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In "Stark Night of the Soul," a 2011 IDW release, Honey finds herself entangled in a dangerous web when Madame Zero uses her to smuggle microfilm hidden in a rose. When a spilled coffee stain on the gown threatens to expose the secret, Honey’s moment of carelessness sets off a chain of events that leads to her kidnapping. Written by Ward Greene and Alex Raymond, with art, inks, and letters by Alex Raymond, this issue blends espionage and tension with a grounded, character-driven mystery.
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Madame Zero and her husband use Honey to smuggle microfilm in the rose of one of the gowns she is asked to take. But on the ship from Europe, Honey can't resist wearing the gown when invited to the Captain's table and she accidentally spills coffee on the rose. She replaces the rose on the gown and places the stained rose among some real roses in her apartment as a reminder of her poor judgement. Madame Zero's attempts to recover the microfilm ends up with Honey being kidnapped.
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