US SPYING ON FRANCE AND GERMANY? Catman and Professor Nuts continue the investigation...which takes them to the very top of the French icon, the Eiffel Tower, where the now Catman-Clouseau finds a clue and more than he bargained for!

THE USUAL SUSPECTS: Hot on the US spying case, and a possible rogue NSA, the now Catman-Clouseau encounters two prime suspects in Paris.

WHILE PROFESSOR NUTS REMAINS IN PARIS, Catman shadows his prime suspect all the way to Berlin and with the benefit of his enhanced cat vision and cat hearing, catches the culprit red handed!

HAVING CAUGHT HIS PRIME SUSPECT RED-HANDED, Catman and Professor Nuts catch the 'red-eye' back to the US. Nuts continues on to the super-secret Catman lair on Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay, while Super Sumie joins our intrepid flea-bitten hero in Washington. Together they gain entry into the HQ of the National Security Agency (don't ask how - it's complicated and would take a lot more pictures) and begin to investigate.

HAVING TRACKED THEIR PRIME SPY SUSPECT BACK TO NSA HEADQUARTERS, the fearless felines, Catman and Super Sumie, split up to investigate. Deep within the NSA building, Super Sumie once again encounters the suspect.

AT THE SAME TIME THAT SUPER SUMIE is following their prime suspect through the rows and rows of computer banks used to spy on the world, Catman, on a different level of the NSA stronghold, makes more amazing discoveries!

What is it that Catman has discovered? Are more dastardly deeds afoot? Tune in next week. Same cat channel to find out.

In our last episode, Catman, peering out from a darkened doorway into a corridor of the NSA building, made a surprising discovery, enough to evoke his worst expletive, "Holy catcrap!" Our intrepid caped crusader closed the door to the darkened office and turned on the light, only to be surprised again!

IN AN OFFICE, deep inside the National Security (spy) Agency, Catman confronts a mysterious woman who looks like Natasha Fatale, but due to copyright restrictions is not Natasha Fatale but is instead Natalya Alexandra Simonova, and who was lying in wait for our intrepid hero. Watch out Catman!

IN AN OFFICE, inside the National Security (Spy) agency, our beloved Kaped Kitty Krusader continues his conversation with the nogoodnik and femme fatale, Natalya Alexandra Simonova..."Don't listen to her Catman! Don't do it! She's trouble! She's not your species! You'll live to regret it...if you live!"

FROM AN OFFICE DEEP WITHIN THE NSA, Catman calls Super Sumie on her official wrist radio.

WHEN LAST WE LEFT OUR KAPED KAT KRUSADERS, Catman had made an important discovery and radioed Super Sumie, via their official Catman wrist radios. He would have used his smart phone and maybe Facebook or Tweeeeeter, but the NSA tracks those signals. Anyway, he requested Super Sumie to go back into the matrix and to meet him in the basement. So that's where we find our tiny kitty in blue tights, plummeting downward through the very bowels of the NSA to rendezvous with the Catman.

SUPER SUMIE exits the NSA matrix tunnel and enters the super-secret basement where she at last meets up with Catman and an unexpected surprise.

CATMAN TELLS SUPER SUMIE what he discovered about the NSA leadership.

CATMAN AND SUPER SUMIE BEGIN TO SEARCH the basement level of the NSA building for the nerve center of the domestic and foreign electronic spying operation when they spot a strange, eerie glow from the end of a matrix corridor. Immediately our intrepid heroes leap into the air and jet towards it. But are they jetting to their doom. Standby!

CATMAN AND SUPER SUMIE FLY TO THE VISION at the end of the corridor and are amazed at what they find - the heart, the brain, the mind, the soul of the NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY!

DEEP INSIDE THE MONOLITH CHAMBER Super Sumie makes a sudden, ominous discovery.

SUDDENLY CATMAN AND SUPER SUMIE have company! Things are looking desperate!

SUDDENLY THERE IS A TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION OF ELECTRICITY! What's happened. Are our furry flea-bitten heroes ok?

WHEN THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS come back on, a shaken and upset Super Sumie sees a scene of devastation...and the villainous National Security Agency spies have fled the scene. She calls out to her heroic companion...

ONCE AGAIN OUR MIGHTY FLEA-BITTEN FELINE HEROES ARE TRIUMPHANT. With all the red tape of the American bureaucracy, it will take weeks if not months to repair all the damage and for the NSA to start spying on us again.

(These episodes of Catman Comix were published in October and November of 2013 as a serial.)

This cartoon is intended as a political and cartoon parody. The figure of Simon Bar Sinister is from the cartoon series “Underdog,” Copyright Total Television. The figures of Natashia, Boris, and Fearless Leader are from “The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show,” Copyright Jay Ward Productions. The story line and all other characters are copyright ©  2013 and 2015 by the Kitty Mafia Art Worx™, Catman Comix™ and Hayato and Aoi Tokugawa, all rights reserved.

"TRICKLE DOWN" ABENOMICS

Things grow more and more difficult for Japan's middle- and lower classes, hard-working people who didn't have a lot and now have even less. Even the poverty spirts, Bin, Bo, and Gami, are unhappy.

PRIME MINISTER ABE ON FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI

Catman and Super Sumie aren't buying it!

TRAVELLING WITH ABE:

Vlad (the Catkid no one talks about - in the background) stalks Mr. Abe as he travels around Japan.

Catman and Super Sumie try to head him off.

ABENOMICS IS IN - THE CONSUMPTION TAX IN CREASE IS IN

Lower wages are in and so is inflation - savings is out!

SHOWA CAT IS VERY UNHAPPY

Our friend SHOWA CAT is very, very unhappy with the headlines in today's news - very unhappy"! The headlines in Japan read: "Reactor restarts to be pushed in reversal of past government's pledge."

The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday officially abandoned the zero-nuclear goal of the previous administration by adopting a new basic energy policy that pledges to push for restarting the reactors idled in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima meltdowns.

The new Basic Energy Plan, revised about every three years, is a clear departure from the zero-nuclear policy set by the Democratic Party of Japan-led government, which pledged to abolish all nuclear power plants by the 2030s.

The new plan, which sets policies for the next 20 years, described nuclear power as one of the key “base-load electricity sources,” a term the government uses to describe types that can stably generate power at a low cost 24 hours a day.


The government will “promote reactivation of nuclear reactors” if they clear the new safety tests laid out by the Nuclear Regulation Authority, the 78-page policy paper states. Those tests are based on standards established by the NRA after the Fukushima meltdowns.

One might think, in view of Fukushima, that such matters of this gravity should be left to a public referendum - at least Showa Cat thinks so - I tend to agree.

CATMAN: THE ULTIMATE BATTLE

This cartoon series originally appeared on August 13, 2013, at a time when the Republicans were threatening to shut down the government...again!  Naturally, Catman was at the forefront of the fight against the "Repub's" leader, Congressman John Boehner, also known as the insideous "Orangeman" - Catman's arch-enemy.

The final showdown, the ultimate battle between good and evil. Catman, plucky, furry, flea-bitten caped crusader for truth, justice, and cheaper tuna, risks everything to once and for all rid America of the king of obstructionism - Orangeman - and once again make the world safe for democracy.

Catman Comix, in association with Kitty Mafia Art Worx now presents the superhero of superheroes in the blockbuster graphics event: CATMAN V. THE INSIDIOUS ORANGEMAN - THE ULTIMATE BATTLE!

After having been threatened by Orangeman with his “ultimate weapon,” our intrepid caped crusader returned to his secret lair on the West Coast, sequestered deep within Alcatraz Island, intent on developing the ultimate counter to his arch-nemesis’ threat. Convinced that he now had his own “ultimate weapon,” the side-handled, cat’s paw tonfa, perfect for the ultimate “neko-punch,’ one which would certainly defeat Orangeman, Catman has returned to the skies above our nation’s capital, seeking to end this villain’s reign of terror and obstruction, not to mention bad cosmetics.

Patiently he cruises over the city, back and forth between the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Washington Memorial. He cruises the FBI building, the CIA, the Smithsonian, and even the Boy Scouts of America Headquarters, but not a trace of the evil Orangeman. Deciding he has “holed-up” in his seat of power, Catman makes for the Capitol Building, confident that Orangeman lurks within, abusing his power and not taking care of the nation’s business.
But the Caped Kitty is certain that justice will ultimately triumph and that he alone can right the wrongs that have been wrought; at last liberating the “land of liberty” from his enemy’s evil clutches.

Our valiant, daring, courageous caped crusader spots his quarry, deep within the House Chamber, seated on high on his pernicious podium, wielding his gavel of gratuities, his mallet of malevolence, his hammer of something-something.

“CRY HAVOC! AND LET SLIP THE CATS OF WAR!"

It’s a hard-fought battle, turning the normal sleepy, quiet, tranquil House Chamber into a war zone. There are casualties and collateral damage. Catman will always feel just a bit sorry that Nancy Pelosi got caught up in the fray — but sacrifices must be made — can’t cry over spilt milk…well, milk…yes you can!

Unscathed, the heroic Catman savors the agony of his arch-nemesis, Orangeman, now “Greenman.” Once again justice has triumphed and Washington is safe for democracy.

His enemy vanquished, Catman returns to his secret tower high on Alcatraz Island, safe in the middle of San Francisco Bay, hidden from men’s minds by the thick, pea soup fog that lingers there. Still he is aware that his job is not done. There are still even bigger fish to fry — maybe tuna!

CATMAN ™. and CATMAN, THE ULTIMATE BATTLE Copyright © 2013 by Aoi Tokugawa, Hayato Tokugawa, and The Kitty Mafia Art Worx™, and Catman Comix™,a division of Shisei-Dō Publications.

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A LESSON IN POLITICS FROM THE CATKIDS

They maybe tiny...but they are smart little fellows.

SUPER ABE II: Shinzo Abe Meets Super Sumie - and she's not happy!

CATMAN HELPS ABE MAKE A SIGN

THE THREE POVERTY SPIRITS: BIN, BO & GAMI

(From March, 10, 2014)

APRIL 1 IS CREEPING UP ON US but there’s still time to pre-order your official Japanese poverty spirit, Binbogami. And like the man says, if you call right away, you will get not one, not two, but three fully qualified, cute, furry Japanese poverty spirits ~ Bin, Bo, and of course, little Gami. Imagine the fun you’ll have. Tired of trying to keep up with your neighbors? Here’s your chance to do them one better! What could be better than three poverty spirits. So call now. Why, they’ll even bring their own possessions with them in an official “homeless sack,” including some old fish bones, a bag of dried bonito flakes, and some rocks and weeds for stone soup! Call early! Call often! Call now!

Copyright 2014 by Aoi Tokugawa, Hayato Tokugawa, and the Kitty Mafia Art Worx. All rights reserved.

ABENOMICS AND BINGOGAMI

Binbogami is the Japanese poverty kami or spirit. On March 9, as a sizeable increase in the consumption tax beginning on April 1 faced the Japanese people, we decided to make our own little comment about Abenomics.  "Pre-order yours now! Avoid the rush! We have ours!

A POSTCARD FROM SOCHI

NHK GOVERNORS BACK ABE AGENDA- NO SURPRISE THERE!

From the Japan Times:

Minutes of a recent NHK board of governors meeting seem to back up suspicions that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, despite his denials, is trying to use Japan’s news giant to promote his nationalist agenda.
The minutes, posted on NHK’s website, show conservatives appointed to the board by Abe voicing their opinion on coverage at the Jan. 14 meeting.
One of the four new members favored by Abe proposed that NHK should do more to educate the public about Japan’s territorial claims on islands at the center of a dispute with China, its wartime history, as well as the problems with the post-World War II U.S.-led Allied tribunal that prosecuted Japanese war criminals.
“I think there should be room for programs that provide the most basic knowledge about history and the challenges Japan is faced with,” said one governor, Naoki Hyakuta, author of a bestselling book on a wartime suicide fighter pilot.
Another governor, Abe confidante Michiko Hasegawa, stressedthe need to promote “correct education” for the public.
It’s unclear whether their statements are affecting coverage, and NHK denied any political influence over its editorial decisions. The board members’ comments reflected their personal views, NHK said in a statement, responding to inquiries by AP.

ABE AND TEPCO: More than meets the eye.

    

 Is there a relationship between Abe's lack of decisive action on Fukushima Daiichi and TEPCO? One wonders.

ABENOMICS = REAGANOMICS: THE "TRICKLE DOWN" ECONOMY

By Aoi & Hayato Tokugawa

ABENOMICS: Just a rehash of Reganomics...which marked the decline of the American Middle Class...trickle down economics which turned out to be more like "tinkle down" economics.

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ORANGEMAN AND CATMAN: THE GAVEL

Is Orangeman planning on misusing his powers of office to get Catman? Oh my!

HIJACKED: Episode 2 Of A New Old Film Starring Catman

     It looks bad! The government has been hijacked! Everything is shut down and the government is systematically being dismantled. The heads of government put their collective heads together and call the only person who might possibly be able to capture the desperadoes responsible and restore truth and justice to a nation that needs to be made safe for democracy. The message, the desperate cry for help goes out to the secret lair of intrepid caped crime-fighter Catman, hidden from prying eyes in the depths of San Francisco's Alcatraz Island.

     Deep within the island, down in the depths of "The Rock," in a laboratory known only to a few, the super-secret Cat Console is activated. Professor Archibald Quincy Nuts, of Scotland Yard, answers the call.

     Meanwhile, our intrepid furry feline hero is at the Fairmont Hotel, high on San Francisco's Nob Hill, doing a set with Tommy Dorsey and Sinatra.

     When the song is over, Catman sensing it is urgent, answers his super-secret two-way wrist radio. It's Professor Nuts.

     Professor Nuts immediately notifies the Washington D.C. Prefecture of Police who immediately jump into action.

     The next call is to Agent Elliott Hiss, head of a special unit of G-men known to one and all as...THE UNSCRATCHABLES!

     Catman immediately heads down California Street from Nob Hill and over to the Flood Building to the office of Spade & Archer, Private Eyes. Actually it's Catman, Spade & Archer, but the fuzzy, flea-bitten crime-fighter decided to become a silent partner in the operation after the Maltese Tuna case.

     And with that, Catman speeds east to Washington D. C. and a date with destiny!

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