Looking for Bobowicz

Nick Itch is not happy about leaving the suburbs for Hoboken, New Jersey, a city that is sticky and sweltering in summer. His new life takes an unexpected turn when a thief runs off with his bicycle. Nick decides to hunt down the elusive phantom responsible, and his search leads him toward a local legend: Arthur Bobowicz, the man who keeps a giant chicken that once frightened the neighborhood.

Nick soon meets Bruno Ugg and Loretta Fischetti, and the three of them team up. Their shared interests include comic books, pirate radio, and a scheme to track down Bobowicz and his enormous hen, Henrietta, who weighs 266 pounds.