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1-3Blast Off Boy and Blorp series.
Two interplanetary exchange students prepare for their respective school science fairs. Blorp, who's visiting Earth, creates an elaborate can opener, not realizing that the invention already exists. Meanwhile, Blast Off Boy, who's visiting planet Meep, has a last-minute idea that wins the fair. The alternating stories, featuring stylized color artwork, are uneven: Blorp's tale is witty, but Blast Off Boy's adventure falls flat.