Buffy the Vampire Slayer #43 (2002) First Print, Cover A

Buffy is dead. There's lots of emotions and tensions. The Scoobies begin to pick up the pieces, and they soon realize that Sunnydale is losing control of its population of nasties. Willow takes action, and it looks like the gang has a new leader. But how long can the group hold out after a pack of disgruntled lizard-demons arrives in Sunnydale gunning for the Slayer? This issue kicks off the Death of Buffy story-arc concocted by the evil minds of Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe. Cliff Richards and Joe Pimentel continue their critically acclaimed run on the coolest comic on the planet. Find out how the gang made the shocking decision to bring their friend back from the dead!