Nancy Drew Girl Detective HC (2005-2008 Papercutz) comic books 2007-2009

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Ghost in the Machinery!" Based on the series by Carolyn Keene. Written by Stefan Petrucha (X-Files, Kolchak). Art by Sho Murase. The Nancy Drew Movie starring Emma ("Unfabulous") Roberts, niece of Julia, is coming in June! Has Nancy Drew solved the world's energy crisis? On a mission, sponsored by young, rich, and handsome Ralph Credo, Nancy teams up with eccentric scientist Roy Hinkley, to find an amazing high efficiency engine able to operate at an amazing 200 miles per gallon! The experimental engine, mounted on a tank, was part of an experiment during the final days of World War II. There's just one problem: the engine and the tank are haunted. This is an all-new self-contained story, but it's also the first of a three-part series of Nancy Drew graphic novels comprising a bigger storyline entitled "The High Miles Mystery." Hardcover, 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "The Disoriented Express!" Based on the series by Carolyn Keene. Written by Stefan Petrucha (X-Files, Kolchak). Art by Sho Murase. On its journey to Professor Hinkley's research facility, Nancy Drew must protect an amazing creation that could possibly end the world's energy crisis. Unstable and dangerous, the super fuel-efficient engine must be transported by a private train. But dark forces are at work, attempting to shanghai the miracle machine - literally at every turn by using computers to jam the switches! But while Nancy, and her friend George, attempt to determine which sinister suspect is behind these despicable acts, they soon realize that if their adversaries can't succeed at stealing this miraculous machine, they'll destroy the train, along with everything, and everyone on it! "The Disoriented Express" is the second in a series of three Nancy Drew adventures entitled "The High Miles Mystery." Hardcover, 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "Monkey Wrench Blues!" Based on the series by Carolyn Keene. When Bess and George help Nancy pick out a dress for Deirdre's big party, little do they suspect it's the identical dress Deirdre will be wearing! After a minor altercation with the perturbed hostess, Nancy leaves the party only to be grabbed by a dark figure, tossed into a van and kidnapped! That leaves Bess and George, with some help from Ned, to try and solve the mystery of exactly what happened to Nancy. Things get complicated further when Bess and George's number one suspect, Deirdre, is kidnapped, too! Hardcover, 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. "Dress Reversal!" Based on the series by Carolyn Keene. Written by Stefan Petrucha. Art by Sho Murase. When Bess and George help Nancy pick out a dress for Deirdre's big party, little do they suspect it's the identical dress Deirdre will be wearing. After a minor altercation with the perturbed hostess, Nancy leaves the party only to be grabbed by a dark figure, tossed into a van and kidnapped! That leaves Bess and George, with some help from Ned, to try and solve the mystery of exactly what just happened to Nancy. Things get complicated further when Bess and George's number one suspect, Deirdre, is kidnapped too! Hardcover, 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. "Doggone Town!" Based on the series by Carolyn Keene. Written by Stefan Petrucha and Sarah Kinney. Art by Sho Murase. When Nancy Drew and Ned Nickerson attempt to return a lost dog named "Togo" to its owner in the small town of Nevershare, they stumble onto a much bigger mystery-where did all the people go? The entire population of Nevershare is missing, except for one person, and she's mean and not very helpful. Will Nancy solve this mystery before she and Ned also disappear? Available in hardcover and softcover editions. Hardcover, 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 14 - 1st printing. "Sleight of Dan!" Based on the series by Carolyn Keene. Written by Stefan Petrucha and Sarah Kinney. Art by Sho Murase. Now you see her, now you don't! Nancy, Ned, and George attend magician Dan Devil's show, and witness his assistant's magical disappearance - except she doesn't reappear! It seems Nancy can't even go on a date without stumbling upon a mystery. In searching for the missing assistant, Nancy goes on a magical mystery tour of Dan Evil's home and runs into a very hungry anaconda! Rather than become snake food, she agrees to become Dan's new assistant. But what if she vanishes too? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/4-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "Tiger Counter!" Based on the series by Carolyn Keene. Written by Stefan Petrucha and Sarah Kinney. Art by Sho Murase. Nancy and her BFFs Bess and George encounter lions, tigers, and scares - oh, my! - when they investigate a missing cat mystery. But when the authorities learn exactly how many cats eccentric old Mrs. Eartha keeps in her house, they are forced to removed most of them because of the health code violations. But Hell hath no fury as a cat-woman scorned! That's when Nancy, Bess, and George run into escaped lions and tigers in the woods - and a deadly cat and mouse game ensues! Available in hardcover and softcover editions! Hardcover, 5-in. x 7 1/4-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 16 - 1st printing. "What Goes Up...!" Based on the series by Carolyn Keene. Written by Stefan Petrucha and Sarah Kinney. Art by Sho Murase. After stealing a million in investment cash, a desperate robber commandeers a hot air balloon at the local exposition, only to be lost in a raging storm. The balloon was tracked to a high mountain area before going down. When Police Chief McGinnis refuses to take Nancy on the recovery effort, she and the girls stowaway with the investment bankers, also climbing the mountain, in an effort to recover their funds. Unfortunately, once the balloon is found, they learn they've hung out with the wrong group - the bankers were in on it with the robber! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/4-in., 102 pages, full color. Cover price $7.95. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 17 - 1st printing. "Night of the Living Chatchke" Based on the series by Carolyn Keene. Written by Stefan Petrucha and Sarah Kinney. Art by Sho Murase. Hardcover, 5-in. x 7 1/4-in., full color. Cover price $12.95.