*The summer of 1988 was a time of great excitement and optimism in America. Nowhere was that excitement more intense than in Beacon City. Americans of every age eagerly awaited the arrival of the world famous cartoonist, Adolph Hitler, and his long-time mentor, Joseph Stalin. Meanwhile the presidential campaign of Ivor Wynne continues to gain steam. But Americans knew nothing of Wynne, the man - except that, if elected, he would replace William Howard Taft as the fattest president in the history of the United States. *Back cover