Simpsons Comics #10  (May 1995)    Bummer Vacation! Fun-in-the-Sun on a remote island turns into a tropical treasure-trove of tricks and treachery for a certain unsuspecting, nuclear family when Mr. Burns sends them on a wild secret substance chase into the cream-filled center of an international scandal! Fan-Tasty Island MMMMMMMMPages:  22 Writing:  Jeff Rosenthal Layouts:  Luis Escobar Pencils:  Tim Bavington Inks:  Tim Bavington, Bill Morrison, Robert Kramer & David Mowry Colors:  Nathan Kane & Electric Crayon Lettering:  Richard Starkings and Comicraft Tour Guide:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics A-Go-Go  (book)   Simpsons Classics #6  (magazine) Apu Nahasapeemapetilon's Kwik-E-Comics #1 Apu's Incredible 96 Hour Shift (Without Having a Break!) MMMMMMMMPages:  7 Script:  Bill Morrison Art:  Shaun Cashman Lettering:  [Richard] Starkings / Comicraft Colors:  Electric Crayon Night Manager:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Strike Back  (book)   Simpsons Classics #6  (magazine)     Front Cover:   Bill Morrison, Peter Alexander Back Cover:   Bill Morrison Back Cover Text:   Apu: The customer is always right. Especially when he is packing heat! Items on Counter: "Give", "Krusty's Kids Kount on your Kash!", "Gummy Wads" and "Steenko Cigars". Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail Bongo Beat: Why Bart's Hair Is So Spiky, Part One, by Matt Groening. Part Two appeared below in Simpsons Comics #11. This Bongo Beat article was subsequently reprinted in Simpsons Comics Royale.

Simpsons Comics #11  (July 1995)    Flanders Goes Bad! Ned Flanders -- Public Enemy #1?! WHAT THE HECKFIRE IS GOING ON HERE?! Ned takes a psycho-diddly-pathic turn and he's headed straight for the good citizens of Springfield. It's up to Bart, Lisa, and Rainier Wolfcastle -- McBain himself -- to uncover the truth behind Ned's new wicked ways. This book is wild schizophrenic fun for all your personalities! PLUS! Grampa Simpson recounts a twisted tale of the old west that's six-shooter, flip-book fun called THE KWIK-E AND THE DEAD! Fallen Flanders MMMMMMMMPages:  22 Story:  Bill Morrison Script:  Gary Glasberg Pencils:  Stephanie Gladden Inks:  Tim Bavington Lettering:  Mike Sakamoto Colors:  Nathan Kane Doppelgänger:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Simpsorama  (book)   Simpsons Classics #6  (magazine) Homer On The Range #1 The Kwik-E and The Dead! MMMMMMMMPages:  6 Story:  W.E. Holliday Pencils:  Luis Escobar Inks:  Tim Harkins & Tim Bavington Lettering:  Mike Sakamoto Color:  Nathan Kane Man With No Name:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Simpsorama  (book)   Simpsons Classics #6  (magazine)     Front Cover:   Bill Morrison, Peter Alexander Back Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Back Cover Text:   Gun slinger: Draw, you no good, dirty coyote! Homer: Aw, c'mon! I wanna be the roadrunnner! You be the coyote! Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail Bongo Beat: Why Bart's Hair Is So Spiky, Part Two, by Matt Groening. Part One appeared above in Simpsons Comics #10. This Bongo Beat article was subsequently reprinted in Simpsons Comics Royale.

Simpsons Comics #12  (Sept 1995)    Simpsons Under Glass! Nevermind the monorail and forget about the Spaceshuttle! Springfield steps in the future again! Two brave families seal the hatch and test the theory of 'survival of the fittest' in the climate controlled wilds of the Springfield Biodome. Can the Simpsons withstand the biodome? Can the biodome withstand the Simpsons? And, can the Simpsons withstand the Flanders? Survival of the Fattest! MMMMMMMMPages:  21 Script:  Rob Hammersley & Todd J. Greenwald Pencils:  Eric Moxcey Inks:  Tim Bavington Lettering:  Mike Sakamoto Color:  Electric Crayon Climate Controller:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Simpsorama  (book)   Simpsons Classics #7  (magazine) White-Knuckled War Stories No. 1  (Sep) Featuring Sgt. Skinner and his Grovelin' Grunts! Spare the Rod, Spoil the Grunt! MMMMMMMMPages:  6 Script:  Scott M. Gimple Pencils:  Luis Escobar Inks:  David Mowry Lettering:  Mike Sakamoto Color:  Electric Crayon Military Advisor:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Simpsorama  (book)   Simpsons Classics #7  (magazine)     Front Cover:   Luis Escobar, Peter Alexander Back Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Back Cover Text:   Skinner: War... It's kid tested, mother approved! Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail Extras:   Simpsons Trivia quiz Bongo Beat: My Personal Slang Dictionary, Part One: From Accidentally On Purpose to Groovy, by Matt Groening Part Two appeared below in Simpsons Comics #13. This Bongo Beat article was subsequently reprinted in Simpsons Comics Royale.

This back cover White-Knuckled War Stories No. 1 is in imitation of the war comics genre, and the design of the cover imitates a series with what I've always thought of as an unusual name, Two-Fisted Tales, illustrated here with issue #29 from September-October 1952. << Previous Cover   Next Cover >>

Simpsons Comics #13  (Oct 1995)    Art For Bart's Sake! Step aside Siegel and Shuster! Bart and Milhouse, the new bad-boy, comic creators, take on the publishing giants with a superhero of their own invention. The two young artistes quickly discover that they'll need super human powers to fend off plagiarizing bamboozlers, copyright infringers, and the looming hydra-head of movie rights. It's a true story of good versus evil, on and off the page! Give Me Merchandising Or Give Me Death! MMMMMMMMPages:  22 Story:  Gary Glasberg Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Jeannine Crowell & Chris Ungar Colors:  Nathan Kane Boy Genius:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Simpsorama  (book)   Simpsons Classics #7  (magazine) Jimbo Jones' Wedgie Comics No. 1    Springfield's #1 Hooligan! Rebel Without a Clutch MMMMMMMMPages:  6 Story:  Barry Dutter Art:  Shaun Cashman Letters:  Chris Ungar Colors:  Nathan Kane Hooligan:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Simpsorama  (book)   Simpsons Classics #7  (magazine)     Front Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Back Cover:       Front Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Back Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Back Cover Text:   Martin: Once again my unmentionables have been compromised. Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail Extras:   Bongo Profile: Phil Ortiz Bongo Beat: My Personal Slang Dictionary, Part Two: From Grand Pooh-Bah to Wimp, by Matt Groening Part One appeared above in Simpsons Comics #12. This Bongo Beat article was subsequently reprinted in Simpsons Comics Royale.

This back cover of Simpsons Comics #13 Wedgie #1 takes it's inspiration from Archie comics.

This cover mirrors many of the elements of the original design of Archie comics which began in January 1942.  Wedgie #1 leverages the original Archie design, including the font, the most common color pallette, a yellow stripe across the top proclaiming "Springfield's #1 Hooligan!" instead of "America's Typical Teenager" and the script "comics" on the lower right, illustrated above to the right with Archie #37 from January 1949.  Bongo then wisely chose to integrate a famous element of the subsequent design that began in January 1956 with Archie #81, the face of Archie above the title.  This is illustrated to the right with Archie #101 from June 1959, mirrored on Wedgie with the face of Jimbo. << Previous Cover   Next Cover >>

Simpsons Comics #14  (Nov 1995) He can't get enough of that wonderful stuff! Through a bizarre twist of fate that could only befall the stoutest of Simpsons, Homer becomes the new Duff beer brewmeister in control of the Duff empire! But, Homer has a diabolical rival -- a power-hungry board member who is prepared to give new meaning to the phrase "hostile takeover." To Heir i$ Homer MMMMMMMMPages:  21 Script:  Jon Aibel, Glenn Berger & Jeff Rosenthal Pencils:  Chris Roman Inks:  Tim Harkins Lettering:  Jeannine Crowell Color:  Nathan Kane Mr. Salty:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Simpsorama  (book)   Simpsons Classics #8  (magazine) Itchy & Scratchy in This Blood's For You MMMMMMMMPages:  1 Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Simpsorama  (book)   Simpsons Classics #8  (magazine) Cantankerous Coot Classics #1  (Nov) "Abe Goes Wild!"   "Pop Goes the Culture!" Grampa Simpson and his cranky pal Jasper in: Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To Be MMMMMMMMPages:  4 Story & Pencils:  Scott Shaw! Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Chris Ungar Colors:  Nathan Kane Packrat:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Simpsorama  (book)   Simpsons Classics #8  (magazine)     Front Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Back Cover:   Scott Shaw, Bill Morrison Front Cover Text:   Where the beers are... an ice-cold Duff waits for you! Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail Extras:   Bongo Profile: Nathan Kane Bongo Beat: My Favorite People, Part One, by Matt Groening

The back cover of this comic Bongo Cantankerous Coot Classics is a parody of the Marvel Collectors' Item Classics series. Above we show Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #18 from December 1968. << Previous Cover   Next Cover >>

Simpsons Comics #15  (Dec 1995) Because George Bush demanded it! Remember the old days up on the mountain with just the family, good vittles, songs, and warm cider? Well, Grampa Simpson doesn't either, but he's willing to make it up! Come back to Simpsons' Mountain where the Depression ain't quite so depressin'! It's the year-end yuck-filled yarn of yore you've been yearning for! A Trip To Simpsons Mountain MMMMMMMMPages:  19 Story:  Mary Trainor Co-Plot/Edits:  Bill Morrison Art:  Stephanie Gladden Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Chris Ungar Colors:  Nathan Kane Hall Decker:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Strike Back  (book)   Simpsons Classics #8  (magazine) Heinous Funnies No. 1  (December, 1933)    Featuring Itchy & Scratchy An Itchy & Scratchy Tale from the Thrashin' Thirties! Kill-er-up With Regular MMMMMMMMPages:  7 Story & Art:  Bill Morrison Color:  Nathan Kane Lettering:  Chris Ungar Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Strike Back  (book)   Simpsons Classics #8  (magazine)   Simpsons Treasure Trove #1  (digest)     Front Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Back Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail     ------------------------------    Bongo Comics Group  ----------------------     Publisher:  Matt Groening Managing Editor:  Jason Grode Art Director / Editor:  Bill Morrison Administration: Terry Delegeane Production:  Michael Sakamoto Editorial/Marketing:  Scott M. Gimple Bongo Beat: My First Bully, Part One, by Matt Groening Part Two appeared below in Simpsons Comics #16. This Bongo Beat article was subsequently reprinted in Simpsons Comics Royale. A Trip to Simpsons Mountain begins and ends as a parody of The Waltons, which was based on the book and subsequent film Spencer's Mountain, and like this Grampa flashback story is centered on a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II. The Christmas theme of this story mirrors The Waltons series pilot "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story", and many of the character's names in the story mimick characters on The Waltons. Although The Waltons did appear on the cover of many TV Guides they weren't in a sleigh - although they did record "Sleigh Ride" on a 1999 Christmas album. During this story they also morph through Beverly Hills 90210, The Partridge Family, Leave it To Beaver and the movie It's a Wonderful Life.

The back cover of this comic Heinous Funnies #1 dated December 1933 is an obvious parody of Famous Funnies #1 from July 1934, considered the first comic. Famous Funnies collected comics from newspapers and continued to do so for hundreds of issues. I attribute the earlier dating on the Heinous Funnies as a subtle comment it was the earlier of the two and hence the first comic. The tilt and font of the Heinous Funnies title and the "No. 1" closely resembles the style of the original comic. << Previous Cover   Next Cover >>

Simpsons Comics #16  (Jan 1996) Secure your belongings and fasten your seatbelts! Patty and Selma are in freefall and they're crashing into the Simpsons' living room! It could be an epic tragedy for Homer and his brood unless the nicotine-needy sisters find success in the skies as flight attendants. Sadly for the Simpsons, Patty and Selma's service with a snarl could be an airborne disaster the likes of which even George Kennedy hasn't seen! It's all soaring and sputtering your way in Simpsons Comics #16! Waitresses In The Sky MMMMMMMMPages:  21 Script:  Lona Williams & Jeff Rosenthal Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Tim Harkins Letters:  Jeannine Crowell Color:  Nathan Kane Autopilot:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Strike Back  (book)   Simpsons Classics #9  (magazine) Bongo Grab Bag No. 1 Bumblebee Man in ¡Ay, Que Lastima! MMMMMMMMPages:  2 Script - Pencils:  Scott Shaw Translation:  Sergio Aragonés Inks:  Bill Morrison Letters:  Jeannine Crowell Color:  Nathan Kane Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Strike Back  (book)   Simpsons Classics #9  (magazine) Dr. Nick Riviera's Elective Surgery Clinic - Where The Action Is MMMMMMMMPages:  1 Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Strike Back  (book)   Simpsons Classics #9  (magazine) Itchy and Scratchy in Lead It Bleed MMMMMMMMPages:  1 Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Strike Back  (book)   Simpsons Classics #9  (magazine)     Front Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Back Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail Extras:   Bongo Profile: Tim Harkins Bongo Beat: My First Bully, Part Two, by Matt Groening Part One appeared above in Simpsons Comics #15. This Bongo Beat article was subsequently reprinted in Simpsons Comics Royale. The Junk Mail section invited fans to "replace the bolt" on Radioactive Man, supplying a page without the lightning bolt on his head. Submissions from that contest were printed in Simpsons Comics #21 . A comic "grab bag" refers to the specific practice of offering a bag of (non-current) comics at a discount, one observed at all comic trade shows (comic "cons").

Simpsons Comics #17  (Feb 1996) You are watching the BBC, but put away the tea and crumpets - these shows are coming straight from the land of Duff and donuts! The Bart Broadcasting Channel is up and running and the big boys are running scared! How can Krusty compete with "Lisa Simpson's Joy of Soy"? How can Kent Brockman scoop the hard-hitting journalistic skills of Nelson Muntz? The network wars in Springfield know not of the Geneva Convention and it's gonna get ugly. Attention Nielsen families! -- You're not going to want to miss this one! (Show titles, times, and content is subject to change, so check your local listings.) What's The Frequency, Simpson? MMMMMMMMPages:  20 Script:  Andrew Gottlieb Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Jeannine Crowell Colors:  Nathan Kane Mr. Television:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Strike Back  (book)   Simpsons Classics #9  (magazine) Krustyco Presents: Dartin' Around MMMMMMMMPages:  1 Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Strike Back  (book)   Simpsons Comics #100     Simpsons Classics #9  (magazine) Headlight Comics  (No. 1 March)    Thrilling Tales of Fast Buses and Fast Women! The Dame and the Clown MMMMMMMMPages:  5 Script:  Clay Griffith Pencils:  Sharon Bridgeman Inks:  David Mowry Letters:  Jeannine Crowell Colors:  Nathan Kane Soda Jerk:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Strike Back  (book)   Simpsons Classics #9  (magazine)     Front Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Back Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail     ------------------------------    Bongo Comics Group  ----------------------     Publisher:  Matt Groening Managing Editor:  Jason Grode Art Director / Editor:  Bill Morrison Administration: Terry Delegeane Editorial/Marketing:  Scott M. Gimple Bongo Beat is a memoriam: Doris Grau (1924-1995), by Matt Groening Junk Mail section included The Bongo Take-Home S.A.T. (Simpsons Aptitude Test) a ten plus bonus question quiz with the answers supplied in Simpsons Comics #18. Headlight Comics is a slang term referring to the genre of comics featuring women with prominent anatomy, as illustrated on the flip cover of this issue. See Wikipedia if that isn't sufficiently clear. Just as the titles Headlight Comics and The Dame and the Clown might lead one to suspect, this is written in hardboiled detective prose, leveraging slang of the period that would make Raymond Chandler proud. Kudos to Clay Griffith and the rest of the team that put this together.

Not a cover, but a look at a KrustyCo faux advertisement within, one older comic book fans might imagine seems familiar. Sure enough, they've parodied the Spalding advertisement that appeared in comics from the 1970's on the right! Check out how each panel above on the left duplicated the original panel on the right. << Previous Cover   Next Cover >>

Simpsons Comics #18  (Mar 1996) Drop that Twinkie and don't touch those Doritos! Springfield is targeted as the unhealthiest place on Earth, and the Presidential Fitness Program dispatches McBain to whip the cholesterol-clogged town into shape. Hefty government pork awaits the town if it can meet McBain's fitness challenge. SEE - Bart power down a protein shake! SEE - Patty & Selma in inversion boots! (Actually, you might want to skip that page.) In the end, one man can tip the scales for Springfield to win its prize. It's Hungry Homer Simpson against McBain in the biggest, belt-widening brawl you'll ever see between lunch and dinner! Get Fatty MMMMMMMMPages:  21 Script:  Gary Glasberg Pencils:  Stephanie Gladden Art Supervision:  Stephanie Gladden Inks:  Tim Harkins Letters:  Jeannine Crowell Colors:  Nathan Kane Mr. Olympia:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Strike Back  (book)   Simpsons Classics #10  (magazine) Bart's Pal, Milhouse #1 Milhouse in: The Quest for Yaz MMMMMMMMPages:  5 Script:  Adam Fein Pencils:  Chris Roman Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Jeannine Crowell Colors:  Peter Alexander The Green Monster:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Strike Back  (book)   Simpsons Classics #10  (magazine)     Front Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Front Cover Text:   Fun House Back Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Back Cover Text:   Team: Bongo  Position: 2nd Banana Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail Extras:   Bongo Profile: Stephanie Gladden Bongo Beat: Advice to Young Cartoonists, by Matt Groening. This Bongo Beat article was subsequently reprinted in Simpsons Comics Royale. Junk Mail section included the answers to The Bongo Take-Home S.A.T. (Simpsons Aptitude Test) that was published in Simpsons Comics #17.

Simpson Comics #18 Back Cover

Carl Yastrzemski 1965

Carl Yastrzemski 1973

Carl Yastrzemski 1973 - from story

The story The Quest for Yaz hands us the design purpose for the back cover, where Milhouse attempts to buy a 1973 Carl Yastrzemski "mutton chops" baseball card for $30, echoing episode [7F21] Three Men and a Comic Book. The design of the flip cover is, of course, of a baseball card, but the design follows the style of the Topps 1965 card set with the team name in a pennant. The title "Milhouse" matches the style used in many sports logos, including the Major League baseball teams Los Angeles Dodgers and Kansas City Royals. Milhouse himself however is in the style of Carl Yastrzemski's 1973 card, which is also accurately displayed within the story. << Previous Cover   Next Cover >>

Simpsons Comics #19  (Apr 1996) Witness the miracle of Springfield (and we're not talking about Apu finally restocking the jerky nook)! The statue of Jebediah Springfield is crying real tears and the true believers are making the pilgrimage to the holy site! Has divine intervention brought the spirit of Jebediah to the confused souls of Springfield? Or could a certain spiky-haired little devil have a hand (or a hose) in this? PLUS! ADDED FEATURE!!! It's a brain-bending Bongo first - the debut of a new, non-Simpsons character in a special four part preview! Prepare yourself for something daringly different, outstandingly offbeat, and completely cool from Bongo's own Bill Morrison! Don't Cry For Me, Jebediah! MMMMMMMMPages:  19 Script:  Bill Morrison Pencils:  Bill Morrison (Pg 1-3), Chris Clements Layouts:  Luis Escobar Inks:  Steve Steere, Jr. Letters:  Jeannine Crowell Colors:  Nathan Kane Mister Miracle:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Wingding  (book)   Simpsons Classics #10  (magazine)   Simpsons Treasure Trove #4  (digest) Roswell #1 of Four Roswell Little Green Man in: How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Ant Farm? MMMMMMMMPages:  8 Creator:  Bill Morrison Writer:  Bill Morrison Artist:  Bill Morrison Colorist:  Nathan Kane Letters:  Tim Harkins Reprinted in:  Roswell Walks Among Us     Front Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Front Cover Text:   Bart: Bwa-Ha Ha-Ha-Ha!   Springfield Shopper  Daily News  Free   Citizens Witness Miracle   Stay for corn dogs, as statue cries "Real Tears"   U.F.O.'s Destroy Power Plant!   Nuclear Meltdown Kills and/or Mutates Thousands   In new sci-fi movie now playing at Springfield Goog-o-plex Back Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail Bongo Beat: Son of Advice to Young Cartoonists, by Matt Groening This Bongo Beat article was subsequently reprinted in Simpsons Comics Royale. The flip cover/story Roswell: Little Green Man is the first of four parts that appeared in sequence in Simpsons Comics. It would be followed by it's own Bongo six-comic series Roswell Little Green Man.

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