Nancy Drew Girl Detective HC (2005-2008 Papercutz) comic books 2007

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Ghost in the Machinery!" Based on the series by Carolyn Keene. Written by Stefan Petrucha (X-Files, Kolchak). Art by Sho Murase. The Nancy Drew Movie starring Emma ("Unfabulous") Roberts, niece of Julia, is coming in June! Has Nancy Drew solved the world's energy crisis? On a mission, sponsored by young, rich, and handsome Ralph Credo, Nancy teams up with eccentric scientist Roy Hinkley, to find an amazing high efficiency engine able to operate at an amazing 200 miles per gallon! The experimental engine, mounted on a tank, was part of an experiment during the final days of World War II. There's just one problem: the engine and the tank are haunted. This is an all-new self-contained story, but it's also the first of a three-part series of Nancy Drew graphic novels comprising a bigger storyline entitled "The High Miles Mystery." Hardcover, 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "The Disoriented Express!" Based on the series by Carolyn Keene. Written by Stefan Petrucha (X-Files, Kolchak). Art by Sho Murase. On its journey to Professor Hinkley's research facility, Nancy Drew must protect an amazing creation that could possibly end the world's energy crisis. Unstable and dangerous, the super fuel-efficient engine must be transported by a private train. But dark forces are at work, attempting to shanghai the miracle machine - literally at every turn by using computers to jam the switches! But while Nancy, and her friend George, attempt to determine which sinister suspect is behind these despicable acts, they soon realize that if their adversaries can't succeed at stealing this miraculous machine, they'll destroy the train, along with everything, and everyone on it! "The Disoriented Express" is the second in a series of three Nancy Drew adventures entitled "The High Miles Mystery." Hardcover, 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "Monkey Wrench Blues!" Based on the series by Carolyn Keene. When Bess and George help Nancy pick out a dress for Deirdre's big party, little do they suspect it's the identical dress Deirdre will be wearing! After a minor altercation with the perturbed hostess, Nancy leaves the party only to be grabbed by a dark figure, tossed into a van and kidnapped! That leaves Bess and George, with some help from Ned, to try and solve the mystery of exactly what happened to Nancy. Things get complicated further when Bess and George's number one suspect, Deirdre, is kidnapped, too! Hardcover, 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.