Simpsons Comics #40  (Dec 1998) Hey, kids, it's "The Krusty the Clown Show!" Starring Krusty the Clown and...Sideshow Marge? Featuring Itchy and...Snowball?! Has the world gone topsy turvy? When a visit to the Simpsons household turns into a painful (yet hilarious) injury for Krusty, he becomes a permanent houseguest! In addition to acting as reluctant hosts for the crude but crippled clown, the Simpsons clan must fend off Krusty's flock of litigating legal eagles. The only way to do it? The Simpsons have to agree to broadcast Krusty's show from their own home! Will America's favorite nuclear family survive their traumatic transition into the entertainment industry? Find out if there really is no business like show business. Also featuring, "The Incredible Edible Exploits of Lard Lad!" Sideshow Simpsons MMMMMMMMPages:  21 Script:  Bill Morrison Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Jeannine Black Colors:  Nathan Kane Cue Card Boy:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Unchained  (book)   Simpsons Classics #21  (magazine) The Incredible Edible Exploits of Lard Lad In Search of the Lost Donut Holes! MMMMMMMMPages:  4 Script and Pencils by:  Scott 'Jelly-Filled' Shaw! Inks by:  Tim 'Sprinkles' Bavington Letters by:  Chris 'Crumby' Ungar Colors by:  Nathan 'Powdered Sugar' Kane Edits by:  Bill 'Glazed' Morrison Lard Lad's  Best Customer:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Unchained  (book)   Simpsons Classics #21  (magazine)     Fromt Cover:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Back Cover:   Scott Shaw!, Steve Steere Jr. Flip Cover Text:   See Below! Departments:   Junk Mail     ------------------------------    Bongo Comics Group  ----------------------     Publisher:  Matt Groening Art Director & Editor:  Bill Morrison Managing Editor:  Terry Delegeane Operations:  Robert Zaugh Production / Design:  Christopher Ungar & Karen Bates Administration:  Jeannine Black Production Asst.:  Jason Ho Jason Grode and Associate Publisher title dropped from masthead. Effective with this issue the design of the front cover changed; "Simpsons Comics" now appears within a tilted banner, the Bongo logo moves from top left to top right and a character icon appears on the top left, starting with Mr. Teeny on this issue. The next cover change begins with Simpsons Comics #75. Text on flip cover: $14.95 (crossed out) FREE with purchase of $15 worth of donuts Cupcake: Now where has Doc Deepfry's cosmic donut hole taken us, Lard Lad! Lard Lad: I have absolutely no idea, Cupcake... ...but it looks and smells deliciouis! Donut: AAAIIIEEEEEEEE!!! Cruller: Don't look at me, kids, I'm just the lovable comic relief! Note to Parents: Contains Educational Material!!! (Following text along left side of flip cover) COMICS -- PUZZLES -- FILLERS -- THINLY DISGUISED ADVERTISING

Simpsons Comics #41  (Feb 1999) Imagine a fantastical world where all your brand name dreams come true or where you can take an exciting boat ride on fizzy cherry soda river. There are 5 golden straws. Only five. Five straws that guarantee a glorious day at the Krusty Brand Fun Factory. Bart and Homer will do anything to get into the magical, mystical, high-tech automated plant where Krusty the Clown churns out his sensational cream pies, chia Krustys, and diet pork juice. But a mysterious presence is about wreak havoc on both child and chaperone, and Homer and Bart will soon discover that there are no emergency exits in the Krusty Brand Deathtrap. Bart Simpson & The Krusty Brand Fun Factory MMMMMMMMPages:  21 Script:  Jesse Leon McCann & Robert L. Graff Pencils:  James Lloyd Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Jeannine Black Colors:  Nathan Kane Edits:  Bill Morrison The Candy Man:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Unchained  (book)   Simpsons Classics #21  (magazine) The Day the Nagging Stopped MMMMMMMMPages:  4 Story:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  Julius Preite Inks:  Tim Harkins Letters:  Karen Bates Colors:  Chris Ungar Editor:  Bill Morrison Nitpicker:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Unchained  (book)   Simpsons Classics #21  (magazine) I Will Send You Prizes Like These  (faux advertisement) MMMMMMMMPages:  1  (back cover) Reprinted from:  Radioactive Man 80pg. #1 Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Unchained  (book)   Free Comic Book Day 2005   Simpsons Comics #100     Simpsons Classics #21  (magazine)     Cover Illustration:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail Title for the first story appears here only on the cover. Bongo Beat: Daze of Future Passed discusses the long lead time for publishing calendars. It then includes an unofficial endorsement for The Unauthorized Guide to The Simpsons Collectibles by Robert W. Getz, found on our book list here!.

This is obviously based on the Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory movie poster. Note how Krusty's clothing matches Willy Wonka's clothing, every character balanced on Krusty's arm perfectly matches the Willy Wonka poster, both have characters peeking out from their jackets, even the boat ride mirrored on the lower right of each drawing. << Previous Cover   Next Cover >>

Simpsons Comics #42  (Apr 1999) Five seconds to air! Give me Focus on Camera 86! Cue Bathroom-cam! In 3,2 . . . GOOD MORNING, AMERICA! It's time again for everyone's favorite plant supervisor, beer swilling buddy, and everyday Joe, .... It's "The Homer Show!" As you know, Homer came to the attention of the American public by his appearances on all those bleep, blunder, and blooper shows, and now everyone wants to know, when will Homer say "D'oh!" Sure, everyone in Springfield and the rest of the world are in on the gag, that is everyone but Homer Simpson. Now let's meet the man himself, the phenomena you're fond a' ... Homer Simpson! The Homer Show MMMMMMMMPages:  21 Script:  Chuck Dixon Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Jeannine Black Colors:  Nathan Kane Mr. Television:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Unchained  (book)   Simpsons Classics #22  (magazine) Classics Illustrative No. 49 Slobberwacky MMMMMMMMPages:  4 Story:  Jesse Leon McCann Pencils:  James Lloyd Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Karen Bates Colors:  Nathan Kane Edits:  Bill Morrison Jabberwocky:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Unchained  (book)   Simpsons Classics #22  (magazine)     Cover Illustration:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Cover Text:   Television screen labelled "The Homer Show" SNPP signs: "Core Meltdown In Progress" and "Evacuate Town!!" Back Illustration:   James Lloyd, Tim Bavington, Nathan Kane Back Cover Text:   "Duff Surly" behind Bart Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail Bongo Beat: A Night of a Thousand Stars discusses the gala premier party for Futurama. The Homer Show cover is, of course, a parody of The Truman Show, the 1998 Jim Carrey movie.

The Classics Illustrative cover is a parody of Classics Illustrated.   Slobberwacky is itself a parody of Jabberwocky, a poem by Lewis Carroll, originally featured in "Through The Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There", and it closely follows the original verse by verse. It is no coincidence then that the No. 49 on this cover was selected to correspond to the original Classics Illustrated #49 from July 1948 which was Alice in Wonderland, with the role of the Chesire Cat being represented by our very own Snowball II replete with a mischievous grin. Perhaps we could carry the analogy further, with the blond Alice being represented here by the blond Bart, and "The World's Greatest Authors" represented by the writers at Bongo comics? << Previous Cover   Next Cover >>

Simpsons Comics #43  (Jun 1999) Everybody knows one, has told one or knows someone that knows someone that one actually happened to. We're talking about urban legends, of course, and the city of Springfield has plenty of them. Take for instance, the story of Brain Freeze Steve, the kid whose head exploded (supposedly) when he drank a squishee with two straws. Rumor has it, he still haunts the Kwik-E-Mart to this very day. But how do you find out the truth, when the store never closes? Journey to the Cellar of the Kwik-E-Mart MMMMMMMMPages:  21 Script:  Robert L. Graff and Jesse Leon McCann Pencils:  Julius Preite and Erick Tran Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Jeannine Black Colors:  Nathan Kane Edits:  Bill Morrison Suburban Legend:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Madness  (book)   Simpsons Classics #22  (magazine) Roger Meyers, Jr. presents Poochie! #1  (June)    He's Extremely Lovable -- And Lovably Extreme!!! MMMMMMMMPages:  5 Script and Pencils:  Scott 'Been There, Done That' Shaw! Inks:  Tim 'Where's the Remote Control' Bavington Letters:  Karen 'Cancel My TV Guide Subscription' Bates Colors:  Nathan 'Break Out the Eyedrops' Kane Editor:  Bill 'What Was I Thinking' Morrison Endured by:  Matt 'King of the Vast Wasteland' Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Madness  (book)   Simpsons Classics #22  (magazine)     Inks for Poochie! was corrected to Tim Harkins in Simpsons Comics #44. Amazingly, they even corrected this for the reprint in Simpsons Comics Madness and in Simpsons Classics #22 where the credit now reads "Tim 'Where's the Remote Control' Harkins."     Cover Illustration:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Cover Text:   Lisa is wearing an oversized "SQUISH-ZILLA 640 OZ" Squishee cup. Back Illustration:   Scott Shaw!, Tim Harkins Back Cover Text:   See below Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail Bongo Beat: Tour de Farce by Bill Morrison discusses Bongo Comics trip to Germany, where Simpsons Comics is the #2 most popular comic book and where they sell more Simpsons Comics than anywhere else! Poochie back cover pretends to steal every known entertainment pop expression; (Many of these ironically did not originate with the characters noted below!) "Ah pities the fool" - Mr. T, "Kiss mah grits!" - Florence, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore "Cowabunga, dudes!" - Bart Simpson, The Simpsons "eyyyyy!!!" - Fonzie, Happy Days "I'm going complete mental, I must say" - x, Saturday Night Live "I know you am, but what am I?" - Pee Wee Herman? "Smashing Baby, Yeah!" - Austin Powers "Ex-cellent" - Montgomery Burns, The Simpsons "Excuuuuuuuse Me!" - Steve Martin, Saturday Night Live "Sock It To Me!" - multiple, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In "What'choo talkin' 'bout?" - Garry Coleman, Different Strokes "Don't have a cow, man!" - Bart Simpson, The Simpsons Which is responded to by; "Come back here, dog-boy!" "Yeah, as a member of the Legion of Lawyers, we have a few bones to pick with you!" To which Poochie thinks to himself; "...Hmmm...come back here, dog-boy! Mama mia! At'sa spicy Catch'a-phrase!!!" Bottom of page has "As see on TV's Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show!!!" and "Can you identify all of Poochie's purloined catch-phrases? If so, the Legion of Lawyers would like to speak to you, too!"

Simpsons Comics #44  (Aug 1999) Ah, school days! The feast of youth! The foundations of wisdom! The warm milk in the cafeteria! Just imagine how much better that precious time would have been, if you somehow managed to deport your teachers. Bart's latest scheme introduces the students of Springfield Elementary to their newest substitute teachers - Lisa and Martin. Student rule proves too cool! Oh, and by the way, Bartman's back. The Prime of Miss Lisa Simpson MMMMMMMMPages:  21 Script:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  James Lloyd Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Jeannine Black Colors:  Nathan Kane Editor:  Bill Morrison Teacher's Pet:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Madness  (book)   Simpsons Classics #23  (magazine) Bartman in Identity Crisis MMMMMMMMPages:  4 Story:  Terry Delegeane Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Karen Bates Colors:  Nathan Kane Editor:  Bill Morrison Boy Wonder:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Madness  (book)   Simpsons Classics #23  (magazine)     Cover Illustration:   Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail     ------------------------------    Bongo Comics Group  ----------------------     Publisher:  Matt Groening Art Director & Editor:  Bill Morrison Managing Editor:  Terry Delegeane Operations:  Robert Zaugh Production / Design:  Christopher Ungar & Karen Bates Administration:  Jeannine Black Production Assistants:  Jason Ho & Mike Rote Mike Rote added as a Production Assistant. Bongo Beat: Twenty-One Cool Canadian Things written by Ian Boothby.

Simpsons Comics #45  (Oct 1999)    Hot Dog on a Schtick! Lights, Action, Salivate! Krustyburger has a new beef-like product-selling phenomena -- Santa's Little Helper! He's top dog in the tough trade of fast food franchises. To him the world is just one big, juicy chew toy. But what is celebrity, wealth, and power without the boy you love beside you? And what spokesman special would be complete without the sparkling clean fun with the honorable Mr. Sparkle! Hamburger's Little Helper MMMMMMMMPages:  21 Script:  Robert L. Graff & Jesse Leon McCann Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Jeannine Black Colors:  Nathan Kane Editor:  Bill Morrison Our Proud Sponsor:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Madness  (book)   Simpsons Classics #23  (magazine) Mr. Sparkle    He is Disrespectful to Dirt!!! Mr. Sparkle in: Destroy All Manga! MMMMMMMMPages:  4 All-Too Scrutible   Story, Script and   Pencil Art by:  Scott Shaw! Benevolent,   Non-Messy Inks by:  Dan Nakrosis Contraction-Less   Lettering by:  Chris Ungar Tranquilly Tasteful   Colors by:  Nathan Kane Placidly Edited by:  Bill Morrison Sushi Catered by:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Madness  (book)   Simpsons Classics #23  (magazine)     Cover Illustration:   Mike Rote, Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Back Illustration:   Scott Shaw!, Nathan Kane Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail Bongo Beat: A Prime Time for Prime-Time notes the importance of consistency, with new Simpsons episodes resuming for its 11th season at the Sunday 8 PM time slot. No mention of their attempt many years ago to displace Crosby in the same time slot on Thursdays.

Simpsons Comics #46  (Dec 1999)    Together Again For Their First Crime! Released from jail, Sideshow Bob is determined to go straight, plying his new trade as a dog groomer/VCR repairman. But the hostile world offers little support to the ex-con, and he quickly becomes the mastermind of a crime school whose dead end attendees include Jimbo, Dolph, Kearney, Nelson, and....Bart Simpson?!?! Is Bart just fakin'? See how Bart artfully dodges the twisted plans of Sideshow Bob and blurs the line between crime and punishment as he psyches out everyone and leads them on a merry chase all over Springfield. Angels with Yellow Faces MMMMMMMMPages:  21 Script:  Eric Rogers Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Jeannine Black Editor:  Bill Morrison Judge, Jury and   Executioner:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Madness  (book)   Simpsons Classics #24  (magazine) Picture Perfect MMMMMMMMPages:  4 Story:  Billy Rubenstein Pencils:  Chris Harmon Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Karen Bates Colors:  Chris Ungar Editor:  Bill Morrison Art Critic:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Belly Buster  (book)   Simpsons Classics #24  (magazine)     Cover Illustration:   Phil Ortiz, Mike Rote Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail     ------------------------------    Bongo Comics Group  ----------------------     Publisher:  Matt Groening Art Director & Editor:  Bill Morrison Managing Editor:  Terry Delegeane Operations:  Robert Zaugh Assistant Art Director:  Nathan Kane Production Manager:  Christopher Ungar Production / Design:  Karen Bates Production Assistants:  Jason Ho & Mike Rote Administration:  Jeannine Black Nathan Kane added as Assistance Art Director and Chris Ungar promoted to Production Manager Bongo Beat: The Bongo Age advertises the return of Radioactive Man and the debut of Bart Simpson Comics and Futurama Comics. A sidebar titled 2000 -- The Year of the Donut announces that on January 14 [2000] The Simpsons will be getting their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and great kick-off to The Simpsons Global Fanfest.

Simpsons Comics #47  (Feb 2000)    Bart To The Future! Thirty years in the future Bart Simpson is going to die... that is, unless he undergoes radical transplant surgery. Bart's uncertain fate rests in the clouded memories of a Springfield not so long forgotten, a the generosity of an organ donor, and the love of his sister. Only Lisa can unlock the secret of Bart's shrouded past and solve the mystery. Her only clue: Bart's last conscious utterance - "Fish logs..." The Rise and Fall of Bartholomew J. Simpson MMMMMMMMPages:  21 Script:  Robert L. Graff & Jesse Leon McCann Pencils:  Oscar González Loyo Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Jeannine Black Editor:  Bill Morrison Disorderly Orderly:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Madness  (book)   Simpsons Classics #24  (magazine) It's A Wonderful Slice MMMMMMMMPages:  1  (reprint of comic strip) Story:  Robert L. Graff/Jesse Leon McCann Art:  Oscar González Loyo/Tim Harkins Where Has All The Flour Gone? MMMMMMMMPages:  4 Story:  Terry Delegeane Pencils:  Erick Tran Inks:  Steve Steere, Jr. Letters:  Karen Bates Colors:  Nathan Kane Editor:  Bill Morrison Weevil Inspector:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Madness  (book)   Simpsons Classics #24  (magazine)     Cover Illustration:   Mike Rote, Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail Bongo Beat: Surf With The Simpsons discusses The Simpsons star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the opening of www.thesimpsons.com. Bart Meets the Bard reports that "Eat my shorts!" is now added to the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Itchy & Scratchy Get the Axe references the controversy surrounding an Itchy & Scratchy Comic strip "It's a Wonderful Slice" published around Christmas and reprints it for reader feedback.

Simpsons Comics #48  (Apr 2000)    Survival of the Fattest! Homer puts his life in jeopardy, when an accidental appearance on a dating game, causes a family feud with Marge. However, Homer subjects himself to a most dangerous game to prove his love in a tale we call "Tic Tac D'oh!" Tic Tac D'oh! MMMMMMMMPages:  21 Script:  Michael Lisbe and Nathan Reger Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Jeannine Black Colors:  Chris Ungar Art Supervision:  Nathan Kane Editor:  Bill Morrison Fabulous Prizes   Provided by:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Madness  (book)   Simpsons Classics #25  (magazine) The Official Cockamamie's Mail-Order "Cult-alog" of Cool Pop-Cultural Collectibles!  Spring 2000 MMMMMMMMPages:  4 Written and   Drawn by:  Scott Shaw! Inked by:  Tim Harkins Colored by:  Chris Ungar Lettered by:  Karen Bates Edited by:  Bill Morrison Night Watchman:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Madness  (book)   Simpsons Classics #25  (magazine)     Cover Illustration:   Mike Rote, Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane Back Illustration:   Scott Shaw!, Tim Harkins Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail     ------------------------------    Bongo Comics Group  ----------------------     Publisher:  Matt Groening Art Director & Editor:  Bill Morrison Managing Editor:  Terry Delegeane Operations:  Robert Zaugh Assistant Art Director:  Nathan Kane Production Manager:  Christopher Ungar Production / Design:  Karen Bates, Art Villanueva Production Assistants:  Jason Ho & Mike Rote Administration:  Jeannine Black Art Villanueva joins Karen Bates in Production / Design. Bongo Beat: A Point For Articulation discusses the first Simpsons action figures that were released by Mattel in 1990, and promotes the debut of Playmates figures in 2000.

Simpsons Comics #49  (Jun 2000)    Baby Takes a Powder! It's a Lisa Simpson double feature! First, after being pressured by her peers to join the new baby-sitters union, Lisa violates the rules and watches her own sister without a contract and is summarily kicked out. As a result, Maggie gets lost in the red tape of organized labor. But when Lisa decides to find her sister by busting the union wide open, she discovers an insidious plot against the youth of Springfield! Then, explore the subterranean catacombs that lie beneath Springfield Elementary as Lisa goes in search of...missing school supplies. Maggie Come Home MMMMMMMMPages:  21 Script:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  James Lloyd Inks:  Tim Bavington Letters:  Jeannine Black Colors &   Art Supervision:  Nathan Kane Editor:  Bill Morrison Switched at Birth:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Belly Buster  (book)   Simpsons Classics #25  (magazine) Lisa Simpson, Storeroom Raider #1 MMMMMMMMPages:  4 Story:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  Tom King Inks:  Steve Steere, Jr. Letters:  Chris Ungar Colors:  Nathan Kane Editor:  Bill Morrison Resident Evil:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Belly Buster  (book)   Simpsons Classics #25  (magazine)     Cover Illustration:   Mike Rote Back Illustration:   Jason Ho, Nathan Kane Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail     ------------------------------    Bongo Comics Group  ----------------------     Publisher:  Matt Groening Art Director & Editor:  Bill Morrison Managing Editor:  Terry Delegeane Operations:  Robert Zaugh Assistant Art Director:  Nathan Kane Production Manager:  Christopher Ungar Production / Design:  Karen Bates, Art Villanueva Production Assistants:  Jason Ho & Mike Rote Administration:  Jeannine Black, Sherri Smith Sherri Smith joins Jeannine Black in Administration. Bongo Beat: A Brief History of Bongo, by Matt Groening reviews the History of Bongo and thanks the 300 people who made it possible. The Where's Maggie? cover theme is, of course, the Bongo take on the "Where's Waldo" series of books.

Some fell in love with Laura Croft; for us it's Lisa Simpson. The lettering of the title for the flip cover of Simpsons Comics #49 Storeroom Raider matches the lettering here of Tomb Raider #1 from December 1999. Of course, instead of spraying bullets Lisa appears to be spraying mousse. << Previous Cover   Next Cover >>

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