| Issue | #38 |
| Published | August 2005 |
| Cover Price | $2.75 |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Shelly Bond; Mariah Huehner (assistant editor) |
| Characters | The Adversary and the Black Knight |
| Genre | fantasy |
| Pencils | James Jean |
| Inks | James Jean |
| Colors | James Jean |
| Characters | Captain Ulim; Lieutenant Bloom; The Black Knight [Boy Blue]; The Snow Queen; the Emperor [aka the Adversary] |
| Synopsis | Lieutenant Bloom arrives at the Emperor’s castle on Petition Day, where anyone with a grievance may speak to the Emperor, who deals with the petitions in his own unique manner. As the day goes on, the Snow Queen realizes the assassin is among them. The Black Knight appears and beheads the Adversary, but is stopped from escaping by the Snow Queen. |
| Genre | fantasy |
| Script | Bill Willingham |
| Pencils | Mark Buckingham |
| Inks | Steve Leialoha |
| Colors | Daniel Vozzo |
| Letters | Todd Klein |