Many thanks to Shelley and the rest of the editors of the Special Forum on Global Huck in *The Journal of Transnational American Studies* for allowing us to share an excerpt from their introduction. You can also link to all 10 open access essays from the following page: MarkTwainStudies.com/GlobalHuckForumJTAS Kudos to all involved. This is a fantastic contribution to Twain Studies. *Matt Seybold, PhD* Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies Scholar-in-Residence, Center for Mark Twain Studies Editor, MarkTwainStudies.org Host, The American Vandal Podcast <https://marktwainstudies.com/the-american-vandal-podcast/> Peterson Chapel Vestry, Cowles Hall [log in to unmask] MattSeybold.com <https://www.elmira.edu/>