3
$4.99US COVER A
MARIKO TAMAKI CODY LEMIEUX
NOT FINAL ART
WRITTEN BY
MARIKO TAMAKI ART BY
CODY LEMIEUX LETTERS BY
BECCA CAREY C O L O R F L AT S B Y
ABIGAIL OZ EDITOR
BIXIE MATHIEU
PRODUCTION BY
JOHANNA NATTALIE
HELLO KITTY AND FRIENDS: HELLO WORLD #3. OCTOBER 2026. FIRST PRINTING. © 2026 SANRIO CO., LTD. ™ and ® denote U.S. Trademarks Used Under License. www.sanrio.com. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 14144 Ventura Blvd, Suite 210, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. 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 the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork. Davidi Jonas, CEO • Andrew DeBaker, CFO • Gregg Katz, General Counsel • Tara McCrillis, President Pub Ops/Associate Publisher • Aub Driver, VP Marketing • Gregg Katzman, Sr. Publicity Manager • Kim Estlund, Publicist • Anthony Mauro, Talent & Events Manager • Ryan Balkam, Director of Sales • Warren Buchanan, Licensing Manager • Heather Antos, Sr. Group Editor • Jake Thomas, Sr. Group Editor • Alonzo Simon, Group Editor • Lauren LePera, Sr. Managing Editor • Shauna Monteforte, Sr. Director of Manufacturing Operations • Jamie Miller, Director Publishing Operations • Jasmine Gonzalez, Director Ecommerce Operations • Alison Quin, Sr. Director IT • Nathan Widick, Director of Design • Neil Uyetake, Sr. Art Director, Design & Production • Darran Robinson, Sr. Art Director • Ted Adams and Robbie Robbins, IDW Founders. For international rights, contact licensing@idwpublishing.com. To purchase ad space contact adsales@idwpublishing.com. Printed in Canada.
NOT FINAL ART
“Let’s take a moment to recap this fascinating mystery.
“It seemed to have more twists than one of Cinnamon’s delicious cinnamon pretzels!
“On the day in question, between breakfast and dinner, two items had gone missing!”
NOT FINAL ART
“First there was Melody’s cute little bow. “At first we thought it was lost.
NOT FINAL ART
“We couldn’t find it anywhere!
“We spotted Kuromi’s bike treads on the scene…
“…but she said she hadn’t seen anything suspicious.
“Before we could investigate further…
“…there was another missing item! “Sam had lost--”
Sam’s tie and my bow! What is going on? Goodness!
My favorite bow tie! Of course you didn’t!
NOT FINAL ART
| promise | had nothing to do with this!
Lucky for me, in addition to podcasting, | have a passion for photography!
The case was heating up!
As | was saying when Pekkle came to alert us, these are my photos from Take yesterday. a good look.
Hmmm.
NOT FINAL ART
This is a picture of Kuromi and Keroppi in the park right before | met up with Purin.
NOT FINAL ART
Melody, you told me the first time you saw Kuromi was when you were meeting Kiki and Lala in the morning.
A little later, outside Cinnamon’s shop, you still had your bow.
| was talking with Kuromi just a few minutes after that. Which means she couldn’t have had time to get to the party shop, which is the last time someone saw you with your bow.
Told you!
NOT FINAL ART
Do you think the same person took Melody’s bow and my tie?
Hmm. That is a good question.
Come on! Let's--
You know, it’s late.
Time for a good night’s sleep.
“With the promise of a mystery to solve the next day, everyone went to bed.”
NOT FINAL ART
“To think just a short while earlier my main goal had been to give Cinnamon some cute little oven mitts! “Now | was in the middle of a mystery! And a very strange series of events to boot!
“All of us in town have our signatures, the finishing touches that make us feel special.
“Both of the thefts involved signature accessories.
NOT FINAL ART
"Of course, in Sam's case, he had many more signature bow ties."
| have at least 370 now!
NOT FINAL ART
| just came back from a bow tie symposium in Biscuitville! Look!
Very cute!
Cute!
Not as cute as my favorite signature bow tie.
…yeah.
Can we solve the mystery and get a snack? Don’t worry. We’ll figure this out.
NOT FINAL ART
Yes, can we please solve it soon?
We’re on the case…as soon as we have our snack!
Good morning, Kitty! Good morning, Cinnamon!
|’ve always wanted a signature piece of my own. But how horrible to have it lost!
It smells delicious in here!
Sam lent me a replacement bow until we find mine.
We’ll find them.
| heard about all the missing objects.
Something smells yummy!
NOT FINAL ART
It was a very sweet gesture.
Okay.
Let’s get a little more information on what you did yesterday, Sam.
Hmmm.
Well, it was a typical day.
NOT FINAL ART
“After breakfast, | headed to the store for some groceries.”
What a lovely day!
Good morning, Badtz-Maru!
“|’d just finished a book, so | picked out a new one.”
“| stopped in the park to read.”
A penguin spy thriller!
NOT FINAL ART
Morning!
Oh! |’d better get a move on. | need to starch my tie before dinner.
“Unfortunately, as soon as | got home, | realized…
“|’d left my groceries at the park!”
Oh no!
NOT FINAL ART
“At that moment my biggest worry was that | would be late for your dinner, Kitty.
“Unfortunately, | wouldn’t notice till after the party…”
NOT FINAL ART
OH NO!
…my bowtie was gone! And my bow!
Hmmm. Sorry to interrupt. Can | get anyone anything else?
Do you make a sardine roll?
| don’t, but that’s a good idea.
Hmmm.
Kitty!
NOT FINAL ART
Something else has gone missing!
What happened, Kiki?
Tell her, Lala. | will, Kiki.
NOT FINAL ART
My wand. It’s… …it’s gone.
“An unprecedented amount of missing in our little town.”
NOT FINAL ART
It’s time to bring this mystery to light. This is awful. Poor Lala!
How?
Good question.
“| did have a plan!”
NOT FINAL ART
Do you have a plan?
And to find out about our genius plan, you’ll have to tune in to our next episode!
There’ll be a special guest to explain how the trap was set! See you then!
NOT FINAL ART
NEXT ISSUE!
NOT FINAL ART
COVER GALLERY
ART B Y
PAULINA GANUCHEAU
A RT B Y
NOT FINAL ART
ELIZABETH BEALS
A RT B Y
NIMIT MALAVIA
NOT FINAL ART
NOT FINAL ART
NOT FINAL ART
NOT FINAL ART
NOT FINAL ART
NOT FINAL ART