IMPOSSIBLE TRANSFORMATION! Who, What, Where, Why, When and How is Jungle Jim? Should our band of Beast-Men and aliens ask for his help? Can he be trusted? Is he on the side of angels? And will he fully commit to wearing pants!? The WEIRDEST corner of the King universe brought to you by PAUL TOBIN (Colder) and SANDY JARRELL (Meteor Men)!

GLOBAL SABOTAGE! The Phantom hunts the mysterious Singh Group, an organization bent on stopping crucial recovery efforts due to Ming The Merciless' failed attempt to conquer Earth. Will The Phantom discover Singh's ultimate goal, or is it already time to choose another Ghost Who Walks? Behold tumbling wonders from BRIAN CLEVINGER (Atomic Robo) and BRENT SCHOONOVER (Superman)!ÊÊ

An interlocking Jungle Jim cover by Darwyn Cooke (DC: The New Frontier, Catwoman), available in this special, rare "Virgin Art" edition that - when connected to Dynamite's Flash Gordon, Mandrake, Prince Valiant, and Phantom covers - reinforces the epic scope of the King event! In this issue, thrill to KING, full of RUSTIC WARS and BEASTIAL BLUSTER and UNFORGIVING TERRAIN and IMPOSSIBLE ORIGINS and ENIGMATIC ABILITIES and CREEPY DOMICILES and REALLY REALLY REALLY WEIRD MONKEYS! ÊÊ

The deluxe Expanded Edition features twenty new pages of story and art interspersed with the original pages of this modern classic! One summer night, Alden Baylor sits in a field watching the largest meteor shower in human history. What begins as teenage adventure becomes something more—the celestial event brings travelers who will change the world completely, and Alden discovers a connection to one of them. How does a young man who had to grow up fast handle the invasion of his planet? Can Alden keep humanity from oblivion? From writer Jeff Parker (Aquaman, Hulk) and artist Sandy Jarrell (Batman '66) comes this story of adolescence, friendship, and hard decisions.

How horrible could the origin of Evil Ernie's best friend, Smiley the Psychotic Button, possibly be? Well... it involves Lucifer, mass murder, massive citizen complacency, the struggle to control hell, and the tastiest hamburgers your hard-earned 99 cents can buy, so horrible might not be descriptive enough. Plus, in a very special back up story, heaven unleashes its own trinket to battle the Smiley! The Holy Pizazzinator is born!

Charlie seems to have his home life under control. However, he gets an offer than he can't refuse. Or can he? But did the teacher learn enough from the student to complete the assignment? If he fails this assignment, the consequences could be fatal.

Superstar JEFF PARKER (Future Quest) returns to FLASH GORDON, alongside the astounding team of JESSE HAMM & GRACE ALLISON! The Phantoms, Mandrake The Magician and Flash are on the run from forces they don’t understand! Do our on-the-run titans stand a chance against spiders made of apes!?!?