Dirty Is Only Skin Deep

Dirty Is Only Skin Deep is a comic that was released by Nickelodeon Magazine and later by Dark Horse Comics on May 7, 2011 in honor of "Free Comic Book Day 2011".

Overview
Katara has a hard time getting Toph to bathe. The confrontation ends up becoming dirty.

Synopsis
Sometime during their journey, Team Avatar decides to lounge in a secluded Earth Kingdom lagoon. While there, Katara, Sokka and Aang use the opportunity to bathe themselves and wash their soiled clothes, though Toph simply sings melodies about badgermoles, refusing to wash herself. Katara urges Toph to join the rest of them and relax in the water, but Toph declines the offer, stating that a healthy coating of earth is beneficial to any earthbender. Leaving her no choice, Katara waterbends Toph, suspending her in the air before placing her in the water to soak. Toph panics, exclaiming that she cannot swim and that she is drowning. Katara splits the water to allow Toph to feel solid ground. Toph wriggles in the mud, soiling everybody's clean attire, much to Katara's dissatisfaction.

Trivia

 * This comic was originally released in Nickelodeon Magazine, but was later re-released in 2011 in honor of Free Comic Book Day. It was one of the first in a new collaboration between Dark Horse Comics and the Avatar: The Last Airbender team, which will eventually lead to a new comic series, The Promise, detailing the characters' lives after the War.

Goofs

 * In one of the panels, Sokka's neckband is missing.