| Issue | #40 |
| Published | August 2000 |
| Cover Price | $2.95 |
| Pages | 28 |
| Editing | Mark Crilley |
| Notes | wraparound cover |
| Genre | adventure; children |
| Pencils | Mark Crilley |
| Inks | Mark Crilley |
| Colors | Mark Crilley (?) |
| Notes | wraparound cover |
| Characters | Akiko; Spuckler Boach; Mr. Beeba; Poog; Gax; Kimbir Kriznik; Melissa: Bip; Bop; Akiko's Robot Double |
| Synopsis | Spuckler receives strange news, while Bip and Bop arrive on Earth to take Akiko back to Smoo. |
| Genre | adventure; children |
| Script | Mark Crilley |
| Pencils | Mark Crilley |
| Inks | Mark Crilley |
| Letters | Mark Crilley |
| Characters | Akiko; Uncle Koji |
| Synopsis | Akiko's uncle tells her about the origin of Japanese fans. |
| Genre | children |
| Script | Mark Crilley |
| Pencils | Mark Crilley |
| Inks | Mark Crilley |
| Letters | Mark Crilley |
| Script | Mark Crilley (answered letters) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Letters and art submitted by Michael C. Lorah; Jim Ottaviani; Jeff Carter; Dan Stroshine; Dave Van Domelen; Susan Knowles; Tom Kenning; Mayumi Hirtzel; Ben Jerusalem; Scott Roberts; Paul Sizer |