European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Planned meeting to discuss the marriage of Art work and script. It s symbiosis Millar says. We live off each other but he never tells me Bow to write the s rip and i no or Tell him How to draw  although there have been times when Millar Felt that tanks expression could have been draw n otherwise he admits that he is generally satisfied with the collaboration even in those instances where the difference is a drastic de parture from the script. Sometimes Bill even changes the sex of a character he says. Hinds on the other hand confesses to tailor ing the strip to fit the image he feels Millar desires. Left entirely on my own it would t be drawn exactly this Way Hie says. My version would be More Cartoony with big noses and big  since the strip features Many famous sports figures whose character has to be recognizable i he comic is drawn on a More lifelike basis. This need has led to Hinds habit for including acquaintances in some of the scenes. Sex girlfriends buddies and in one instance. Millar and Hinds themselves  b i Carica tured As faces in the crowd. In addition to tank the in Are several recur ring characters. Sweat sox the original Lead character still appears especially around super bowl time. There s also or. Zap the maniacal scientist who s always inventing some outland ish device to improve on a sport. And there s Melba. Tank s camera woman and love interest. Although the plot changes instantly to keep up with that week s headlines the characters Don t. Tank always will be 35 years old says Mil Lar. He s Frozen in time like Little orphan  however tank s looks have evolved Over the years. His clothes and hair have managed to stay stylish and his facial features have changed. The jaw just keeps growing like it has a will of its own says Hinds. We get letters that we be made him look grotesque but 1 pitch pm. That s because tank looks a Little like  Mike Gena o is a staff member in stars and stripes new York Bureau. Cant eject me i m Anpelt Twe ?.k after sports cliches Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Don car Man has heard his share of locker room  what he s heard mostly Are cliches. Even from his own Mouth. It occurred to me that All Over baseball Guys were saying the same thing he says. During interviews i be found myself thinking thai boy i be said this a thousand limes be  so he typed up a list of his favourites and Hung it on his locker at veterans stadium topped with this invitation to reporters you saw the game. Take what you  Here is part of his list i m just glad to be Here. I just want to help the club any Way 1 can. Baseball s a funny game. I d rather he Lucky than Good. We re going to take the season one game Al a time. If we stay healthy we should be right there. It takes 24 players to win. We need two More players to take us Over the top Habe Ruth and Lou Ihrig. We have a different hero every Day. This team seems ready to gel. Will a couple of Breaks we win that game. Hey we were due to catch a break or two. That All Star voting is a Juke. I did my Best and that s All i can do. We u got to have fun. I did t Haw my Good Stull. Bul 1 battled pm ii e to Irun some credit he in i a Good Pius q i a is gelling m Oll Ped Lulf Oser so Ali i Oulen l Sil on the fastball. I Lul   i   a had me i  us inc Pav. Him fill in the lion dollars to Pla a boy s game. Klu l have done it pm thou my team iu.ll1". To. Id la i no ii bul a  am