The Amazing Screw-On Head: Difference between revisions

{{quote|''"[[Secret History|There are two histories, one that is told and one that isn't]]. I, [[Abraham Lincoln]], do order that America's strangest, most secret histories will only be recorded in one book. These are the adventures of the Amazing Screw-On Head."''}}

 

 

Both feature a Victorian robot who works as a secret agent for President [[Abraham Lincoln]], who has the ability to place his head onto different robot bodies for whatever occasion suits him.

 

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* [[Affably Evil]]: Emperor Zombie

* [[Alternate History]]

{{quote|'''Head:''' America is counting on me Mr. President, and by America, I mean The World.}}

* [[Chiaroscuro]]: Mignola's trademark style.

* [[Evil Is Not a Toy]]: Subverted. Gung the Magnificent tries to tell Zombie the Demigod is too dangerous to summon, when it shows up, it's really kind of shy, and gladly accepts Zombie as its [[The Dragon|second in command]].

* [[Evil Is Petty]]: Emperor Zombie has a [[Lampshade Hanging|self-described]] "petty vengeance fetish" against Screw-on Head's butlers.

''[Suddenly notices what he's holding]''

'''Emperor Zombie''': Ew! It's not a jewel, it's a dirty old piece of crap! }}

* [[Nigh Invulnerability]]: Mr. Dog!

* [[Ninja Zombie Pirate Robot]]: The entire premise.

* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Patience

* [[Role Association]]

* [[Skyward Scream]]: Head attempts one of these when Zombie abducts Patience.

{{quote|'''Screw-On Head''': DAMN YOU, MR. MANIFO -- excuse me. DAMN YOU, EMPEROR ZOMBIE!}}

* [[Steampunk]]

* [[Too Good to Last]]: The pilot, despite being awesome, was never picked up by the Sci-Fi network.

* [[Wolf Man|Wolf Women]]

 

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