February 1994: The Planet Pluto

Presenting: February 1994:

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The design of February 1994 follows the generic mixing of late 1980s/ early 1990s style that is popular in contemporary “90’s retro” themes.

This month’s cover is more minimalist, focusing on the photo of then-planet Pluto and it’s moon. Center stage in the photo is a small easter egg: the spaceship Babylon 5 itself. To the right of Pluto’s photo, we can see the February ‘94 cover of The Weekly World News, a checkout magazine rack tabloid that was famous in the 90’s for it’s bizarre, satirical(?) stories.

The weeks of February are occupied by actor Jim Carrey in his role as Ace Ventura, a hugely popular character who was copied and quoted ad-nauseum by school students for weeks, especially the cinematic classic “ass talking” scene.

Featured Events of February 1994:

Feb 01 ) The Chinese New Year! While 2022 is the year of the tiger, 1994 was the year of the dog.

Feb 04 ) Ace Ventura released in theaters.

Feb 06) Famed comic illustrator Jack Kirby passes.

Feb 12) The 1994 Winter Olympics begins in Lillehammer, Norway.

Feb 15) 1960’s Joker actor Cesar Romero passes.

Feb 21) Canadian musician Celine Dion remains at #1 on the Billboard charts for 14 weeks with her song Power of Love.

Feb 24) Arcade classic Sonic 3 debuts on the Mega Drive.

Feb 26) Controversial British cooking queen Fanny Cradock passes.

Feb 28) Secret Nazi pop band Ace of Base’s hit The Sign enjoys second week at #2 on the Billboard charts.