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INVINCIBLE VOL. | #3. MARCH 2003. FIRST PRINTING. An Image Comics Group title published by Image Comics 1071 N. Batavia St. Ste A, Orange, CA 92867. Image
and its logos are ® and © 2003 Image Comics, Inc. All rights reserved. INVINCIBLE is ™ and © Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker, 2003. All rights reserved. Any
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STUPENTS WILL SHOW ОР АМР
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MORE THAN LIKELY
FOR THE REST
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ON FIRST LUNCH PERIOD
CAN GO ON TO THE
CAFETERIA. THE BELL WILL
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PLEASE BE WHERE
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DO YOU THINK ТОРР JEFFERSON WITH THAT AT
WOULD BE NICE TO ALL!
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RIGHT?

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IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING
TO PO WITH YOU BEING АМ
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BE BROUGHT UP
AGAIN.

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SUPER-HERO,
ISN'T IT?

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TRYING 15 FIGURE OUT
WHO'S BEHIND THEM, BUT
THE BOMBS ARE SO POWERFUL
THEY ARE DISINTEGRATING ALL
THE EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE.
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THE... "SECRET LAIR" (OR І CAN МАКЕ IT. I'VE
WHATEVER THE BOYS CALL GOT TO WORK
IT) AFTER SCHOOL TODAY, TONIGHT.
I’M SURE ROBOT WOULD
BE GLAD TO SEE YOU.
YOU NEVER DID GET
BACK TO HIM ON
WHETHER OR NOT
YOU WERE GOING
TO JOIN THE
TEAM.

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ISN'T YOUR DAD ል
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NOVELIST?! MEAN... IT’S NOT LIKE
1 NEED THE MONEY,
HE MAKES ME WORK.
THERE BECAUSE HE SEE YOU
THINKS IT BUILDS AROUND.
CHARACTER.

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TRUE. YOU GUYS ARE OH. HEY,
GOING ойт. WILLIAM... TRUST ME.
GOING OUT SHE'S NOT MY
WHERE? GIRLFRIEND.

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DUMB WITH ME.
YOU TWO ARE АМ
ITEM, BOYFRIEND AND
GIRLFRIEND, AND ALL
THE PERKS THAT
COME WITH IT.
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DISHES DIP І HAVE ТО MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO PO THAN
HAND BACK TO YOU FLIP BURGERS. I DON’T SEE ANY
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YOU’RE NOT DOING ТОО BAP.
ESPECIALLY FOR BEING AS NEW
TO THIS AS YOU ARE.

THANKS, PAP.

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AT THE UNIVERSITY’S
SCIENCE LAB.

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ARMY HERE. Т
DON’T RECOGNIZE
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AT ALL. MEANS THEY
COULP HAVE AN
ENTIRE UNIVERSE
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ТНАТ НАРРЕМ THANKFULLY, NO. THAT
OFTEN? WAS NOT A PLEASANT
EXPERIENCE.

IF ANOTHER
COUPLE ОР SECONDS
HAD GONE BY BEFORE
WE DISCOVERED THEIR
ACCELERATED AGING Т I GUESS I DIDN'T REALLY
WOULP HAVE CALLED IN THE NOTICE HOW BAD IT
GUARDIANS OF THE GLOBE, GOT.
OR MEGAFORCE...
OR BOTH.

WELL... WE MADE IT
THROUGH. DON’T
DWELL ON
IT.

LET'S JUST
WORRY ABOUT GETTING
HOME WITHOUT RUNNING
INTO АМҮ MORE TROUBLE. WE'RE
ል ALMOST THERE, АМР T'LL BET YOUR
MOM’S ALMOST PONE WITH--
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TELL ME WHO
DIP THIS TO
You!
ТНАТ М/А6 ОМЕ
OF THE MISSING
STUPENTS
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FORWARD TO
YOU BOTH
BEING LATE
FROM NOW
ON...

ACTUALLY... РАР WAS SUCKED INTO A

PORTAL ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES AGO,
I DON’T THINK HE'LL BE HOME
TONIGHT.
PORK CHOPS
FOR US.

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SOME ALIENS WE
FOUGHT EARLIER TODAY...
І М SURE HE'S FINE.