Dark Horse's adrenaline-packed SpyBoy kick-starts its second year with an amazing 12th issue, crash-landing Alex, Bombshell, and the whole SpyBoy gang in Japan for an incendiary adventure they won't soon forget -- and may not survive!

You'd think that once they'd successfully rescued Bombshell from the killer jaws of evil shark-freak-cum-slave trader, Slackjaw, our motley crew of superspies and assorted relatives and hangers-on might be able to turn down the pressure and land their stolen cargo plane in a nice, safe place, right? Wrong! One crash-landing-in-Japan later, our heroes find themselves smack-dab in the middle of a Tokyo adventure starring a team of espionage thugs and Bombshell's long-time nemesis, SpyGirl!

"SpyGirl's full origin is shrouded in mystery," explained SpyBoy writer Peter David. "Picture Sailor Moon crossed with Get Smart. SpyGirl is the star of a comedy series in which she plays a complete goofball `super-spy.' It is, indeed, a case of hiding in plain sight, because the truth is that SpyGirl is, in fact, an extremely capable, efficient, and deadly member of a Japanese spy organization."

SpyGirl slices and dices her pink-ponytailed way into the heart of the best (and most hilarious!) action comic around in SpyBoy #12,written by Peter David, and featuring outstanding art from penciller Pop Mhan and ink-slinger Norman Lee. SpyBoy #12 is a full-color, 32-page adventure, on sale September 20 for $2.95.