Spongebob Comics (2011 United Plankton Pictures) comic books

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Written by Corey Barba and Joey Weiser. Art by Corey Barba and Vincent DePorter. Cover by Graham Annable. In our unprecedented underwater-gaming issue, Squidward gets really into roleplaying - as a 5th level Mer-Bard with a magic flute in 'Serpents and Sealords.' Then SpongeBob and Patrick meet the creator of their favorite tabletop game 'Legends of Aquaria!' Plus, a SpongeBob pinball spread by Jon Chad (Leo Geo), a Bikini Bottom video game tale by Zac Gorman (Costume Quest), and a surreal sequential sponge story by Bob Flynn! All wrapped up in a cover by Graham Annable that's a playable SpongeBob board game! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Story and Art by David DeGrand and Corey Barba. Cover by David DeGrand. Featuring the epic-length SpongeTale, 'A New Dimension in Stupidity!' Sandy returns from a Texas vacation to find Bikini Bottom in ruins-somehow, SpongeBob and Patrick got hold of her inventions and underwater havoc is being wreaked all over the place! Plus: The Krusty Krab becomes the theme-restaurant KrabbyLand, SpongeBob goes casual, and we meet the amazing and real Mimic Octopus! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Chuck Dixon and Graham Annable. Art by Jacob Chabot and Graham Annable. Cover by Jacob Chabot. 'Sea-quake!' The ocean floor rumbles and Bikini Bottom is split in two! But with a huge chasm separating SpongeBob from his beloved Krusty Krab, what's a poor fry cook to do? A certain Mr. Plankton has some ideas! Presented in SHAKE-O-RAMA, the deep sea's newest reading-gimmick sensation! Then in 'Choose Your Words,' SpongeBob and Patrick decide to cut the chatter and just speak one word for the rest of their silly lives. And you've never see one word wreak such havoc! All this plus 'SpongeFunnies' by Kochalka and facts about Sea Cucumbers courtesy of Maris Wicks! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Story and Art by Gregg Schigiel, James Kochalka, Charles Brubaker, Brian Smith and Joey Weiser with Stephanie Yue. Cover by Brian Smith. A trio of thalassic-themed tales starring everyone's favorite pelagic pals from a fleet of coastal creators! In 'Squirrel Scouts,' Sandy introduces SpongeBob and Patrick to the world of sash-wearing, badge-earning, and cookie-selling! Then Plankton duplicates himself in 'Only the Clonely.' In 'Daze Off,' SpongeBob's vacation day is haunted by Krabby Patty hallucinations. All these plus more natatorial nuttiness from James Kochalka, Maris Wicks, and more! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Derek Drymon. Art by Jacob Chabot and Stephan DeStefano. Cover by Jacob Chabot. Come aboard for Part 1 of 'The Ballad of Barnacle Bill,' the first of a two-part epic tale of witches, of sea monsters, of mermaids, of tough sailors made almost completely of wood - and of the yellow fry cook who loves them all! In this first chapter, SpongeBob joins forces with Barnacle Bill to find that legendary seaman's lost sweetheart! Plus: all about mermaids, 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka, and more! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Derek Drymon. Art by Jacob Chabot and Stephen DeStefano. Cover by Jacob Chabot and Rick Neilsen. In part 2 of 'The Ballad of Barnacle Bill,' SpongeBob and the ocean's saltiest sailor, Barnacle Bill, take on the deadly denizens of Rough 'n' Tough Reef-lowlife pirate scum, the sinister White Water Witch, a giant Fish Roc, and the belligerent bully Gangplank Gus! It's a thimbleful of thrilling theater with the excitement of an exploding Segar! Plus: facts about hungry shipworms by Maris Wicks! Gary fights Plankton, by James Kochalka and Hilary Barta! And more! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Story and Art by Vince Deporter, Derek Drymon, James Kochalka, Jay Lender & Marc Hempel and Chuck Dixon & Hilary Barta. Cover by Shawn Martinbrough. Nautical Noir! In an issue featuring only the colors black, white, and yellow, Bikini Bottom is revealed as a soggy center of underwater crime, suspense, and paranoia. In 'The Wrong Sponge,' SpongeBob is framed for the crime of vase-theft! And only Patrick can save him-so he's sunk. Then in 'On the Lam,' meet a thief pursued across the oceans by this one relentless little square guy. And once you read 'The Clarinet of Dr. Calamari,' you'll never look at octopi, reed instruments, or German Expressionist cinema the same! Plus: learn why Mermaid Man fears Crime Gully, see Patrick solve a non-crime, and more! 32 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jay Lender and Corey Barba. Art by Jacob Chabot and Gregg Schigiel. Cover by Jacob Chabot. Patrick and Larry the Lobster are the 'Crusoem Twosome' in a 23-page SpongeBob epic with only a little bit of SpongeBob! When Patrick's allergies cause him and Larry to be marooned far from Bikini Bottom, it's all Larry can do to keep his buff composure and rock-hard cool! Will sea monsters, tidal waves, and a distressing lack of free weights prove deadlier than being stuck 24-7 with Patrick? Plus, SpongeBob catches a magic jellyfish; Gary loses his bowl, a new 'SpongeFunnies' from James Kochalka; and more ocean facts from Maris Wicks! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Chuck Dixon and Corey Barba. Art by Raul The Third and Gregg Schigiel. Cover by Raul The Third. Mr. Krabs has run out of the salty salt he applies to Krabby Patties (for maximum beverage sales)! He and SpongeBob must venture to Bitter Flats, the driest part of the sea, for a new shaker full, but a Grizzly Sea Bear, a treacherous mine, and a mysterious stranger all stand in Krusty commerce's way in a story Chuck Dixon had to call 'Dry Noon!' Also: Can Sandy and SpongeBob tame the majestic wild sea horse known as Sprinkles? Plus: SpongeFunnies, ocean facts, Squidward's musical nightmare, and something called a Nudibranch Ranch! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Chuck Dixon, Charles Brubaker, David Lewman and Scott Roberts. Art by Jacob Chabot, Charles Brubaker, Vince Deporter and Scott Roberts. Cover by Caleb Meurer. During a quiet shift at the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob serves a perfect Krabby Patty to super-famous action movie star Randy Albacore, but no one will believe SpongeBob's tale of his brush with fame! Branded a liar, is there anything SpongeBob can do to rescue his reputation and to keep his square pants from catching fire? Then Sandy has to prepare her dome for the imminent arrival of her fussy Aunt Hazel from Texas, but a broken diving suit, an angry mob, along with the 'helpful' SpongeBob and Patrick, mean that Sandy will have to do some quick inventing to save the day! Also: bank robbery in Bikini Bottom, a substitute Boating School teacher, and the legend of giant fry cook Paul Spatula! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Story and Art by Vincent DePorter and Graham Annable. Cover by Vincent DePorter. Mr. Krabs brings submerged supernatural doom down upon the Krusty Krab when he tries to squeeze extra pennies out of a seemingly poor old harmless Sea Witch! But why does her terrible spell affect everyone but Patrick? Find out in 'The Krusty Curse!' Then, in 'The House on Jellyfish Fields,' cartoonist Graham Annable (Grickle, Box Trolls, Coraline) writes and draws an eerie wordless tale of SpongeBob on the run from the spooky denizens of a mysterious mansion. Plus: a double page cutaway view of a very haunted (and very familiar) pineapple house by Bob Flynn (Bravest Warriors) and Jim Campbell (Over the Garden Wall). All this plus a feature on 'real' ghost ships from folklore and 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Jay Lender, James Kochalka, Cory Barba, and David DeGrand. Art by Gregg Schigiel, James Kochalka, Cory Barba and David DeGrand. Cover by George O'Connor. Squidward is determined to educate those morons SpongeBob and Patrick about the glories of classic myths and legends. What could possibly go wrong? It's not like evil spirits in the Bikini Bottom Museum of (Not Actually) History could possess Patrick and make him take on qualities of destructive deities from world mythology, right/ Also, see SpongeBob take in an exile from King Neptune's court! Learn about sea monsters of fact and fable! And thrill to a battle of the beards as King Neptune takes on the Flying Dutchman! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Gregg Schigiel and David Lewman. Art by Gregg Schigiel and Vincent DePorter. Cover by Gregg Schigiel. 'Who Is Mermaid Girl?' Part 1 of 2. Sandy and SpongeBob set out to discover the identity of the mysterious Mermaid Girl-a plucky heroine who has aided Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy for years. But first they have to confront the deadly, non-dexterous Hammerhands Shark! Also, Mr. Krabs tricks Patrick and SpongeBob into cutting his mother's terrifying lawn in 'Mama Trauma'. Plus: Meet SpongeBob's new imaginary friend - courtesy of your real friend James Kochalka (Quit Your Job) - and check out Patrick's horrifying new look, as designed by David DeGrand (Garfield, Uncle Grampa). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Joey Weiser, Max Davison and Gregg Schigiel. Art by Carolyn Nowak, Scott Roberts and Gregg Schigiel. Cover by Joey Weiser. What's SpongeBob to do when a litter of six baby snails is left meowing and hungry on his pineapple's doorstep? And what's Gary to do when all of SpongeBob's time is taken up by the cuddly critters? Find out in 'Litter Box Blues,' featuring the art of Ignatz Award-nominee Carolyn Nowack. Plus, in 'Who Is Mermaid Girl?' (Part 2), SpongeBob and Sandy are getting closer to the truth about Mermaid Girl's identity - and the final clue lies in a legendary lost episode of the 'Mermaid Man' television show! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Derek Drymon and Jay Lender. Art by Jacob Chabot and Vincent DePorter. Cover by Jacob Chabot. Nobody calls Sandy Cheeks a 'tenderfoot' - but when the gauntlet is thrown by SpongeBob and Patrick, she's on a tear to prove she's the most rugged outdoors-squirrel in the seven seas! It's great fun until a certain underwater volcano catches her eye. Then, in 'Plankton's Imagination,' SpongeBob takes pity on that poor tiny terror Eugene Plankton and teaches him the joys of inspiration and creativity. But is that a good idea? Plus: fun facts about real plankton from Maris Wicks (Coral Reefs), SpongeFunnies by James Kochalka (Glorkian Warrior), and more! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Derek Drymon and David Lewman. Art by Jerry Ordway and Scott Roberts. Cover by Jerry Ordway. Pencils the Pirate, the buccaneer who draws all yer fav'rit SpongeBob funnies, has gone mad, and two pirate fans must track down the wayward artist to get their grimy paws on the latest comic starring their favorite sea sponge! It's a tale of treasure and betrayal with amazing art by Jerry Ordway (Superman, Avengers) and Dave DeGrand (MAD, Garfield). Also: SpongeBob terrifies Bikini Bottom with his remote-controlled Mermaid Man action figure, a snooty sponge visits from another dimension, and we all learn some freaky facts about the history of swimming! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Derek Drymon, Vince Deporter and David DeGrand. Art by Jerry Ordway, Vince Deporter and David DeGrand. Cover by David DeGrand. In 'Sandwich Panic,' Patrick and SpongeBob discover a hipster cafe with artisanal, locally-sourced sandwiches that are more delicious than Krabby Patties! SpongeBob must stop this upstart eatery, even if it means teaming up with the nefarious Plankton! And in part 2 of 'Lost Booty' freebooters Fanboy Beard and Deckhand Dottie continue their mad race to track down the lost SpongeBob comic by the Mad Pirate Pencils! All this plus 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka, facts about pirate pets, and more! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Chuck Dixon and Derek Drymon. Art by Gregg Schigiel and Jerry Ordway. Cover by Gregg Schigiel. The irresistibly insipid harmonies of the pop quartet BØBÖ have conquered the Seven Seas, and the band is touring every major city under the waves… except Bikini Bottom. To catch the band live, their most spazziest fan, a young fry cook named SpongeBob, must hit the road with his boating instructor, Mrs. Puff. But can Puff - and BØBÖ themselves - survive traffic jams, food allergies, and…SpongeBob's driving? Find out in 'Take a Boat to BØBÖ!' Also, in part 3 of 'Lost Booty,' Deckhand Dottie and Fanboy Beard break into Pirate Prison for the next chapter of the lost SpongeBob comic! Plus 'SpongeFunnies' by Kochalka and ocean facts from Maris Wicks! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Dani Michaeli and Derek Drymon. Art by Raul The Third and Jerry Ordway. Cover by Raul The Third. With SpongeBob in tow, Mermaid Man flashes back to a previously forgotten era of his heroic history--his adventures as Monster Master of Terror Trench! But what's the improbable secret of Mermaid Man's former monster sidekick? Find out as MM and SpongeBob 'Return to Terror Trench!' Also: In part 4 of 'Lost Booty' the quest of two humble pirates for the greatest SpongeBob comic ever continues… in the belly of a whale! Plus: 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka and ocean fact comics by Maris Wicks! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Derek Drymon. Art by David DeGrand and Jerry Ordway. Cover by Jerry Ordway. Learn the final fate of renegade SpongeBob Comics artist Pencils the Pirate in the stupefying conclusion to 'Lost Booty!' Stranded on a becalmed ship in the middle of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Pencils struggles against two frightful foes: a horrible sea monster and, worse, writer's block! There's but one thing that can save his nautical bacon - SpongeBob himself! But how will our yellow, porous hero get to the surface in time? Find out in this reality-bending yarn of deadlines and doofuses! Plus underwater floods, ocean facts, and 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Story, Art and Cover by Graham Annable. It's our first 'Will You Please Be Quiet' issue-featuring not as many words as usual! First, in an epic tale by Graham Annable (Box Trolls, Grickle), King Neptune can't stand the racket made by the denizens of Bikini Bottom, so he casts a Bubble of Silence over the whole town-as underwater deities often do. But the shenanigans of SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, and Plankton won't be stopped by a mere lack of sound-and they may prove the undoing of Neptune himself! Plus: a silent 'SpongeFunnies' by Kochalka; a wordless 'Flotsam & Jetsam: Ocean Facts' by Maris Wicks; and two more stories where the only sound… will be your own laughter! (Void where prohibited.) 32 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Graham Annable, James Kochalka, Israel Sanchez and Sam Hernandez. Art by Gregg Schigiel, James Kochalka, Israel Sanchez and Gregory Benton. Cover by Gregg Schigiel. On a bubble-blowing break at work, SpongeBob accidentally invents the Bubble Burger - and it becomes a craze that sweeps the ocean floor! As demand rises, Mr. Krabs pushes SpongeBob to blow more and more Bubble Burgers-regardless of the pulmonary price! There is no way this could backfire, right? Also in this issue, SpongeBob on a slow bus! Plankton versus Patrick's ant farm! Plus: Ocean facts from Maris Wicks and 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Derek Drymon. Art by Jacob Chabot. Cover by Eric Powell. Mavens of the maritime macabre, take note! In this issue, a terrible pirate curse brings SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs face to carapace with an unsavory undead pirate crew! But help is on its way in the form of the ocean's toughest occult detective - Mama Krabs! Watch her work her magic in 'The Curse of the S.S. Unpleasant.' Also in this issue: Patrick versus Plankton (with art by Hilary Barta), legends of seaside ghosts (with art by Vanessa Davis), and spooky 'SpongeFunnies' (with art by James Kochalka!). 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by David Lewman, Corey Barba, David Degrand and Graham Annable. Art by Jacob Chabot, Corey Barba, David Degrand and Graham Annable. Cover by Jacob Chabot. It's our Finny Friendship Issue, celebrating aquatic affinity among the denizens of Bikini Bottom! See SpongeBob dare the dangers of dry land to save his (debatable) friendship with Squidward! Witness SpongeBob and Patrick fall out over a dumb TV cartoon program! Observe SpongeBob's invisible imaginary friend-or at least read a good description of him! Plus: Squidward befriends a flower in 'SpongeFunnies'; and science cartoonist Maris Wicks tells us about real world fish 'friends' - sharks and remoras! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Story and Art by James Kochalka and Jay Lender. Cover by James Kochalka. Special SpongeFunnies Issue! James Kochalka's off-model, chibi-like short SpongeBob strips have entertained readers since SpongeBob Comics #1-now 'SpongeFunnies' are busting out into a full-length ultra-cute epic story - 'Skate the Cake!' If you like SpongeBob, Squidward, skateboards, cakes, volcanoes, underwater deserts, and famous movie star Duke McGill, then you are cool. And you will love this issue! Also inside: Sandy's chore day goes awry; a pirate club recruits SpongeBob; and Patrick bounces stuff off his belly! All this plus 'Ocean Facts' from Maris Wicks! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Jay Lender and Sam Henderson. Art by Gregg Schigiel and Stephanie Yue. Cover by Gregg Schigiel. 'Untidaled,' Part 1 of 2! All the water in Bikini Bottom is being sucked away to parts unknown, and SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs, and Sandy must help its denizens survive the onslaught of air-and then set out across the muddy flats to bring the ocean back! Finally, a sort of reverse, right-side-up 'Poseidon Adventure' with talking animals! Plus: see SpongeBob work out on the beach, observe model-boat building with Mrs. Puff, and read more 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Jay Lender and Sam Henderson. Art by Gregg Schigiel and Gregory Benton. Cover by Gregg Schigiel. 'Untidaled,' Part 2 of 2! SpongeBob and friends discover where all the ocean water has gone, and it's a really big pickle jar with a very tight lid, openable only by a gigantic fish-eating kraken (formerly a DJ). Can the Bikini Bottom rescue squad free the sea? Also in this issue: SpongeBob can't go to work due to a severe case of crying face! Mr. Krabs' hand-crafted new piggy bank gets totaled in the fryer. Plus, 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka and ocean facts from Maris Wicks. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Story and Art by John Trabbic and Brian Smith. Cover by John Trabbic. Freak circumstances conspire to make SpongeBob's buck teeth grow out-of-control-threatening to demolish, or at least radically redesign, the Krusty Krab as we know it! Can Sponge-Bob's friends avoid dental disaster and knock his choppers down to size? Find out in 'Healthy Teeth' by hot SpongeBob storyboard artist John Trabbic! Plus, delightful detail-meister Brian Smith (Tree Friends) brings you 'Mini-Golf Madness' - five spreads of spectacular bird's eye panel panoramas detailing Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob's journey through the ocean's finest mini-golf course! Plus: 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka, ocean facts from Maris Wicks, and more! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Charles Brubaker and Carta Monir. Art by Jacob Chabot and Carolyn Nowak. Cover by Jacob Chabot. It's all-out aquatic op-ed war as Plankton and Mr. Krabs engage in the extreme sport of editorial cartooning in the newspapers of Bikini Bottom! Their slanderous scribblings even draw SpongeBob and Squidward into the destructive conflict-threatening everything they hold dear! Find out who gets the last laugh in 'The Cross-Hatch of Despair!' Also: the threat of whirlpools forces Mr. Krabs to activate 'The Buddy System,' which means Squidward and SponegBob must stay close together all day! And in 'Facial Hair Scare,' a fake beard mishap throws Patrick into an identity crisis! All this plus 'Ocean Facts' by Maris Wicks and 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by David Lewman and Max Davison. Art by Raul The Third and Hilary Barta. Cover by Raul The Third. The secret formula is just part of what makes a Krabby Patty delicious. There is also The Method, SpongeBob's crucial food prep procedure, and Squidward must learn it! But can he bear to study at the (cute) feet of a spongy sensei who drives him bonkers? Find out in 'Method Madness'! Then in 'Can't Get Much Commoner,' King Neptune decides, perhaps unwisely, to learn about the simple pleasures of mortals by spending a day with two mortal simpletons-SpongeBob and Patrick. Also: Patrick decides to live the rest of his life in a kelp maze, and Mr. Krabs wants to win a place in the Underwater Book of Records. All this plus ocean facts by Maris Wicks and 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by David Lewman and Brian Smith. Art by Brian Smith and Vince Deporter. Cover by Brian Smith. Squidward is all set to find inner peace with a famous spiritual yoga master-until he's joined by guru-curious SpongeBob and Patrick! An inner journey turns into an ordeal of psychic stupidity. See an infinity of SpongeBobs! Witness the nothingness within Patrick! Can Squidward possibly find oneness while surrounded by dumbness? You'll see in 'You're Not My Swami!' Then in 'Pennies for Patties,' Mr. Krabs' quest for a super-rare penny turns the Krusty Krab into a giant bin of copper coinage! But what if one of his employees finds the rare penny first? All this plus 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka and ocean facts from Maris Wicks! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by David Lewman, Sam Henderson, Max Davidson and David DeGrand. Art by Jacob Chabot, Pat Dorian, Gregg Schigiel and David DeGrand. Cover by Jacob Chabot. SpongeBob is having fun with his new hobby-tinkering with robots that do simple tasks like… flipping patties! Mr. Krabs seizes on the opportunity to robotize the entire Krusty Krab! But when the mechanical replacements turn on Krabs, SpongeBob must don the tight-fitting tunic of Spongebob: Robotfighterpants! Then in 'Secret Identities,' SpongeBob finds out that Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy don't have secret identities! SpongeBob and Patrick help the aged heroes rectify this blatant disregard for superhero tropes by becoming, themselves, the secret identities of their favorite heroes! Plus: 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka and ocean facts from Maris Wicks! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Chuck Dixon and Corey Barba. Art by Vincent DePorter and Corey Barba. Cover by Gregg Schigiel. Plankton has taken over another issue! In 'The Goo, The Bad, and the Ugly,' the little green megalomaniac tastes success at last as Bikini Bottom tastes the Chum Bucket's new amazing spicy sauce! Then, in 'Plankton's Country Cousin,' microscopic hillbilly relative Rupert makes time with Plankton's very own computer wife, Karen! Can SpongeBob help Plankton find a different love match for Rupert? Plus: 6 pages of Sponge-insanity from Bill Wray, 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka, and ocean facts by Maris Wicks! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by David Lewman, Joey Weiser and Scott Roberts. Art by Vince Deporter, Gregg Schigiel and Scott Roberts. Cover by Paul Kirchner. This one has it all! Public transportation transforms SpongeBob's neighborhood in 'Stop That Bus Stop!' Patrick, Sandy, and SpongeBob gear up for extreme underwater water tubing in 'Tube Newb'! And Mr. Krabs takes a treasure-hunting voyage with an old pal in 'I'm Goin' on an Adventure, Boys!' Plus: 'SpongeFunnies', ocean facts, and a psychedelic cover by comics legend Paul Kirchner (The Bus, Epic, Heavy Metal, Awaiting the Collapse)! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Story and Art by Graham Anable, James Kochalka, Derek Drymon, Maris Wicks, Jacob Chabot, and Mike Devito. Cover by Jacob Chabot. United Plankton Pictures is taking an extended break, so issue #85 will be our last for a while. For now we present our 7th annual October assemblage of spooky submerged stories! In 'Creature from Goo Lagoon,' Graham Annable (Grickle, Boxtrolls, Puzzle Agent) writes and draws the tale of a lonely monster…who makes the mistake of kidnapping Patrick to keep him company! Then, in 'Dutchman Went Down to Bikini Bottom,' Derek Drymon and Jacob Chabot team to show how even selling his soul can't help Squidward's clarinet playing. And Bob Flynn brings vampires to Bikini Bottom. All this plus facts about the deepest depths of the sea-by Maris Wicks and SpongeFunnies by James Kochalka. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.