ðə stˈoːɹi ɹˌiːˌɪntɹədˈuːst ðə kˈæɹɪktɚ dʒˈʌdʒ mə ɡɹˈuːdɚ, ˈæbsənt fɹʌmðə stɹˈɪp fɔːɹ fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz, nˈaʊ wɪð ˈɑːbviəs mˈɛntəl hˈɛlθ pɹˈɑːbləmz æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv hɜː pɹəlˈɔŋd ˈɛɡzaɪl ɪnðə ɹˌeɪdɪoʊˈæktɪv kˈɜːst ˈɜːθ dˈɛzɚt.
The story reintroduced the character Judge McGruder, absent from the strip for four years, now with obvious mental health problems as a result of her prolonged exile in the radioactive Cursed Earth desert.