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W R I T T E N B YB O B B Y C U R N O W

A R T B YV A L E R I O S C H I T I

A R T A S S I S T B YE M A N U E L S I M E O N I

C O L O R S B YC L A U D I A S G CL E T T E R I N G B YS H A W N L E E

COVER CHECKLIST:

Regular CoverArt by Valerio Schiti

Colors by Claudia SGC

Cover RIArt by Jeff Zornow

BATTLE BEASTS #4. OCTOBER 2012. FIRST PRINTING. BATTLE BEASTS and the BATTLE BEASTS logo are ™ of Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles, LLC. © 2012 Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles, LLC. © 2012 Idea and Design Works, LLC. All RightsReserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego, CA 92109. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental.With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.

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p r o c e s s u n c o v e r e d t h e D r e a dW e a p o n s . B l i s s , w i t h h e r b r o t h e rT a t e , m e e t s t h r e e n o b l e B e a s t s —V o r i n , M e r k a n d G r u n t o s . A f t e r a

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f i n d t h e D r e a d W e a p o n s .

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