BILL WILLINGHAM + STEVE LEIALOHAWITH No BODY To BURY, THEY PILED A CAIRN OF (ONES, PUSS IN BOOTS WAS A NOBLE CAT OF WAR, A POET AND MINSTREL. A MADCAT, WHETHER WIELDING FIDDLE OR RAPIER, a In which our tale of ~ bladed adventure and tartan noir continues. Part Bill Steve Lee Todd Nimit Sara Shel illingham Leialoha Loughridge Klein Malavia Miller Bon 2 OF 2 writer/creator — artist colors letters cover asst.ed. editor HE NEVER MUCH LIKED THAT NAME, PUSS IN No, JOE, I DON'T THINK 60. HE HAD His BOOTS BUT PACKED THEM, BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT THE MUD TO SPOIL THEIR NEW “SHINE, WHY? HE NEVER WORE A MASK. T MEAN, WHAT COULD HE HAVE HOPED TO. DISGUISE? HE THOUGHT THE / TITLE DIDNT CALL ENOUGH ATTENTION TO HiS CHAPEAU. PROBABLY WHY HE DIDN'T HOPING 10) 'BE CONFUSED WITH ALL THE OTHER \"sWasHBUCKLING TALKING CATE? STILL, HE DIDN'T Like THE NAME. T HEARD HE WHY NoT PUSS WITH VIOLIN? OR EVEN Puss WITH SWORD? He WAS DAMN GOOD WITH THAT STICKER,‘SUN'S DOWN. WE'LL STOP FoR THE NIGHT. way? 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