Simpsons Comics #80  (Mar 2003)    Gala "Soft Economy" Issue! Join Bongo Comics as it explores, the facts, the failures, and the foibles of the busiest bureaucratic business in Springfield...the Unemployment Office! Every citizen has a tale to tell. All Fired Up MMMMMMMMPages:  27 MMMMMMMMPages: A Sensational Occupational Odyssey MMMMMMMMPages: Brought to you by: Script:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Mike DeCarlo Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Beloved Employer:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Dollars to Donuts       Cover Illustration:   Jason Ho, Nathan Kane Cover Text:   See below Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail Bongo Beat "Team Bongo Digs New Digs - But Detests Corny Bongo Beat Headlines" covers the move of Bongo to new offices and the Simpsons 300th Episode Celebration, replete with photos of all our favorite Bongo artists. This Bongo Beat was also published in Futurama Comics #12. Text on cover: Denizens of Springfield standing in front of Springfield Unemployment Office holding signs as follows: Mayor Quimby: Will Philander For Food; Disco Stu: Will Boogie Down For Food; Prof. Frink: Will *Glavin* For Food; Smithers: Will Tody For Food; Homer: Will Do Anything For Food (Except Work)

Simpsons Comics #81  (Apr 2003)    #1 On The Springfield Shopper Best-Seller List! Lisa Simpson invites you to join the Springfield Book Club. Share some "classic" comedy and literary laughter as the citizens of Springfield share their favorite books and stories with you. Lisa Simpson's Book Club    Rhyme of the Middle-Aged Mariner    The Little Engine That Couldn't Care Less    Little Women    The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Kwik-E-Mart Employees    The Lion, The Wardrobe, and the Snow Queen    Lisa Longsocks    Something Pretty Bad This Way Is Coming! MMMMMMMMPages:  27 Story:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  John Costanza, Joey Nilges, Jason Ho Inks:  Phyllis Novim, Howard Shum Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Refreshments:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Supernova       Cover Illustration:   Bill Morrison, Mike Rote, Nathan Kane Cover Illustration:   Book covering Homer's face is titled Famous Hammocks Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail     ------------------------------    Bongo Comics Group  ----------------------     Publisher:  Matt Groening Creative Director:  Bill Morrison Managing Editor:  Terry Delegeane Operations:  Robert Zaugh Art Director:  Nathan Kane Production Manager:  Christopher Ungar Production / Design:  Karen Bates, Art Villanueva Staff Artists:  Jason Ho, Mike Rote Administration:  Sherri Smith Intern:  Nathan Hamill This cover first appeared as the cover of The New York Times Book Review on June 2, 2002. On the original Homer's book has Summer Reading (instead of Famous Hammocks) and the wider format allowed Santa's Little Helper to appear on the right sleeping in the grass. Jason Ho and Mike Rote promoted from Production Assistants to Staff Artists. Bongo Beat discusses the history and tenth anniversary of Bongo Comics. In the Simpsons Comics Supernova reprint the story Lisa Simpson's Book Club appears but is missing from the Table of Contents, substituted with the story The Duffman Cometh! from Simpsons Comics #104 (which is missing from the reprint). In the Simpsons Comics Supernova reprint within the story Lisa Simpson's Book Club the first subtitle of that story is changed from Rhyme of the Middle-Aged Mariner to Rime of the Middle-Aged Mariner to match the original classic poem title Rime of the Ancient Mariner.... which us Stuyvesantians had to memorize.

Simpsons Comics #82  (May 2003)    New and Simproved! While participating in a reality TV show, Homer Simpson and Ned Flanders trade places, houses, and just about everything else, and the funny thing is...they kind of like it. Ned the Simpson MMMMMMMMPages:  15 Script:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  Luis Escobar Inks:  Mike DeCarlo Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Neighborhood Watch:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Dollars to Donuts     Simpsons Illustrated #7   (comic) Lisa Goes to Camp MMMMMMMMPages:  12 Script:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Patrick Owsley Colors:  Rick Reese Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Camp Counselor:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Dollars to Donuts     Simpsons Illustrated #7   (comic)     Cover Illustration:   Bill Morrison, Mike Rote, Nathan Kane Cover Text:   Homer: Hi-Dilly... Ned: D'oh! Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail Bongo Beat features a Bongo Profile of Jason Ho.

Simpsons Comics #83  (Jun 2003)    Cream-Filled Comedy! When Bart and Milhouse are injured at the nuclear power plant, the safety inspector must pay a price, and that means that Homer is out of a job...again! But seized by sudden inspiration along with a radioactive spider bite, Homer embarks on a new career at the Lard Lad Donut Factory. And when the city of Springfield is about to crumble under an economic crisis, Homer, with his newfound "superpowers," may be the only one who can save the day. The Homer Effect MMMMMMMMPages:  21 Story:  David Slack Pencils:  John Constanza Inks:  Howard Shum Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Ant Farmer:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Dollars to Donuts   How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Lisa Simpson To Hell and Back by Bart Simpson MMMMMMMMPages:  4 Script:  Jesse McCann Pencils:  John Constanza Inks:  Phyllis Novin Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Your Cruise Director:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Dollars to Donuts   Homer Simpson in Brain Drain MMMMMMMMPages:  2 Script:  Earl Kress Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Patrick Owsley Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Public Relations:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Dollars to Donuts       Cover Illustration:   Bill Morrison, Mike Rote, Nathan Kane Cover Text:   Donut has "Lard Dad Donuts" Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail Bongo Beat features a Bongo Profile of Terry Delegeane.

Simpsons Comics #84  (Jul 2003)    Meat-Head of the Class! Superintendent Chalmers fired? Principal Skinner promoted? Has the world gone crazy? Well, we are pretty sure the Springfield School Board knows what they are doing. It's not like they would hire just anyone off the street to run Springfield Elementary, would they? The Principal of the Thing MMMMMMMMPages:  28 Story:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Mike DeCarlo Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Superintendent     of Cool:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Dollars to Donuts       Cover Illustration:   Jason Ho, Nathan Kane Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail The first panel of the story above shows Skinner dropping a stack of Springfield Elementary School report cards. In addition to the names L. Simpson, B. Simpson, M. Prince, R. Flanders, T. Flanders, M. Vanhouten, J.Powell and N. Muntz we see C[hris] Ungar, J[ason] Ho, P[ete] Benson and S[herri] Smith. Bongo Beat titled Matt Takes Top Trophy documents Matt Groening winning Cartoonist of the Year, as documented on our Simpsons Awards list. This Bongo Beat was also printed in Futurama Comics #14.

Simpsons Comics #85  (Aug 2003)    To Simpfinity...And Beyond! What's "in"? What's "out"? What's "hot"? What's "not"? Ask the Simpsons! For some inexplicable reason, the members of our favorite family become the tastemakers and the trendsetters for the world. What will they wear? What will they watch? Where will they go? Who do they know? And when will it all blow up in their faces? The Simpson Family Circus MMMMMMMMPages:  21 Script:  Patric M. Verrone Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Mike DeCarlo Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Hit the Road!   ...Crap That No One Wanted. MMMMMMMMPages:  6 Script:  Patric M. Verrone Pencils:  Luis Escobar Inks:  Patrick Owsley Colors:  Chris Ungar Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison One Shot Wonder:  Matt Groening Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Hit the Road!       Cover Illustration:   Bill Morrison, Mike Rote Departments:   Junk Mail

Simpsons Comics #86  (Sep 2003)    Comics' Big Kahuna! It's Beach Blanket Bongo! Catch a wave as Bart discovers Grampa's secret past as a surfin' stuntman/soldier of fortune! Under Grampa's tutelage, Bart enters a police sponsored surfing competition, but a freak tsunami causes Bart and Grampa to team up for the ride of their lives. Hang on for dear life as Bart and Grampa hang ten! Cowabunga, Dude! Yellow Crush MMMMMMMMPages:  27 Script:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Mike DeCarlo Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Hit the Road!       Cover Illustration:   Bill Morrison, Mike Rote, Nathan Kane Departments:   The Bongo Beat Bongo Beat: My Favorite Comic Book Company Went to San Diego and All I Got Was This Lousy Bongo Beat provides a two page photo spread and a discussion of Bongo Comics at Comic-Con International 2003. Wish I was there. This Bongo Beat was also printed in Futurama Comics #15.

Simpsons Comics #87  (Oct 2003) In the "Futurama/Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis" the whole Planet Express is transported into a "classic" issue of Simpsons Comics that didn't actually exist, so we at Bongo thought that we had better get around to creating that issue sometime in the next thousand years so that Fry and the gang don't get zapped into a void, or possibly an Archie comic! So, presented again for the first time "Hail to the Cat!" is the story of how one political animal takes on city hall and wins. However, when Snowball II becomes mayor, Springfield gets a crash course in history repeating itself. It's the deja vu comic of the year! Hail to the Cat MMMMMMMMPages:  27 Story:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  James Lloyd Inks:  Steve Steere, Jr. Colors:  Nathan Kane Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted in:  Simpsons Treasure Trove #2  (digest)   The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis  (book) Who's Who in the New Revolutionary War? MMMMMMMMPages:  1 Reprinted in:  Simpsons Treasure Trove #2  (digest)   The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis  (book)     Cover Illustration:   James Lloyd, Mike Rote, Serban Cristescu Departments:   Junk Mail Who's Who in the New Revolutionary War? maps out the English characters on page 19 of the comic, i.e., Harry Potter, David Beckham, Minister of Silly Walks (John Cleese), Elton John, Arnold Rimmer from "Red Dwarf" (Chris Barrie), Prince Charles, Dr. Who (Tom Baker), Ringo Starr, Mr. John Steed (Patrick Macnee), Mrs. Emma Peel (Diana Rigg), Keith Richards, Posh Spice, Baby Spice, Scary Spice, Sporty Spice, Ginger Spice, Johnny Rotten and Russ Abbott. Wonderful rendering, except for Mrs. Emma Peel. We demand a redraw!

The cover design reverts back to the prior Simpsons Comics cover design for this one issue (but without the character icon), last used with Simpsons Comics #74. This was done because over a year earlier in August 2002 this cover appears thrice in the story Somewhere Over The Brain-bow! (also by Ian Boothby) in Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis #1 being read by Fry as a "Radical Retro Reprint" before the cover design had changed. The first two pages of that story where they show you the story Fry is reading are identical to the first two pages of this story. Note that the last panel above is not the "Radical Retro Reprint" but an original copy of this issue. Subsequently in Simpsons Comics #186 in the section titled Seven Questions (more or less) with Ian Boothby he would say that Hail to the Cat in this issue was one of his favorite stories, noting that is was not originally planned to turn this fictional story and comic within Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis #1 into a real comic. This cover was also illustrated in Simpsons Futurama Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis II #1. Taking it to an extreme, we'll note that the back cover from the story didn't match the real back cover. Lastly, there's a view of the inside of the comic (beyond the first two pages) and alas it also doesn't match any panels inside the .. "real" comic.

Simpsons Comics #88  (Nov 2003)    Plaid to the Bone! The Simpsons head for shores of Scotland with Groundskeeper Willie in tow, but it is not a happy homecoming for Springfield's favorite Scot. It's a bonnie tale of brothers locked in a lifelong feud, the long lost lassie they loved, and a legendary groundskeeping tournament that they hope will settle each others haggis once and for all! The bagpipes of Scotland will sound a mighty and annoying song for the one brother left standing License to Kilt MMMMMMMMPages:  27 Story:  Gail Simone Pencils:  John Costanza Inks:  Howard Shum Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Hit the Road!       Cover Illustration:   Nathan Kane, Jason Ho, Mike Rote Departments:   Junk Mail

Simpsons Comics #89  (Dec 2003)    Muntz Ado About Nothing! After Lisa is diagnosed with complications due to Middle Child Syndrome, the Simpsons decide to adopt another child to balance things out. That child turns out to be Nelson Muntz, and it's not long before he becomes head of the household, and Homer starts to suffer from Displaced Dad Syndrome. Lisa in the Middle MMMMMMMMPages:  27 Script:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  John Costanza Inks:  Phyllis Novin Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Hit the Road!     Simpsons Illustrated #9   (comic)     Cover Illustration:   Nathan Kane, Mike Rote Departments:   Junk Mail     ------------------------------    Bongo Comics Group  ----------------------     Publisher:  Matt Groening Creative Director:  Bill Morrison Managing Editor:  Terry Delegeane Operations:  Robert Zaugh Art Director:  Nathan Kane Production Manager:  Christopher Ungar Production / Design:  Karen Bates, Art Villanueva Staff Artists:  Jason Ho, Mike Rote Administration:  Sherri Smith Production Assistant:  Nathan Hamill Nathan Hamill promoted from Intern to Production Assistant.

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