Mr. T and the T-Force #9 - Atop the Fourth Wall

Welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. In this episode we do our annual check-in with Mr. T!
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Originally released April 22nd, 2024
ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: The dark side of the T-Force is a pathway to many... punches from Mr. T for misusing it.
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[@Shark-Flynn]

Mr. T solves the Trolley Problem by stopping the trolley with his bare hands.

[@JosephHeiskell]

Come to think of it, has there ever been a comic or any form of media talking about the trolley problem in a superhero setting?

[@Macrochenia]

I can't think of any comic where the Trolley Problem has been referenced by name, but putting heroes into a situation where they have to choose to save either a group of strangers or a single friend is pretty common. And Mr T would solve the Trolley Problem by glaring at the trolley and telling it to do the right thing, causing it to stop itself.

[@RaccoonRevolution]

Honestly the cops should have known it wasn't one of T's chains. The real ones are like Thor's hammer; they weigh like 70 tons to anyone who is not worthy of them.

[@ultra6671]

Disclaimer at the beginning of the review: This episode will discuss serious topics such as teen pregnancy and suicide. First scene of the review: Linkara worships a Mr. T trading card.

[@OtakuD50]

The tragic irony is that Eddie Blades got his nickname from his enthusiasm for rollerblading.

[@TeknoBoy]

So that's what happened to Skate after Streets of Rage 3

[@OnDavidsBrain]

The writes have been completed, Mr T is appeased, the prophet has been blessed with a Mr T Trading Card for spreading the gospel of Sucka Smacking and now hopefully we will avoid 4 more years of Anton York.

[@EmperorSeth]

Yeah, honestly, if you did nothing but Mr. T stuff for the next 6.5 months, I would understand.

[@Marvin.626]

but Anton York is the GOOD 45th president. we should be happy if he's elected instead of the BAD 45th president.

[@davidker8820]

“To whoever holds this trading card, if he be worthy, he shall possess the power of Mr. T.”

[@THE_Dodge_Morningstar]

Is pitying fools one of the powers? Or after receiving Mr. T's power, you instinctively start pitying fools?

[@gregdeandrea1450]

Mr. T could TOTALLY lift Mjolnir.

[@TheFlyingJew13]

I'm now imagining the version of that phrase that was used in Secret Empire (if he be "stronger" he shall possess the power of HYDRA), but the user is possessed by the power of Chuck Norris instead

[@ShadowWingTronix]

Nobody is worthy enough to possess the power of Mr. T except Mr. T.

[@gregdeandrea1450]

@@ShadowWingTronix Doesn't he have kids? Yeah he's got three kids. Two daughters and a son.

[@Truegear]

Of all the things I would have expected a trigger warning for, Mr. T and the T-Force wasn't one

[@ShadowKnux372]

That Dokibird reference nearly took me out, I was not expecting that.

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

0:12 ALL HAIL THE MR T TRADING CARD!

[@jordanhunter3375]

Did you mean "training" or "trading"?

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

@@jordanhunter3375 A: It's really Trading I've made an error, And B: Fixed it now.

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

@@jordanhunter3375 Fixed it now.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Who needs a terrible NFT when you can have your own Mr T Trading Card!

[@charleshockenbury353]

Ok, time for a fun, relaxing time with Mr. T and- *Begins with a Content Warning* Ah, shoot

[@Cdr2002]

If Mister T is a friend to all children, does that make him friends with Gamera?

[@gentlemanlygeeky4088]

Only a crossover story can answer that…

[@shadowldrago]

Turns out they play checkers on Wednesdays.

[@Cdr2002]

@@shadowldrago checks out

[@DirectorOfChaos9292]

Yes. Gamera wouldnt hurt someone who cares about children

[@louisduarte8763]

Gamera is really neat, Gamera is full of meat...

[@davidblaising-wimmer9972]

If Star Trek Lower decks is saved from cancellation because of THIS review, my self and the Lower Decks community will be grateful.

[@seanfulldark]

So we're going to add that to the list of Mr. T's superpowers along with somehow stopping massive wars and preventing the apocalypse check this list is getting longer and longer every year thank goodness

[@gracekim25]

Wait it’s not cancelled is it?😅 it’s a pretty fun show

[@AlSidre]

​Yah its confkrmed that the show had been cancled. ​@@gracekim25

[@Volvagia1927]

@@gracekim25 Generally? I prefer referring to anything with over 4 seasons as "ended", not "cancelled". Invader Zim got cancelled. E.R ended.

[@legomaniac213]

​@Volvagia1927 Especially if the series is announced as ending at the end of an upcoming season. It at least gives the creators time to wrap up all the plot points they want to. Another good example would be The Owl House; didn't get to do everything they wanted to, but still gave everyone a satisfying conclusion.

[@angryspork610]

"He was killed with a gold chain. What does that say about our killer?" "Only one thing: he went to Jared's."

[@threepoint14159265]

It could only be Jared.

[@meganpayette5996]

Nice! You should put that Mr. T trading card in a frame or something.

[@mesektet5776]

All pity to the foos who do not posses the Mr. T Trading Card!

[@Xecryo]

Now the question is does Mr. T have "T-Sense" or "Tea Sense". I'm smelling an Uncle Iroh crossover.

[@thatonea-hole]

Now, I want to see that crossover. Both talking philosophy & life

[@stevenstice6683]

And Mr. T pities the fool who serves him hot leaf juice.

[@DarkOverlord96]

Mr. T making that face on the cover along with the lightning just made me think of the LowTierGod meme. "YOU SHOULD FIX YOUR LIFE NOW FOOL!!"

[@lordzeppelin3824]

Another pretty enjoyable story in the Mr. T and The T-Force series. I kinda would like to see this kind of story with a street level superhero from the Big 2, like Wildcat or Luke Cage. Someone a bit older and wiser and giving similar advice to a younger generation. However, such things are the stuff of dreams.

[@underwolf6730]

Every episode from now on MUST start with Linkara holding up a glorious Mr. T trading card!!! I don't care if it isn't a Mr. T review, ALL episodes must open like this!!!

[@seanfulldark]

At least until we get a new version of the theme song sung by Mr. T

[@lasseehrenreich5502]

Good that you have reviewed this comic. Let's hope that makes sure a certain Orange-man don't get to be in a big white house.

[@thatonea-hole]

So does that mr.dementia gets ANOTHER 4 years?! I hope not

[@JuanLeon-oe6xe]

Considering the whole "power levels" thing, he's basically the same as another orange-colored insane baboon. And that SOMEHOW gives him an advantage... Trully the darkest timeline.

[@kitestar]

And yea, Mr T doth spake unto his enemies “I Pity the fool” and it was good

[@KingOfDoma]

Hey, Viga, nice work on the title card! You're stretching yourself with a lineless style, and it looks great!

[@toavezon2622]

Fun coincidence, Need for Speed Underground's villain is named Eddie, and Need for Speed Most Wanted's is Clarence "Razor". Clearly this means they exist within the Mr. T cinematic universe.

[@littlekuribohimposte]

The crossover will be called Need For T

[@MeliesCinemagician]

When that lightning bolt struck outside the police station, my first thought was that it was God telling the police to let Mr. T go. IMMEDIATELY.

[@mikethegrunty5968]

Mr T > Chuck Norris

[@lighttheshadowreaper5102]

Missed Opportunity 9:00 T.C.B (Insert joke about the T.C.B graffiti artists from Tandy Computer Whiz Kids: Community Action Program)

[@thatonea-hole]

Or a reference to Graffiti: FUN or Crime.

[@ActionFilmsFan1995]

All praise Mr. T!

[@thomashollingshead015]

And may all the fools in the world be pitied by him.

[@Rixec2]

A Mr. T trading card! The legends were true! And regarding the police getting mad at him for messing up their best, that's really more their fault. They clearly know who he is and what he does, so they could have just contacted him ahead of time to let him know. I've seen this happen before as well like Barbara Gordon getting mad at Terry for messing up an undercover op when she never informed him or Bruce of what they were doing.

[@Patty-Q]

The Dokibird bit blindsided me and was a cherry tomato atop the cake that is this Mr. T comic review

[@171QA]

I can totally believe Mr. T putting a tracker on himself so people can find him better. XD

[@ScarletSp1der783]

HALLELUJAH! GOD BLESS MR. T AND GOD BLESS LINKARA!!

[@agentprime2179]

"I think about weird stuff, like what would happen if Mr. T and E.T. had a baby. You'd get Mr. E. T., wouldn't you? And he'd sound something like this {impersonating Mr. T} I pity the fool that don't...{impersonating E.T.} ...phone home!"

[@gtsgreatteacherscathach5550]

All praise the Mr T trading card and bask in its glory! Also nice to see Linkara is a Dokibird fan or at least knows about her.

[@keiththompson9435]

Praise to Mr T. Already that Kukri should be destroyed with the first time it hits a pencil with how extreme that bend is. Also it’s barely a Kukri because ,oddly enough, a Kukri has a deceptive bend to it. So the Bladesmith gets a Parameter Failure and we must ask him to please leave the Forge. Also Kukri’s are not really a Stabbing knife. It’s a Chopper type. Next Time: Oh Dear. That Movie is not ‘Fantastic’ *Wink*

[@mattwo7]

Wikipedia cited an IMDB page that doesn't even mention the comic so I replaced the citation with a [citation needed] tag.

[@cowboyquebecanimations3068]

Of course, Mr. t is a great fighter man. Fought Stallone and Piper

[@TheLetterJ0]

Honestly, I'd forgotten that the T-Force was a team name. I thought it was the source of Mr. T's powers or something like that.

[@ThePunk7777]

So, something for the missed opportunities list, the Mr. T hotline.

[@thatonea-hole]

Another for this year's list!

[@benwasserman8223]

I still pity the fool who can’t enjoy a good Mr. T comic. Or even a silly Mr. T comic, because any fool knows Mr. T can make a silly story good simply by appearing in it. Just look at Rocky III.

[@ArcCaravan]

I like the mystery this issue sets up, more than I expected to. Assuming the writers don't ruin it by making the killer a random person with no connection to anything that happened, I have 3 theories. 1. The detective. His show of nuance could have been a deception to make Mr T guilty of escaping police custody (which last I checked is illegal based on an episode of The Powerpuff Girls). Insisting the cops wait for him before arresting the victim would give him time to do the deed. 2. The drug dealers. Their insistence if guilt despite Clarence knowing murder is Mr T's style could be to make him the fall guy. Could have wacked the victim for personal gain in their business. 3. Someone connected to a T-Force member who hates Mr T for "not going far enough".

[@jordanhunter3375]

4:54 Oh look, he has a Lizal Boomerang, Im SoOoOoOoOoO scared

[@TevyaSmolka]

i love this intro with mr t and the t-force trading card its so funny.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

It's that annual time every year where we must give our thanks to the man, the myth and the legend Mr. T!

[@deathsceane]

Well if wikipedia can't back up the claim, I suggest labeling that with [citation needed] to see if there is a reliable source to that claim or if somebody got something wrong.

[@DemonDragon000]

On the point of bad art...the communicator he 'ripped off whoever attacked him' is face up...if he had grabbed it while someone was wearing it and ripped it off wouldn't the face of the device be towards him palm?

[@mathieuleader8601]

the last episode of the T-Force could have Who Could It Be Now? by Men At Work as its soundtrack

[@viktormadzov5286]

5:44 Think his just winding up his Mr.T punch

[@indicidian7179]

Ah yes, TCBY Time Cto get Bsome Yogurt

[@AT4W]

It's more referring to the company that sells yogurt.

[@darkron288]

Oh boy can't wait to have a fun episode of mr t and the t force "This episode contains discussion of teenage pregenacy and suicide" Well..... fuck

[@thatonea-hole]

*UH OH*

[@nicwoolfe3885]

6:14 You bringing up VTubers, especially Doki, will always surprise me and I don’t know why

[@widdershins3785]

"a stakeout at Eddie's house" ...Wait. Uh... so you, The Police, not only knew where he was and what he had, but had him on street in a public crowd having spilled an entire sack full of verifiable pill bottles. Plus he was knocked out by a punch that in all context, had to have shattered some bones if not put him unconscious. A literal streetfull of witnesses & evidence... but he walks home? I guess an arrest doesn't count unless you get Full Credit?

[@joekearon1336]

This story was a lot darker than usual (the warning was warranted), but as usual, nothing Mr T couldn't handle.

[@thatonea-hole]

Well, he is *MR.T* He is a super-powered professional who knows how to handle or pity fools!

[@ravendelacour1917]

Did "Mr. T and the T-Force" suffer the Mandela Effect and four or five episodes vanished after a timeline shift?

[@stonekidman2306]

Love the cheesy smile after a pun, sincerely. Is the shot of T with the train behind him taken from the poster of The Fugitive?

[@3L_B4R7O]

*Thank you for warning me about the attempted pregnancy!*

[@thatonea-hole]

Or the teen-icide

[@BrandonCroker]

I pity the fool that tries to cancel The T man!

[@seraphonica]

a shame he's not still so popular. modern cards could feature "the Tea with Mr. T"

[@deltaprime3509]

Does Mr T have his own video game because that might cool to see linkara play

[@BATCHARRO]

Re: Eddie "Blades" Doesn't he have a surname? I mean the nickname feels naked like that. His surname could even be Blades, maybe?Like that has to be a real surname don't make me google it!

[@jonathanbarr9764]

Mr. T's powers should include blade resistance or above average durability, according to a KZbin channel Man At Arms the kukri could slice through human limbs like warm butter. But you probably already know that.

[@Walter.Kolczynski]

How dare you touch that trading card with your bare hands instead of putting it in a top loader!

[@Yeonoson]

Maybe being easily found with little effort is another of the many superpowers that Mr. T has?

[@Dhyfis]

May Mr T protect us one more year

[@timbartschwolfman]

8:40 kitty 😺

[@ShyBiiteVT]

I do like the portrayal of the police sergeant. He doesn't immediately jump to conclusions or act like he's the highest authority. Sure he acted like an asshole, but that was just because Mr. T unintentionally messed up their chance to arrest the criminal. Side note, if the police were monitoring Eddie's house, how did they not see the actual murderer enter?

[@TheInkPitOx]

That wasn't the subway lights. It was the train lights. I wish I could be a patron. I'd recommend the first She-Hulk issue.

[@ShadowWingTronix]

I went to Comic Book Realm and they have covers going up to issue #10 for Mr.T & The T-Force. The only "annuals" I found are from the 1980s by Grandreams, LTD and going by the cover was based on the cartoon. There's a Mr. T miniseries from APC, a one-shot from Mig Biz, and a graphic novel from Mohawk Media, all in the 2000s.

[@Jayfive276]

That guys a gangster? His real name is Clarence!

[@Fiery25123]

THE YEAR IS SAVED!! Glory to the Mr. T Trading Card!!

[@TeknoBoy]

Did anyone else get whiplash by the opening warning card about the serious topics in this comic being immediately followed by Linkara raising a Mr. T card to the high heavens?

[@zachcooper7225]

Behold the greatness of MR T

[@DawnOfTheOzz]

Pity not the fool who stands in the way of Mr. T.

[@Cdr2002]

This comic in terms of its tone is like Baywatch but intended for a black audience

[@squeethemog213]

I'm glad there was that bit of nuance and I eagerly await next time we visit Mr. T 🤘😎

[@CactusJackIV]

Yes!! I loved Mr. Ts show, as a kid, even had a 12.5 inch Mr. T action figure, even came with chains.

[@prince_nocturne]

I wouldn't think of the angel from the name Clarence, since I grew up in a town named Clarence. Just north of Buffalo, NY. Not a lot of fear. Quite a bit of power though. Lo~ot of rich folks.

[@batfreak1981]

WOOT

[@Hawkatana]

3:18 Oh my god, it's prototype-LowTierGod.

[@Caernath]

8:41 Looks like Chieri is hoping the T-Force will rub off on her.

[@jasonjimerson7046]

HE GOT ONE... AT LAST!!!

[@krystlvines]

The mood whiplash of going from that disclaimer to that intro

[@harrybechtle4333]

11:25 or the cartoon

[@Tareltonlives]

Hope this saves the year! NEW TRADING CARD! WE'RE NOT WORTHY! His solution to the trolley problem? PUNCH THE TROLLEY, FOOL! CAN'T RUN OVER ANYONE IF IT'S OFF THE TRACKS! something realistic and depressing and something insane: combine the two and it's the tone of a Baywatch episode. The 80s and 90s were weird. Kinda surprised there's no issues of T fighting Ric Flair OR cancer Can't wait for the next Content- WITH TWO Ts!

[@Eguzky]

Man, you're missing the opportunity to say 'Welcome back to Atop The Fourth Wall, where Mr. T pities the fools!"

[@RaphBlade7]

*The following are the musings of a Salty SEAGULL named EARL who just shows up in my posts whenever he feels like it!* [EARL the Salty SEAGULL:] 0:10 - "BEHOLD the MAJESTY of the MR. T trading card!"

[@richardbraithwaite8615]

I wasn't expecting a Warning at the start.

[@jeffreybarrow9788]

Spot the kitty!

[@SpeedyEric1]

I cannot believe that you didn't warn us about that dark Ebola joke. SHAME ON YOU!

[@jgmartinez6200]

List of comics linkara should review The crossing A marvel crossover where kang tries to conquer earth, which can get misleading. The plot is nonsensical and convoluted, and there are every some things that pissed of marvel fans! These opinions should be worth why you should review bomb it. The amazing Spider-Man: dead language A spider man story in which Peter Parker is suffering from torture from a a villain who worships an Aztec god of death. The artwork is worse than usual Spider-Man comics, the villain is bland and unamusing, and at the end, it features an out of the blue murder of a love interest and favorite character for Peter. Marvel MAX: Supreme power: Nighthawk A story from the more mature and dark series of marvel comics where marvel tries to modernize the squadron supreme. It is criticized due to the comic being not focused about nighthawk, and instead about the antagonist of the comic. His name is whiteface btw. Also, Nighthawk is reduced to being a generic violent vigilante, and uses blood, gore and an impossible body count as story and motivation, which is a poor excuse. I recommend reviewing this because of these reasons. You should also review other Marval max supreme power comics just to see what you think of them Transformers: the beast within The comic itself is bad because of it being poorly drawn, being incoherent and bad with the writing and doesn’t know any of the continuity surrounding it. I want you to review this simply because I like when you review comics other than dc and marvel. (Not that I hate the reviews of those comics as well.) Transformers: Continuum It is a transformers comic that is typo-riddled and poorly organized. The “chronology” includes nonsensical facts that didn’t exist before, plot lines skipped over, and events out of chronological order. You should review this because of it.

[@adrianomoraes5992]

I am a bit confused what was the target audience for this comic. It jumps from some light all ages comic book stuf to suddenly teen pregnancy and suicide that MAYBE could serve as PSA for teenagers but you'd presume the kids from the previous issues would be reading. The comic was made by Continuity, the Neal Adams studio, which was great at delivering art and fully finished comics but rarely primed themselves on story so maybe there wasn't an editor overseeing these details? I am guessing Mister T would specify something like he wanted his comic to talk to youth problems but these are pretty heavy themes, Maybe Neal Adams thought he was doing Green arrow and Green lantern without Dennis O'Neil or e3ven less nuance?

[@goranisacson2502]

I was as unprepared for the Dokibird reference as I was for the sad news that next time we see the T-force will be the last. Not QUITE as sad as I was to see Ulysses S. Archer go, but these comics have been a well-needed dose of silly in a world that needs a little more levity. Still... maybe someone can becomea Vtuber looking like Mr T now! A... VT-Tuber, if you will...

[@DanBrizuela]

Maybe the Wikipedia page listing more T-Force comics is actually from another universe where it lasted longer

[@GrandArchPriestOfTheAlgorithm]

Last video of the AT4W Marathon. Enjoy your dollar Lewis.

[@repulser93]

0:35 - "...and the promise of hope it gives us" *Chuck Dixon is listed as a writer* Uh...

[@jankarieben1071]

The trolley problem isn’t really that difficult for me, there’s only one person I care about, and they’d sacrifice themselves for the greater good, so it’d be horrible for me, but I’d save more lives, can you dig it sucka? 😎

[@jruler44]

Curious, ATFW I wonder if that Mr. T trading card is worth alot in 2024? Great review Mr t stories are actually well written even if the art lacks a bit

[@wanderingstorytellerj7758]

So for the final cliffhanger of the book, we've essentially got Mr. T trying to save a woman falling off of a bridge. What, is he going to use his chains to grab her or something? Getting some real Gwen Stacy vibes.

[@thacobell4700]

Did Mr.T ever team up with Batman? I feel like that probably exists.

[@Daminite]

1:44 I can't remember where but I feel like I've seen that image before, but it wasn't Mr T there. At first I thought it was a parody of the Doom box art but that wasn't it.