Spike: Shadow Puppets — IDW Publishing
Issue: #3 B
Well, now they did it. Smile Time has turned Spike into a puppet. But if they think that's gonna stop him, they don't know Spike. Half as tall. Twice as mad. Five times as adorable. It's wall-to-wall, puppet vs. puppet, hard-hitting action courtesy of the Spike: Asylum team of Brian Lynch and Franco Urru!
First appearances: Puppet Ninjas
Creators: Neil Uyetake, Brian Lynch, Ilaria Traversi, Franco Urru, Chris Ryall, David Messina, Paolo Maddelini
Characters: Lorne, Angelus Puppet, Marco, The Puppet, Tok Shinobu, Puppet Ninjas, Cat-Scratch, Spike, Fauna, Ratio Hornblower