In Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV series) Mona Wilder shapeshifts into a Panic Pete toy.

Walker and Ross were replaced by touring bassist Dallon Weekes who helped contribute to Panic!’s third album Vices & Virtues and Ian Crawford. Weekes was then promoted to a full-time member of the band. Smith announced that he was taking a break from performing on the tour supporting the album due to his alcoholism and prescription drug addiction and Crawford also departed his touring duties. “It’s become evident that Spencer still needs more time to take care of himself. I can’t expect him to be fighting addiction one minute and be fully immersed in a national tour the next. With that said, the tour will continue without Spencer while he is away getting the help he needs.” This was reprinted as Strange Worlds #19, Feb. 1955. The alien design is based on the novelty toy Panic Pete, a.k.a Martian Popping Thing, still widely available. Its history and origins are obscure. In Comedy Central's sketch The Telemarketer, Colin Valenti squeezes a Panic Pete for the majority of the sketch. So you have an occasion on the horizon that requires buying somebody a gift. Maybe it's your husband or a DIY fan and you’re not sure what to grab because this person may already have it all. Or maybe you’re unsure because you’re playing white elephant or secret Santa, and that giftee may be a total mystery. Consider this: Why not buy them a laugh?Auzin, John. "Squeezable pop-out action toy" (PDF). Google Patents. United States Patent and Trademark Office . Retrieved 2022-11-21. Mark, Pahlow (November 17, 2008). Who Would Buy This? The Archie McPhee Story. The Accoutrements Publishing Company. p.24. ISBN 978-0978664978.

And thank YOU Krac for the great edit of my scans! The artist of the final story An Accident In Devil's Gorge Lab is Kinstler, according to Overstreet. Panic Pete, also known as Jo-Bo, Obie, The Martian Popping Doll, The Martian Popping Thing, Popping Martian or Bug-Out Bob is a novelty rubber squeeze toy invented by John M. Auzin.In the episode " One Last Job" of Adventure Time, Tiffany is seen squeezing a parody of the Martian Popping Thing. In Sam & Max Hit the Road, an object resembling a Panic Pete or Green Weenie is used as a "use" icon. Since their inception, Panic! at the Disco lost their first original member in 2006 when Brent Wilson was replaced by Jon Walker as a bassist. The band’s lineup shook up again when the original member and main songwriters of the group, Ryan Ross and Walker, announced they were departing the band in 2009 after creative differences with Smith and Urie. In The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, an item labeled "Squeezy", vaguely resembling Panic Pete, can appear during gameplay. Martian Cuke - The Forgotten Cousin of the Martian Popping Thing". Slightly Less Disappointing Blog from Archie McPhee. 25 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-25 . Retrieved 2022-11-21.