An ominous and shadowy figure sneaks into the museum!
JACK FERRAIOLO &
WILL SHEPARD
WRITERS
MARK SUMERAK
COMIC STRIP ADAPTATION
CARLOS OLIVARES
ARTIST
SOTOCOLOR'S J. BROWN
COLORIST
CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
LETTERER
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE TEAMS AT PBS KIDS GO! SCHOLASTIC INC., AND SOUP2NUTS
HEH, HEH, HEH...
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, FELLA!
FELLA? NO, NO... I'M THE BUTCHER! AND I'M HERE TO STEALIZE THIS ANCIENT DIAMOND HERE!
THE WORD ISN'T "STEALIZE." IT'S "STEAL". AND BESIDES, THAT'S NOT AN ANCIENT DIAMOND.
IT'S NOT?
NOPE. IT'S AN ANCIENT ZIRCONIA. THAT'S AN ANCIENT DIAMOND OVER THERE.
OH. WELL, I'LL TAKE IT ANYWAY. IT'S ALL SPARGLY!
THE WORD IS "SPARKLY", NOT "SPARGLY."
MEANWHILE, IN THE SPACESHIP LAIR OF WORDGIRL AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE...
A ROBBERY? AT THE MUSEUM? C'MON, HUGGY.
WORRRRD UP!
PUT THAT DIAMOND DOWN, BUTCHER!
WORDGIRL AND CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE!
THAT'S RIGHT, BUTCHER!
YOU MEAN CUBIC ZIRCONIA?
THAT KINDA SOUNDS FAMILIAR...
IT'S NOT A DIAMOND IT'S A CUBIC ZAMBONIA. SEE?
OH YEAH? WELL, LET'S SEE IF THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR: YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL.
NOT IF I CAN HELP IT. AND I CAN!
HAM- ALANCHE!!
UGH!
UH... LITTLE HELP HERE.
HASTA LA BYE BYE, WORD GIRL! HA HA HA!
Later at the home of Becky Botsford (also known as word girl)...
WHAT'S WRONG BOB? IT'S NOT LIKE YOU TO REFUSE HAM.
HE, UHHHH... HAD A LATE SNACK
DID YOU GUYS SEE THE NEWS TODAY? WORD GIRL FACED OFF AGAINST THE BUTCHER!
OOOH! HOW'D SHE DO?
NOT SO GREAT.
SHE WASN'T COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE.
SHE GOT BURIED IN A HAM-ALANCHE.
*HUMPH*
THE BUTCHER HAS ALWAYS GIVEN HER A HARD TIME
YUP, BUT THAT HAIRY LITTLE BOY THAT FOLLOWS HER AROUND SEEMS TO DO OKAY...
YUP, HE'S PROVEN TO BE PRETTY EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE BUTCHER
WHOA, HONEY! WHAT'D YOU DO TO THAT FORK?
OH, THIS? UHH... THIS IS A SCULPTURE... FOR ART CLASS...
AND BOB DID IT...WITH HIS MONKEY STRENGTH...
IT'S VERY NICE, BOB, BUT THAT'S THE 14TH SCULPTURE YOU'VE MADE THIS MONTH. WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF FORKS.
HE SAYS SORRY...
UMMM... MAY WE BE EXCUSED? I HAVE TO TRIPLE-CHECK MY HOMEWORK.
THAT'S MY GIRL!
SHOW-OFF!
I SWEAR TO YOU, HUGGY... NOTHING IS GOING TO STAND IN MY WAY OF FINDING THE BUTCHER AND PUTTING HIM BEHIND BARS...
YOU GUYS ALMOST FORGOT, IT'S PUDDING NIGHT!
...STARTING RIGHT AFTER DESSERT.
MEANWHILE, IN THE LAIR OF THE BUTCHER...
OH, MAN... THAT HAM-ALANCHE TOTALLY WORKED! KIND OF...BUT I STILL HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT!
IF IT WEREN'T FOR THAT LITTLE HARIY GUY, I'D HAVE THAT SPARKLY THING RIGHT NOW! IT WOULD HAVE GIVEN THIS JOINT A TOUCH OF CLASS!
BUT CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE EATS EVERYTHING!
IF ONLY THERE WAS A PLACE WHERE I COULD GET A BOOK FULL OF RECIPES, STUFF TO KCOOK THAT A MONKEY SUPER HERO WOULDN'T LIKE.
BUT WHERE WOULD I GET ASUCH A "COOK-BOOK"?
GOOD THING THE BUTCHER DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THE LIBRARY, RIGHT, KIDS?
THEY GOT A BOOK LIKE THAT AT THE LIBRARY?
WAIT A MINUTE. YOU CAN READ WHAT I'M SAYING?
YEAH, OF COURSE. IT'S WRITTEN RIGHT THERE.
OH.
TO THE LIBRARY!
WHOOPS...
MOMENTS LATER AT THE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY...
HERE'S THE COOKBOOK YOU REQUESTED, SIR...
THANKS! I'LL TAKE IT...TO GO...
...FOR FREE! HA HA!
OKAY.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "OKAY"?
SIR, THIS IS A LIBRARY. ALL OF THE BOOKS ARE FREE.
BUT DON'T WORRY BUTCHER...
...YOU'RE ABOUT TO PAY FOR YOUR CRIMES!
OH YEAH? WELL, WORDGIRL, YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.
DINNER IS SERVED!
PASTRAMI ATTACK!
HA HA! YOUR ATTACKS ARE INEFFECTIVE
IN-A-WHAT NOW?
INNEFECTIVE. IT MEANS YOUR MEAT ATTACKS DON'T WORK THE WAY YOU WANT THEM TO BECAUSE HUGGY'S APPETITE CAN NEVER BE DEFEATED.
i wasn't trying to defeat him...i just needed a couple of seconds to read my new cookbook.
and now that i have, i've got a little something new for ya, furball.
CHICKEN LIVER FRICASSEE!!
HUGGY! INCOMING!
HUGGY? ARE YOU OKAY?
HEY, WORDGIRL... LUNCH IS ON YOU!
CHICKEN LIVER FRICASSEE!!
HUGGY! HELP!
HA HA! I AM VICTRONIOUS!
THAT'S DUE BACK IN TWO WEEKS!
LATER, AFTER SOME REPULSIVE DIGGING OUT...
WHAT HAPPENED BACK THERE? I THOUGHT YOU EAT EVERYTHING?
SQUEAK!
YES, I GUESS IT'S CLEAR NOW THAT YOU DON'T.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? THE CHICKEN LIVER FRICASSEE IS SO REPULSIVE THAT YOU'RE INEFFECTIVE! AND I'VE NEVER FACED THE BUTCHER ALONE...
I NEED MORE TIME TO THINK OF A PLAN...
I GUESS I DON'T HAVE THAT TIME...
COME ON, HUGGY, BACK TO THE MUSEUM!
ALL RIGHT--THE BUTCHER IS BACK IN BUSINESS! I WANT THAT ANCIENT CUBIC ZAMBONIA!
AND MAKE IT QUICK!
GAME OVER, BUTCHER!
WORDGIRL! AND CAPTAIN...
HEY--WHERE'S YOUR SIDEKICK? I DON'T SEE HIM.
HUGGY, COME ON!
HEY, LITTLE GUY.
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU WANT A SECOND HELPING OF MY CHICKEN LIVER FRICASSEE!
HIT THE DECK!
HA HA HA! HOPE YOU LIKE 'EM, FUZZFACE!
HUGGY, YOU HAVE TO EAT YOUR WAY OUT OF THERE!
NOW, LET'S SEE WHAT I CAN COOK UP FOR YOU, WORDGIRL!
HOW ABOUT MY PORK CHOP CHOP?
WHOA!
HA! YOU MISSED!
HERE, TAKE A SEAT, BUTCHER!
UH-OH.
MEATBALL MAYHEM!!
DRAT! AND THAT WAS MY BEST PUN...
LET'S SEE HOW YOU LIKE MY KEILBASA CRUSHER, WORDGIRL!
I CAN'T HOLD OFF THESE MEAT ATTACKS MUCH LONGER.
HUGGY, I NEED YOUR HELP!
WILL WORDGIRL FIND A WAY TO DEFEAT THE BUTCHER?
WILL CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE OVERCOME THE REPULSIVE CHICKEN LIVERS TO BREAK OUT AND COME TO HER AID?
WILL THERE BE ANY ROOM LEFT IN THESE PANELS IF THE MEAT KEEPS FLYING AROUND LIKE THIS?