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WRITTEN BY

Katie CookART BY

Andy PriceCOLORS BY

Heather BreckelLETTERs BYNeil Uyetake

EDITED BY

Bobby Curnow

MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #3. JANUARY 2013. FIRST PRINTING. HASBRO and its logo, MY LITTLE PONY, and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2013 Hasbro.All Rights Reserved. © 2013 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. patent and trademark office. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa FeStreet, San Diego CA 92109. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without thepermission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.

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COVER Aart by Amy Mebberson

Our story so far…The Cutie Mark Crusaders have been fillynapped bythe nefarious Queen Chrysalis! Our heroes travelledthrough a perilous cave to reach the Queen’skingdom. Unfortunately, the Queen has tricked thePonies into becoming angry with each other and thegroup has split up… right as they enter into themost dangerous part of their journey!

COVER Bart by Stephanie Buscema

COVER Cart by J. Scott Campbellcolors by Nei Ruffino

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