Train Trouble (Comic) is is the third of six known Promotional Comics. The exact date it was published is unknown.
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Boswell Lotsabucks requests that Bendy take him to the aptly-named Idahohiowa, to sign a potato corn contract, but ruthlessly threatens Bendy, saying that if he is even a minute late, he will never conduct a train ever again. At first, Bendy manages to steer the course correctly, while also fearing for his career, knowing how wealthy and ruthless Boswell is. The situation worsens when the locomotive gets distracted by another female locomotive, making him take all the wrong turns, much to Bendy’s frustration. After noticing a beach outside of the train’s window, Boswell grows suspicious, as there is no beach near Idahohiowa, and confronts Bendy, demanding to know what is going on, to which Bendy lies that it is merely a shortcut and that they are making good time, to which Boswell warns him “We’d Better be!”. The train attempts to make a pass at the female train, only for her to rebuff his affections, leaving the train crestfallen, bawling at his rejection, to which Bendy reassures the train “There’s plenty of trains on the track”, and in an ironic upset, they actually find a shortcut to Idahohiowa. Thanks to Bendy’s efforts, Boswell arrives at his destination, and commends Bendy on his job, voicing that he was initially skeptical, given the shortcut, but admits that he was able to arrive on time, before thanking Bendy and leaving. Meanwhile, another female locomotive, whose face bears an uncanny resemblance to that of Alice Angel, flirts with the locomotive, causing the latter to chase after her, abandoning Bendy, who voices his distaste for potato corn.
Trivia[]
- Idaohiowa is a combination of Idaho and Iowa.
- This is Boswell Lostabuck's last known comic appearance. It is unknown if he appeared in the cartoon this comic is promoting.
- Bendy’s reassurance to the train is a paraphrasing of the common saying “There are plenty of fish in the sea”.
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| Dime-Store comics | To the Moon • Papa Pluto's Pitchfork • Yukon Bendy • Souper Boris • Alice the Aviator | |
| Promotional comics | Construction Corruption • Showbiz Bendy • Train Trouble • The Devil's Treasure • All Washed Up • Giddyup, Bendy! | |
| Other comics | Tombstone Picnic | |