Simpsons Comics and Stories Simpsons Comics and Stories was a
one-shot comic book edition of the magazine
Simpsons Illustrated. Due to the success of this comic book, the
Bongo Comics group was created.
Simpsons Comics Simpsons Comics was a monthly series based on the animated TV show
The Simpsons. The first issue was published on November 29, 1993. It was originally published every two months, but went monthly in the fall of 2000. It was announced on July 27, 2018 that
Simpsons Comics would cease after the release of #245, as Bongo Comics was planning to shut down. The final issue was published on October 17, 2018. On November 24, 1993, there was a signing at
Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles, where members of the Bongo Comics group (Steve Vance, Cindy Vance, Bill Morrison, & Matt Groening) autographed 500 copies of
Simpsons Comics #1 and gave out a special
Certificate of Authenticity (COA) with them. Each COA was individually numbered and had a raised seal stamped onto it.
Bart Simpson Bart Simpson comics were first published in the United States in late 2000, and have remained on a bi-monthly schedule until mid-2011. The comic book series is centered on the
Simpsons star
Bart Simpson, but it also features the children of Springfield and each issue commonly has several short stories. The Australian edition of
Bart Simpson comics was first printed in 2002 by
Otter Press, in a
digest-sized edition with a bonus
Radioactive Man comic book, and has been released since then on a quarterly schedule (every three months). They are also reprinted in the United Kingdom by
Titan Magazines. The series was discontinued in February 2016 at the one-hundredth issue, which was a 48-page special.
The Official History of Bongo Comics The Official History of Bongo Comics was a one-shot limited edition comic book of only 750 copies which were given out to a few patrons at
San Diego Comic-Con in 1993 as part of the launch of Bongo Comics. The single issue was only ten pages long.
Bartman Bartman was a short-lived series that told the tale of
Bart Simpson's superhero alter-ego, Bartman, who first appeared in the season 2 episode "
Three Men and a Comic Book". It was one of the four 'premiere' series released by Bongo Comics in late 1993. The main writers and artists for the first three issues were Steve Vance and
Bill Morrison, who were behind the creation of Bongo Comics itself. In late 1994, Steve Vance and his wife Cindy left Bongo Comics. The
Bartman comic was put on hold and there was a gap of 9 months between
Bartman #3 and #4. #4-6 contained a three-issue story arc written by Gary Glasberg and Bill Morrison, and with issue 6,
Bartman was discontinued.
Itchy & Scratchy Comics Itchy & Scratchy Comics was a short-lived series, and one of the four original series released in late 1993 with the start of Bongo Comics. Itchy & Scratchy continue to be featured in
Simpsons Comics as short stories while Simpsons family members are watching TV. There were three different versions of the first
Itchy & Scratchy issue available at the time. One version came with a poster that could be combined with posters contained in
Radioactive Man #1,
Simpsons Comics #1 and
Bartman #1 to make a giant poster. This version sold for
US$2.25. Another version that came out at the same time only cost US$1.95, but had a bar code on the cover and did not come with a poster. The third and the rarest variant was a reprint of the comic and it had the top right portion of Bart Simpson's head covered over the original bar code. This version also cost US$1.95 and did not come with a poster. In 1993, there was a signing at
Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles, where members of the Bongo Comics group autographed 500 copies of
Itchy & Scratchy #1 and gave out a special
Certificate of Authenticity (COA) with them. Each COA was individually numbered and had a raised seal stamped onto it.
Radioactive Man Radioactive Man was one of the four "premiere" series released by Bongo Comics in late 1993. As a tie-in promotion of
The Simpsons Movie a special "Radioactive Man Comic Book Edition #711" was sold at
7-Elevens as part of their Kwik-E-Mart promotion. Within the Bongo Comics, Radioactive Man is secretly Claude Kane III, a millionaire playboy whose personality was well-intentioned, but bumbling and not overly bright. In addition (which became a recurring storyline element), Claude's personality was permanently stuck in a conservative 1950s outlook on everything, no matter what the time era in question was. A running gag is that in order to preserve his secret identity, Claude is constantly wearing various types of hats, in order to conceal the lightning bolt-shaped shrapnel sticking out of his head. Issue #1 of the Bongo comic differs from
Radioactive Man #1 as seen in
The Simpsons episode "
Three Men and a Comic Book". While featuring a similar scenario and accident (Claude getting his trousers caught on barbed wire just before a mega-bomb explodes, parodying
Bruce Banner getting caught by the Gamma Bomb in the
Incredible Hulk #1), the Bongo series' Claude was not wearing tattered clothes. In the comic book, Claude's survival is due in part to a large thunderbolt-shaped shard of metal embedded in his head by the explosion. Claude would attempt to remove the bolt throughout the book series, but each attempt has nasty consequences which results in it being put back in his scalp again. Additionally, the bolt's presence would save his life numerous times in increasingly bizarre ways.
Bartman and Radioactive Man Bartman and Radioactive Man was a 16-page one-shot released in 1994. The comic was featured in the
Hero Illustrated magazine, and it contained a mini poster of
Bartman and
Radioactive Man. The story was written by Steve Vance.
Krusty Comics Krusty Comics was another short-lived series, with three issues published from January to March 1995.
Lisa Comics Lisa Comics was a one-shot, with the sole story being
Lisa in Wordland, a parody of
Alice in Wonderland. It was released in April 1995 and tells the tale of
Lisa Simpson getting caught in an alternate reality called Wordland while chasing after a postman. The postman turns out to be
Ned Flanders and while he gives her a tour through the wondrous world they get caught by
Mr. Burns. Burns forces Lisa to battle him in a game of Scrabble; she accepts and after a while she gets upset and smashes the board. Suddenly she wakes up and discovers it's all a dream.
Simpsons Summer Special Simpsons Summer Special was a one-issue comic book. It was printed in December 2001, and was only available in Australia and New Zealand.
The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis is a four-part, two-volume
crossover between the worlds of
Futurama and
The Simpsons. Written by Simpsons Comics writer
Ian Boothby and pencilled by James Lloyd, the series consists of
Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis and
The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis II. Released as its own series independent of
Simpsons Comics and
Futurama Comics, part one was released on August 21, 2002, followed by part two on January 28, 2003. Parts three and four were published in 2005 as
The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis II. A hardcover edition comprising all four parts of the Crossover Crisis was published in 2010. Both shows would cross over on television in the episode "
Simpsorama".
Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book is a five-part comic book mini-series starring the character
Comic Book Guy. The five issues were released between July and November 2010.
''The Simpsons Best Superhero Stories Ever! The Collector's Edition'' '''''The Simpsons Best Superhero Stories Ever! The Collector's Edition'''
is a limited-edition comic book that was sold at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con. It consists of five stories from Simpsons Comics Super Spectacular''.
''Bongo's Two One-Shot Wonders in One'' '''''Bongo's Two One-Shot Wonders in One'''
is a limited-edition one-shot comic book that was available at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con. It combines two titles from the Simpsons One-Shot Wonders
line: The Malevolent Mr. Burns
and Professor Frink's Fantastic Science Fictions''.
The Greatest Bartman Stories Ever Told! The Greatest Bartman Stories Ever Told! is a limited-edition one-shot comic book that was available only at the 2014
San Diego Comic-Con.
Simpsons Super Spectacular Simpsons Super Spectacular was a comic book series published by Bongo Comics. It was first released in 2005 in the United States. The series acts as a continuation of the
Radioactive Man comics with the inclusion of the Springfield-universe superheroes including
Homer Simpson as Pieman,
Bart Simpson as Bartman as well as
Stretch Dude and
Clobber Girl from the
Simpsons episode "
Treehouse of Horror X". Issue 10 also featured an adventure starring the 'Unleashed Legion', a superhero team composed of superhero versions of the Simpson family pets
Santa's Little Helper and
Snowball 2,
Mr. Teeny (Krusty the Clown's pet chimpanzee) and a parrot owned by Captain McCallister. Simpsons Super Spectacular has ended on 17 October 2013. ==Reprint series and trade paperbacks==