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Adventure Time (2012) #4 is the fourth issue of the 2012 Adventure Time comic book published by BOOM! Studios. It features the final part of a four part story featuring the Lich written by Ryan North and illustrated by Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb, and a backup story by Chris Eliopoulos.
The main story is included in Adventure Time Volume One and Adventure Time Compendium Vol. 1.
Official synopsis
Oh My Glob! The Latest Super-Cool Issue of the Hit Series! Finn, Jake, Marceline, Princess Bubblegum and even Lumpy Space Princess have banded together to stop that jerk the Lich from throwing all of Ooo into the sun! It's gonna take a lot more than a sweet punch to knock this guy out - luckily, Finn and Jake are on it! The Cartoon Network cartoon's brand-new comic book series is a huge hit! Don't miss this arc-ending issue!
Plot
Finn and Jake try to find a way to use all the sand that was in the bag, which is now spread across the Land of Ooo. Ice King kidnaps Desert Princess who after being freed by Finn and Jake, uses her powers to create sand clones of herself. The clones then jump into the crater made by the Mushroom War, creating a new Desert Kingdom for Desert Princess to rule. Princess Bubblegum asks Water Princess to make a lake in the new kingdom. Everyone has a party on Desert Princess's new lake, concluding The Lich Story for now.
In a flashback, Marceline is shown 1000 years before the events of the comics. It shows her inside the cave while the Mushroom War is occurring outside. She eventually discovers the Bag of Holding.
Characters
Major characters
Minor characters
- Marceline
- Lumpy Space Princess
- Water Princess
- Choose Goose
- Tree Trunks
- Lady Rainicorn
- Snail
- Cinnamon Bun
- Flame Princess
- Peppermint Butler
- Breakfast Princess
- Toast Princess
- Gunter
- Nurse Pound Cake
- Earl of Lemongrab
- Mr. Candy Cane
- BMO
- Lollipop Girl
- Mr. Cupcake
- Chocoberry
- Sand People
- Candy Person 60
- Gumdrop Lass 1
- Gumdrop Lass 2
Mentioned
Cover only
- Emerald Princess
- Ghost Princess
- Hot Dog Princess
- Muscle Princess
- Raggedy Princess
- Slime Princess
- Turtle Princess
- Wildberry Princess
The Ultimate Party Dip
"The Ultimate Party Dip" is a backup story for Adventure Time (2012) #4 written and illustrated by Chris Eliopoulos. It is collected in Sugary Shorts Volume One and Adventure Time Compendium Vol. 3. It was also included in the UK-exclusive Annual 2015, where it is titled "Party Pat: Ultimate Party Time Dip".
Plot
Party Pat heads out to get ingredients to make the ultimate party dip. The ingredients are the meanest prickle pear, couple strips from a bacon tree, hot lava pear, cave people salt rocks, and slimy underwater jelly nerd. Party Pat finished the dip and heads back home but forgot to bring chips. Pat then says the bears can use their paws and the party continues.
Characters
Trivia
- Flame Princess and Choose Goose make their first comic book appearances in brief cameos at the end part. However, Flame Princess was mentioned by Finn in issue 3 while searching for his friends in the Bag of Holding.
- In the collected edition of the comic book, Marceline's coloring in the flashback is changed to the more demon-like look seen in "I Remember You."
Gallery
Production art
Cover variations
Comic preview pages and panels
From "Ultimate Party Dip"
