Evil Inc, full page, week of Oct. 15, 2024

Here's your early access to the full-page version of next week's Evil Inc comics. Cassie Cruz's Silver Agency was tasked with keeping the city safe while the superheroes of Justice Ltd were away on a mission. Made up of D-List villains and one hasbeen hero, no one had high hopes of success. But on their first night patrolling the city, they actually stopped a crime!

Now that the accolades are being handed out, the star of the night is nowhere to be found.

Panel 1
(Caption: Later...)
Reporter: I'm here with Night Mayor, who was part of tonight's heroism.

Panel 2
Reporter: Mister "Mayor," weren't you holding the city comptroller hostage a few weeks ago?
Night Mayor: Yeah, turns out... nobody knows what a comptroller does... so the only ransom I got was a handful of gift certificates to Blockbuster video rental.

Panel 3
Night Mayor: By the way, how do I get my reward for tonight? Is there some sorta form I gotta fill out, or—
Reporter: Reward?!

Panel 4
Night Mayor: If anybody deserves a reward for tonight, it's Malocchio!
Reporter: And you are?
Jeremy Veebles: Jeremy Veebles, corporate liaison.

Panel 5
Jeremy Veebles: You should be interviewing her! She's right over—
Jeremy Veebles: Where'd she go?!

Panel 6
Jeremy Veebles (thinking): "Heh-heh. She probably saw another criminal and has him in her clutches as we speak!"

Panel 7
[Caption]: Meanwhile, in an alley nearby...
(Malocchio, wearing a striped dress and boots, passionately kisses Crimson Ghost, a bald superhero with a cape, against a brick wall. Crimson Ghost wraps his arms around her waist.)

Panel 8
Malocchio: Omigod! I don't know what came over me.
Crimson Ghost: Don't sweat it, kid. Post-thwart adrenaline is pretty common.

Panel 9
(Crimson Ghost reminisces, illustrated in a thought bubble.)
Crimson Ghost: "I remember when I defeated the Marxman. I was so charged up, I came home and —"

Panel 10
Malocchio (blushing): I think I wanna kiss you again.
Crimson Ghost (laughing): Heh. My lips don’t know their own strength!

Panel 11
(Malocchio and Crimson Ghost stand closely, her arms around his neck.)
Malocchio: That... and it's better than listening to you talk.