The comic follows the plot of the first episode, reduced to ten pages. Mark Hollander is playing his video game, when a bolt of lightning strikes his house, bringing the characters of the video game to life. Lord Fear and his band of villains arrive first, followed by the Amulet of Zoar which splits into pieces and fly off. Ace Lightning arrives and fights the villains, until Mark arrives to help Ace prompting the villains to flee. The villains come across The Kent Bros. Carnival and convince Duff Kent to allow them in. Ace surprises Mark in the morning as he goes to school meeting Chuck Mugel, Samantha Thompson, Wayne Fisgus and science teacher Horace Cheseborough. Ace and Mark talk after school, Ace giving Mark his piece of the Amulet for care. At the carnival, Lord Fear and Lady Illusio