Newspaper

The Newspaper is the shield used by the Newspaper Zombie. It's the weakest shield and is the 2nd weakest armor in the game.

Overview
Newspapers absorbs up to 8 normal damage shots. Appearance changes upon absorption of 3 and 6 normal damage shots.

Strategy
The Newspaper serves as a shield for the Newspaper Zombie. If the newspaper is destroyed, the zombie will stop for approximately two seconds before getting angry and running (approximately double the speed). The newspaper, however, is not particularly sturdy, and can be easily destroyed with a simple Repeater. Lobbed-shot plants, Fume-shrooms, Gloom-shrooms, and Spikeweeds/Spikerocks can hurt the Newspaper Zombie directly, bypassing the shield entirely. Note that the shield, like all shields, allows the Newspaper to avoid the effects of Flaming Peas and frozen peas.

Trivia

 * It is unknown why a newspaper is stronger than a Digging Helmet.Black_newspaper.PNG
 * Strangely, the zombie is holding its newspaper upside-down.
 * The zombie using it apparently was completing a Sudoku puzzle before you destroy it, due to the Suburban Almanac.
 * The newspaper is very weak, but still not the weakest armor in the game.
 * The newspaper is have the word "ZOMBIE" on the upside down newspaper.