Issue Details

Issue	#40
Published	August 2000
Cover Price	$2.95
Pages	28
Editing	Mark Crilley
Notes	wraparound cover

Cover Details

Genre	adventure; children
Pencils	Mark Crilley
Inks	Mark Crilley
Colors	Mark Crilley (?)
Notes	wraparound cover

16 page Akiko story "The Battle of Boach's Keep: Part One"

Characters	Akiko; Spuckler Boach; Mr. Beeba; Poog; Gax; Kimbir Kriznik; Melissa: Bip; Bop; Akiko's Robot Double
Synopsis	Spuckler receives strange news, while Bip and Bop arrive on Earth to take Akiko back to Smoo.
Genre	adventure; children
Script	Mark Crilley
Pencils	Mark Crilley
Inks	Mark Crilley
Letters	Mark Crilley

6 page Akiko story "Uncle Koji's Place"

Characters	Akiko; Uncle Koji
Synopsis	Akiko's uncle tells her about the origin of Japanese fans.
Genre	children
Script	Mark Crilley
Pencils	Mark Crilley
Inks	Mark Crilley
Letters	Mark Crilley

2 page Letters to Akiko letters page

Script	Mark Crilley (answered letters)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters and art submitted by Michael C. Lorah; Jim Ottaviani; Jeff Carter; Dan Stroshine; Dave Van Domelen; Susan Knowles; Tom Kenning; Mayumi Hirtzel; Ben Jerusalem; Scott Roberts; Paul Sizer