- Script
- Ben Edlund
- Pencils
- Ben Edlund
- Inks
- Max Banks
- Letters
- Bob Polio
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- The Tick; Oedipus [Oedipus Ashley Stevens]; Reginald Stevens; Amanda Stevens; Shing (Flashback); Ninjas; The District Manager
- Synopsis
- Tick tries to help Oedipus keep the Thorn of Oblivion out of the hands of a horde of Ninja (even though she stole it from them in the first place), but they get trapped in Oedipus' house and forced to attend her parent's dinner party.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Thorn of Destiny
Oedipus is a parody of Marvel's Elektra. Tick quick quip of the month: "Ninjas aren't dangerous. They're more afraid of you than you are of them..."