Spawn #81 - Story - Todd McFarlane & Brian Holguin, Pencils - Greg Capullo, Inks - Danny Miki, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Brian Haberlin & Dan Kemp
As Sam and Twitch ponder the implications of the gruesome object left on the doorstep of their office, Spawn is feeling the unease of evil that still pervades NYC and the surrounding areas. When a horrible act is committed by the most unlikely of perpetrators, Spawn's investigation confirms what Sam and Twitch already suspect. It's the return of one of the most evil antagonists any of them have ever encountered.