The US Bucky O'Hare comic book was somewhat different from the TV show. Below is a comparison.
Comic Book (US edition) |
TV Show |
Bucky O'Hare is the captain of The Righteous Indignation, with Pilot Jenny, Deadeye Duck, AFC Blinky, and Engineer Bruce as his crew. |
Same. |
Once the toads become a threat, S.P.A.C.E. is formed, with only enough funds for three frigates and an orbital dock. |
The Righteous is the only S.P.A.C.E. frigate, until the capture of Warren leads the UAC to christen The Indefatigable. |
Only the UAC's war with the toads is covered, though the secrets of Aldebaran are hinted at. |
In addition to the Toad Wars, planets like Aldebaran and Betelgeuse and groups like the Corsair Canards are explored. |
Bruce is killed by the photon accelerator in the first few pages. |
Bruce is sucked into another dimension by the photon accelerator but is not killed. |
Willy DuWitt looks about six years old, has brown hair, and wears a green and yellow shirt. His parents are aging hippies. |
Willy DuWitt is ten years old, has blond hair, and wears a blue and red shirt. His parents are aging hippies. |
Jenny has white hair with a pink tint. |
Jenny has pink hair. |
Willy uses his photon accelerator to make a doorway between dimensions and fixes Bucky's accelerator. Willy's parents unknowingly deactivate the accelerator, and he is never able to return home. |
Willy uses his photon accelerator to make a doorway between dimensions and fixes Bucky's accelerator. He is able to get home through the door later. |
The toads intend to conquer the aniverse by sucking magma out of the cores of invaded planets. |
The toads use climate converters to change the climate of conquered planets to a swamp-like ecosystem. |
Jenny is captured when the toads attack the Righteous with a mothership. |
Jenny is captured, along with the rest of the crew, during a dangerous mission to infiltrate the mothership. |
Jenny is told not to use her Aldebaran powers in front of outsiders; however, she is fine with using them to escape the toads' clutches, so long as she mindwipes the toads afterwards. |
Jenny only uses her Aldebaran powers to escape when no one is looking, and she never erases anyone's memory. |
The plot is resolved by a seemingly omnipotent mouse vanquishing the toads after the crew rescues Jenny. |
The first plot is resolved by Bucky and his crew using their skill and intelligence to defeat the toads. |