Stranger Things: FCBD 2020 is a special one-shot comic that was offered for free on July 29, 2020 as part of the worldwide Free Comic Book Day event. It features Erica as the main protagonist taking place in the fall of 1985, shortly after the Byers family and El have moved out of Hawkins.
Plot[]
In the fall of 1985, shortly after the Byers family and Eleven have moved out of Hawkins, Erica is now an avid player of Dungeons & Dragons. However, her friends are often seen snickering behind her back, and she is often lonely. After raising her voice at her mother, her D&D set is taken away and is sent to her room. Erica uses her walkie-talkie to call Dustin. She asks him if he remembers the green canisters in the Russian base under Starcourt Mall and how much would they be worth if she would sell it to the government. Dustin says doing that would be dangerous but there are chemical companies in Indianapolis who would do so. Erica quickly logs off and causes Dustin to realize what she's doing.
Dustin races to Family Video to get Robin and Steve, and the trio climb into Steve's car. As Erica peddles on her bike to the bus stop, Steve's car stops in front of her, and the three friends attempt to get the canister back so they can give it to Dr. Owens, but Erica is reluctant, swinging her backpack containing the liquid at them as a threat. She says that she needs money and her services for discovering the Russian base haven't been paid because Scoops Ahoy burned down. Dustin quickly grabs the backpack and gets the canister, but Erica trying to grab it causes Dustin to drop it and break on the sidewalk, melting the concrete.
Erica begins to cry as Dustin asks why does she need money in the first place. Erica, through her tears, says that she wanted to get more D&D books after her mother took her original ones, but because of the expenses, she was going to use the money to buy more. Dustin asks why can't she use her friend's books, but Erica says her friends aren't nerds. Dustin, Robin, and Steve look at one another and come up with an idea. The comic ends as the Scoops Troop joyfully play D&D at Dustin's house.
Characters[]
- Erica Sinclair
- Dustin Henderson
- Steve Harrington
- Robin Buckley
- Max Mayfield (cameo)
- Mike Wheeler (cameo)
- Lucas Sinclair (cameo)
- Dr. Owens (mentioned)
- Mrs. Sinclair (voice only)
Trivia[]
- This is the second time Stranger Things has published a FCBD book, with the first one being from 2019.