A COMIC BOOK NICK WROTE IN HIGH SCHOOL COMES BACK TO HAUNT HIM, AND EDDIE DEFENDS JANET'S HONOR, ON ABC'S "OCTOBER ROAD"

"Revenge of the Cupcake Kid" -- An amateur comic book Nick wrote back in high school ridiculing a fellow classmate comes back to haunt him in the present when Nick and Eddie are bidding on a lucrative new project and the man hiring is the "Cupcake Kid." Meanwhile, Hannah and Janet plan a double date that is foiled by their boyfriends, on "October Road," MONDAY, JANUARY 7 (10:00- 11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network

The series stars Bryan Greenberg as Nick Garrett, Laura Prepon as Hannah Daniels, Geoff Stults as Eddie Latekka, Brad William Henke as Owen Rowan, Jay Paulson as "Physical Phil," Tom Berenger as "The Commander," Evan Jones as Ikey, Slade Pearce as Sam, Warren Christie as Ray Cataldo, Odette Yustman as Aubrey, Rebecca Field as Janet and Lindy Booth as "Pizza Girl."

Guest starring are Jonathan Murphy as Ronnie, Christopher Eric Tschupp as Matthew Lauche, Diego Garcia as Mook #1, Sam Stefamski as Mook #2, Keeshan Giles as Mook #3, James Keane as Sully, J.R. Nutt as Granger, Michael Cornacchia as Carter Bump, Katelin Chesna as Karen and John Asher as Ronald Buckman.

"Revenge of the Cupcake Kid" is written by Bryan Oh and directed by Andrew Bernstein.

"October Road" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG,V parental guideline.

This episode of "October Road" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.