In this fantastic 100-page issue, it's time to put an end to Mister Dark once and for all, and time for the Fables to return home to Fabletown. For that to happen, one of the Fables agrees to take on the Dark Man in single combat! It's big, it's epic, and if you live in New York City, you may want to take a quick vacation when this issue comes out, because things are going to get wrecked! In addition to the larger-than-life main story, we have a FABLES prose story written by Mark Buckingham and illustrated by Bill Willingham! We have an All-Star Burning Questions section that will knock your socks off (seriously, innocent people are going to lose some socks here). We have a puppet theatre created by the unstoppably creative Mark Buckingham, a FABLES board game, sequential stories painted by Chrissie Zullo and Joao Ruas, and even more surprises in this square-bound behemoth celebrating this award-winning Vertigo series!

Contents

• Single Combat

1. Chapter One: Dust in the Wind
2. Chapter Two: Knock Down, Drag Out
3. Chapter Three: The Labor Party
4. Chapter Four: The Sweet Science
5. Chapter Five: Gold Rush
6. Chapter Six: The Murpleblost Situation
7. Chapter Seven: Or A Fortress Strong
8. Chapter Eight: Last Call
9. First Epilogue: Three Conditions
10. Second Epilogue: Such A Lively Little Darling

• Pinocchio's Army

1. Chapter One: A Very Naughty Boy
2. Chapter Two: A Family Discussion
3. Chapter Three: The Depths
4. Chapter Four: Sons (And Daughters) Of Empire
5. Chapter Five: The Suitcase
6. Chapter Six: Pinocchio's Gift

• After the Duel, Part One: The Perils of Thumbelina
• After the Duel, part Two: A Thing With Those Mice