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PANEL ONE: PUNCH, still chained to the same wall he was last issue, opens with a smile.

PUNCH:
Oh hello again, kids. Doubtless you are rejoining me to hear more of my adventures, yes?

PANEL TWO: FLASHBACK panel to ADRIAN finding the magic key.

PUNCH: (narr)
Where was I? Oh yes. I discovered a magic key--

PANEL THREE: ADRIAN in his pajamas, talking to ORBOS.

PUNCH: (narr)
--stumbled upon a talking winged gorilla, who was magically imprisoned--

PANEL FOUR: PROF. MACREADY grasping his amulet and about to cast a spell on ADRIAN

PUNCH:(narr)
--by one of my professors, who it turns out was a wizard--

PANEL FIVE: ADRIAN blinking out in a flash of light.

PUNCH (narr):
--from whom I escaped by activating the key’s magic.

SFX:
JINKK

PANEL SIX: Back to present day. PUNCH is in his cell, leaning forward. His hands are on his knees, the shackles hanging uselessly in the background.

PUNCH:
Right? All caught up now? Good. As I recall, I had just arrived on--