The Race Begins

The Race Begins is the seventy-third issue of the series.

Plot
Samus and Oveur claim that the Future Writer's appearance in the previous issue was non canon. Mother Brain appears and asks if they are joining "the race", in which the winner receives the Jewel of Wisdom. They see a billboard with three empty race slots, so she, Oveur, and the Writer join the race against Mother Brain, Ridley, and Kraid, as well as King Dracog, Pickett, and Bad Grammar Boy. The issue ends with the race beginning.

Deleted Scene
In the deleted scene, Samus, Oveur, and the Writer cut to the front of the line for race registration, cutting in front of a fat man. The man tries to tell them that he was in line first, but Oveur tells him "too bad" and Samus says "Move it, chubby."