SpongeBob Comics — United Plankton Pictures
Issue: #32
Last valuation update: 2026-01-16
It all starts here! SpongeBob's first soggy serialized adventure "Showdown at the Shady Shoals" pulls anchor and begins a 5-issue voyage into aquatic action! In a tale featuring the art of Jerry Ordway (World's Finest, The Human Bomb), SpongeBob must find out who's stronger: his idol, Mermaid Man, or that noble anti-hero, the proud, muscular, poofy-haired sea king Viro Reganto? It's a question tha...
First appearances: Viro Reganto
Creators: Derek Drymon, Jacob Chabot, James Kochalka, Jerry Ordway, Jerry Ordway, Rick Neilsen, Vincent Deporter
Characters: Mr. Krabs, Mrs. Puff, Pearl Krabs, SpongeBob SquarePants, Squidward Tentacles, Mermaid Man, Viro Reganto
Story arcs: Showdown At the Shady Shoals