Issue 1: This is the first in a series of books based upon Alice in Wonderland, but with the main character being the Mary Ann that the White Rabbit refers to in the original story. Mary Ann was also a generic name for any maid that worked in houses of the time.
Mary Ann, by the way, is sort of obsessed with keeping things clean to the point where she brushes off just about everything.
In this issue Tweedledum and Tweedledee get out of trouble by claiming that the White Rabbit is conspiring against the Red Queen. Mary Ann gets to the White Rabbits house and he tells her of the 'imposter' that pretended to be Mary Ann (Alice) who wrecked the house.
Suddenly the Red Queen arrives and accuses the White Rabbit of treason. She also manages to hit Mary Ann's freshly cleaned apron with a cake and that really pisses Mary Ann off. She bonks the Queen on the head and she and the White Rabbit flee.
Issue 2:> Mary Ann and the White Rabbit are in Tulgey Wood. The thing she is concerned with, of course, is how dirty the place is. She even cleans off a mushroom so the rabbit can sit down. Mary Ann describes her home and how hard it is to get there.
Then the fun really starts with the Cheshire Cat showing up and tricking the White Rabbit into reciting the Jabberwock poem which, of course, lead to the Jabberwock showing up burbling. It chases the rabbit and Mary Ann and the two get separated.
This gives the series another chance to bring in something from the original as Mary Ann stumbles across the treacle well and the three sisters in it. The whole thing continues to be a delightful, funny look at the original story.
Issue 3:This is a series that is loosely based on Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland. One of the main characters is Mary Ann, the White Rabbit's servant girl who is never seen in the movie. (Mary Ann was a generic name for servant girls at the time, by the way.)
It's a rather hilarious comic, actually. This one starts with the Jabberwock loose in the Queen's Gardne. Poor Jabberwock.
Meanwhile Mary Ann is down a treacle well with the Queen of Spades. Mary Ann is not one for untidy places. The caterpillar, in the form of a butterfly, is also in the well. Before long the White Rabbit joins them, unwillingly.
So it's up to Mary Ann to find a way to get the whole group, including the King of Spades, out of the well. The whole thing is quite funny.
Issue 4: This issue is about a tea party with Mary Ann and the others. There's a funny section where the Cheshire Cat chases the Dormouse, and more fun with the 'Alice monster' references. There's also more emphasis on Mary Ann's obsession about keeping things clean, messing up the tea party to make sure the dishes are properly clean.
Issue 5: This is the fifth book in the series about a girl named Mary Ann and the other Wonderland characters after Alice has left Wonderland. Some of the other beings want Mary Ann to lead a sort of revolutions against the Queens of Wonderland. Mary Ann, though, would just prefer to clean things.
We find out the Queen of Hearts had poisoned two of the other queens. Mary Ann visits the Duchess (who makes more sense than the original one does) and receives an invitation to visit the royal palace.
Issue 6: Another issue based on the Walt Disney story but with even stranger characters and a lot of humor. Mary Ann finds herself the new Chaos Queen which is not something that really fits her as she likes things nice and tidy and clean.
The Queen of Hearts has been captured. Mary Ann gets mad at all the upset and dirt and cuts the deck. Literally. Then there's a grab for the throne with a feather duster cum scepter wanting the power. Mary Ann doesn't want to be Queen, but the Cheshire Cat wouldn't mind ruling. Much chaos results.
Later the White Rabbit is staying with Mary Ann since something had happened to his house (in an issue I haven't been able to find yet). The White Rabbit and Mary Ann start a game of chess and the series ends.
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