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The subject of this article is non-canonical.
While created as part of licensed material, it has not been confirmed as part of the "real" Buffyverse continuity.

Lost Highway

Publication

November 24, 1999

Length

22 pages

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic #15

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Bad Blood, Part Six: Lost Highway is the fifteenth issue of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic comic book series. It was written by Andi Watson and illustrated by Cliff Richards.

Synopsis

She alone will stand against the vampires… the demons… and the forces of Darkness… wait, she can’t even drive yet! Learning how to operate an automobile is a rite of passage that all teenagers face, the Chosen One being no different. And while Buffy faces the horrors of Drivers’ Ed., Selke and the Doctor are busy breeding disaster for Sunnydale. Does their evil alchemy spell disaster for Buffy and the gang? Have we seen the last of the super-vampires that have plagued Sunnydale lately? Will Buffy get her driving permit?! There’s only one way to find out!^[1]

Continuity

Buffy attempts to drive Joyce’s car without license, for much of her mother’s concern, as in episode "Band Candy".
The first attempt of making Dark Buffy is thrown at the sewers, to reappear in She's No Lady, Part Two.

Appearances

Individuals

Organizations and titles

Species

Events

Tsunami gig

Locations

Sunnydale
- Dr. Flitter's clinic
- Sunnydale High School
  - Sunnydale High School library

Weapons and objects

Geek Machine
Gilesmobile
Stake
Oz's blue van (Only mentioned)

Death count

Bob, eaten by the old crew.
Two unidentified vampires, staked by Rupert Giles.
An unidentified vampire, staked by Angel.
Vero, staked by Buffy Summers.
Two unidentified vampires, staked by Buffy.

Behind the scenes

Production

The title is a reference to the song "Lost Highway" (1948), concluding the thread of classic songs for titles since Hey, Good Lookin', Part One.
The photo cover features promotional stills taken for Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3, in montage by Dave Stewart.
Angel debut issue Surrogates, Part One has a parallel photo cover of a broken mirror, with its respective characters.

Distribution

Lost Highway was the 79th best selling comic issue in its publishing month, with 31,940 sales in November 1999 at comic specialty stores.^[2]

Collections

"Crash Test Demons"
"Omnibus: Volume 4"
"Classic 23: Bad Blood"

Pop culture references

Cordelia mentions Giles car as the older model Citroën 2CV.
Buffy compares waxing the car with a scene from the movie The Karate Kid (1984), which Xander quotes: “Wax on. Wax off.”

International titles

Italian: Perdere la Rotta (Losing the Route)
Russian: Шоссе в никуда (Highway to Nowhere)

Other

In reference to Angel’s habits, Buffy questions Giles if there’s a name for the fear of knocking doors. Known related phobias would be phonophobia, the fear of loud sounds, and entamaphobia, the fear of doors.