An ominous and shadowy figure sneaks into the museum!
CLAK!
GRRRRRRRRRRR
MYSTERY MEAT
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."
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
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.
AAAAAAA!!! AAAAAAA!!!
NOT IF I
CAN HELP IT.
AND I CAN!
HAM-
ALANCHE!!
UGH!
CHOMP!
UH...
LITTLE HELP
HERE.
HASTA
LA BYE BYE,
WORD GIRL!
HA HA HA!
TAC! TAC!
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
SCRUNCH
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!
CHOMP!
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...
WWWEEOOOWWWEEEOOoOo
I GUESS I
DON'T HAVE THAT TIME...
COME ON, HUGGY, BACK TO THE MUSEUM!
WWWEEOOOWWWEEEOOoOo
ALL RIGHT--THE BUTCHER IS BACK IN BUSINESS! I WANT THAT ANCIENT CUBIC ZAMBONIA!
AND MAKE IT QUICK!
THUD
GAME OVER, BUTCHER!
WORDGIRL! AND CAPTAIN...
HEY--WHERE'S YOUR SIDEKICK? I DON'T SEE HIM.
HUGGY, COME ON!
ZAS!
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!!
THUD
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?
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
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