Action Girl Comics #5

In "The Woman Who Was a Bird," a man’s new wife, Jo, hides a startling truth—she’s a bird who took human form. When her secret is uncovered by her young son, the boy’s revelation sets off a quiet, heartbreaking chain of events. The man, learning the truth, sings the song that changes her back—only to make a choice that leaves no room for return.

In "I Had a Lot on My Mind," a quiet, bittersweet moment unfolds as a young woman reflects on four years of college, a forgotten hamster, and the small, accidental rituals that shaped her time—like feeding her pet scraps from her microwave meals. When she finally notices the hamster is dehydrated, she rushes to save him, only to face another loss on the day she graduates.

In "Straighten Up and Fly Right," Sal’s mysterious pills send Fishead into blackouts filled with disturbing, unremembered acts—like vandalizing walls with swastikas or dressing as a KKK member—leaving both men scrambling to make sense of the chaos. While Sal helps fundraise for Gus, who performs as Elvis in a street act, Fishead tries to warn him, only to be sent away with Maggie, a protestor caught in a web of escalating experiments.

In "The Indefatigable Gwen in 'Marketing'," Gwen and Ted navigate the absurdity of supermarket branding, only to plunge through a trap door and find themselves caught in a surreal conveyor belt ride—emerging not as customers, but as colossal, frozen burritos in the grocery's cold storage. The story’s sharp wit and playful surrealism turn a mundane trip into a bizarre, body-hopping adventure, all within the confines of a single, over-the-top comic page.

"Scary Biscuits" from Action Girl Comics #5 (1995) captures the quiet dread of everyday moments with six stark, single-panel vignettes—each a tiny, unsettling snapshot of modern anxiety, from ominous mail to the creeping dread of a phone call that won’t end. The story’s eerie precision lies in how it turns the mundane into the uncanny, all without a word beyond the title.