Comic 284

Steve emerges from his cocoon.

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Title: pupa-duper

Date: June 5, 2007

Summary: Steve turns into a butterfly.

Cast: Beaver, Steve, Steve's Idea

Onomatopoeias used: "CR-ACK", "FLIT-A-FLIT", "PUPATE!", "TOK", "R-R-RIP!"

"Fin" style: Butterflies

Number of panels: 8

Transcript

Panel 1

Steve: "Ew! There is something brown and crusty on my stick!"
Beaver: "That's a cocoon Steve. A caterpillar turns into one to become a butterfly."

Panel 2

Steve looks at his stick while the cocoon on it begins to CR-ACK.

Panel 3

A butterfly FLIT-A-FLITs away from the stick as Steve watches.

Panel 4

Steve strikes a thoughtful pose as a light bulb, representing an idea, appears above him.
Steve's Idea: "I am an idea!"

Panel 5

Steve begins to PUPATE!
Beaver: "Steve?"

Panel 6

Beaver TOKs on Steve's cocoon.

Panel 7

Steve emerges from the cocoon with a R-R-RIP!
Steve: "Look Beaver! I'm a butterfly!..."

Panel 8

Steve, now fully outside his cocoon, is a giant butterfly/bat/lizard/octopus/spider-type creature with tentacles and giant hairy appendages.
Steve: "...I'm BEAUTIFUL!"

Fun Facts

• The process by which caterpillars turn into butterflies is referred to in the scientific community as metamorphosis.

References

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