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'''''DC Comics''''' is a comic book franchise famous for superheroes such as ''[[Superman]]'', ''[[Batman]]'', ''[[Wonder Woman]]'', ''[[Aquaman]]'', ''[[The Flash]]'', ''The Green Arrow'', ''Plastic Man'' and ''Watchmen''. These have been adapted in various media over the years, including TV series and films, and have been referenced on ''The Simpsons'' numerous times.

{{TB|During the Christmas program at [[Springfield Elementary School]], [[Bart]]'s class sings "{{ap|Jingle Bells|Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire}}". When it comes time for the chorus, Bart pulls a prank and loudly sings the "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells" {{w|Jingle_Bells#Parodies_and_homages|parody lyrics}} and is swiftly yanked off of the stage by [[Principal Skinner]].}}

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{{TB|{{Ch|Adam West}}, the actor of [[Batman]] in the 1960s ''{{W2|Batman|TV series}}'' TV series, is guest star. Homer introduces him to Bart and Lisa as "Batman", but they claim it's not him. This prompts West to start bickering how they probably only know [[Michael Keaton]] and [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] (who played Batman and [[Catwoman]] in Tim Burton's film versions). He claims that [[Lee Meriwether]], [[Julie Newmar]] and [[Eartha Kitt]] are the only real Catwoman and tries to show off by doing the Batdance. This creeps out Homer too and he leads his children away. Later in the episode West hired both {{ap|Mr. Plow|business}} and [[Plow King]], but since the Plow King was first West took his services instead. With the snow on his driveaway out of the way West quickly gets in his car while the music from the ''Batman'' TV series plays, to mimick similar scenes whenever Batman jumped into his Batmobile. Here, however, West's car just slowly chugs away at not-all-that-spectacular speed. As he drives away Barney yells: "Your secret is safe with me, Superman!"}}

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{{TB|In revenge for being kicked out of [[Mr. Burns' Casino]], [[Bart]] tricks {{ch|Robert Goulet}} (who had been booked into Burns' casino) into coming to his [[Bart's treehouse|treehouse]] instead. Goulet performs a jazz version of "[[Jingle Bells ($pringfield)|Jingle Bells, Batman Smells]]".}}

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{{TB| After Principal Skinner calls the Child Welfare Service, a transition appears which parodies the transitions of the 1960s ''Batman'' series.}}

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{{TB|When looking through comics at the [[Android's Dungeon]], Bart came across ''[[Death of Superman]]'' and ''[[Death of Aquaman]]''. The first comic book is a real-life ''Superman'' title. As Comic Book Guy discovers there's another comics store across the street he exclaims: "This cannot be. It's as if [[Superman]] would move to Gotham City". [[Martin Prince, Jr.]] then points out this comic book actually exists, but Comic Book Guy replies it was just a dream sequence which never happened. When Bart points out that "none of these things ever really happened" Comic Book Guy tells him to leave his store. When Lisa talks with {{Ch|Daniel Clowes}} how much she liked ''Ghost World'' he tells her that he would rather draw ''Batman'' comics and starts talking about his utility belt, much to Lisa's disinterest. [[Milhouse]] shows {{Ch|Alan Moore}} a copy of ''[[Watchmen Babies in V for Vacation]]'' - a juvenile spin-off of ''Watchmen'' and ''V for Vendetta'' - and asks him to sign it, which outrages him, in reference to his real-life dissatisfaction about media adaptations of his own work. Later when [[Art Spiegelman]], [[Daniel Clowes]] and [[Alan Moore]] fight onomatopeia flash at the screen, just like in the ''[[Batman]]'' TV series.}}

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{{TB|[[Everyman]] used an issue of [[Captain America]] to have the patriotism to want to save the President's life and an issue of [[Wonder Woman]] to give him the boobs to distract the guards.}}

{{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]] bought the Batmobile from the [[Museum of TV and Television]].}}

*A person at the panel mentions [[Superman]]'s creators {{w|Jerry Siegel}} and {{w|Joe Shunster}}.}}

{{TB|[[The Shipper]] is seen holding a protest sign that says "un-release the ''{{w|Zack Snyder's Justice League|Snyder Cut}}''".}}

{{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]] is in his [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop|shop]] reading the news of [[Springfield]]'s having abolished daylight savings time. Visible on the wall behind him is a poster for ''Infinite Christmas Crisis'', a reference to the ''{{w|Crisis on Infinite Earths}}'' story arc published by DC in 1985 and 1986.}}

{{TB|[[Homer]] and [[Bart]] open their own [[The Graphic Hovel|comic book store]] and one of the vintage comics they have in stock is [[Adrenaline Comics|''Adrenaline Comics #1'']], which features the first appearance of {{ch|Radioactive Man}}. The comic is a sight gag on ''{{w|Action Comics 1|Action Comics #1}}'', which featured the first appearance of [[Superman]].}}  

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{{TB|[[Cloris Clane]] mentioned that she cosplays as [[Power Girl]].}}

{{TB|During a visit to the past, [[Bart]] sees the first issue of ''Justice Cartel of Earth'' (a reference to the {{w|Justice League of America}}) and identifies it as a classic.}}

{{TB|When [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] pooh-pooh [[Lisa]]'s mention of the {{w|Donner Party}} as an example of the pioneers enduring hardship, Lisa tells [[Martin]] to ignore them, as "They think 'The Old West' is an actor who played [[Batman]] on TV".}}

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{{TB|''[[Comic Book Guy's Best Costumes Ever - Part 1]]''}}

{{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]] dressed up as [[Green Lantern]] for Halloween in 2003.}}

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{{TB|''[[Comic Book Guy's Best Costumes Ever - Part 2]]''}}

{{TB|Comic Book Guy dressed up as "Klingon [[Batman]]" for the [[Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con]] in 2001.}}

{{TB|''[[Comic Book Guy's Best Costumes Ever - Part 3]]''}}

{{TB|Comic Book Guy dressed up as {{W2|Flash|Jay Garrick|Golden Age Flash}} for the [[San Diego Comic-Con|San Diego Comic Con]] in 1980.}}

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{{TB|Comic Book Guy dressed up as "Bizarro World CBG" for the Close Encounters of the Comic Book Kind Comic Book Convention in 2000.}}

{{TB|Comic Book Guy dressed up as [[Wonder Woman]] for Halloween in 1970. He described it as the "worst Halloween ever".}}

{{TB|''[[Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book 2]]''}}

{{TB|''[[The Death of Comic Book Guy! (Part Two)]]''

{{TB|When the geeks and nerds of [[Springfield]] take up sides against each other following the shutdown of the Internet, one of the geeks is dressed up as Batman.}}}}

{{TB|Two of the items on [[Mr. Burns]]' [[Burns' Bucket List|bucket list]] are to acquire every existing copy of ''{{w|Action Comics 1|Action Comics #1}}'' (the issue which featured the debut of [[Superman]]) and then burn them all in front of an audience at {{w|Comic-con}}.}}

{{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]]'s list of the greatest quotes of all time includes two from the ''Superman'' movie series: "I like pink very much, [[Lois Lane|Lois]]" by [[Superman]] in ''[[Superman: The Movie]]'' and "Why do you say this to me, when you know I will kill you for it?" by [[General Zod]] (to [[Lex Luthor]]) in ''[[Superman II]]''.}}

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{{TB|In his reviews of [[Comic Book Guy's Comic Book Adaptations of Books You'll Never Take the Time to Read|comic book adaptations]] of works of classic literature, [[Comic Book Guy]] makes multiple references to the DC universe:<br><br>Regarding the {{ap|Little Women|comic book}} of ''Little Women'', CBG says he envisions a Team-Up issue with the Little Men, including the {{W2|Atom|character}} and {{w|Doll Man}}.<br><br>The cover of the {{ap|A Farewell to Arms|comic book|adaptation}} of ''A Farewell to Arms'' shows the main character having lost his arms, which doesn't happen in the novel. CBG justifies the depiction as artistic license, and as a supporting example cites a storyline where [[Superman]] is depicted murdering [[Lois Lane]] in outer space.<br><br>In his review of the [[The Scarlet Letter|adaptation]] of ''The Scarlet Letter'', CBG says, "Hester Prynne, you have replaced [[Power Girl]] in my dreams!" Also, the cover shows Hester Prynne opening the front of her dress to reveal the red "A" on her underclothes, in a pose similar to [[Clark Kent]] changing to Superman.}}

{{TB|Voiced {{W|Granny Goodness}} in the two TV series ''{{w|Superman: The Animated Series}}'' and ''{{W|Justice League Unlimited}}''.}}

{{TB|Voiced Batman in the TV series ''{{w|Batman: The Brave and the Bold}}''.}}

{{TB|Voiced {{ch|Ed Begley, Jr.|Himself}} in "[[Homer to the Max]]" and "[[Gone Maggie Gone]]".}}

{{TB|Voiced {{ch|Halle Berry|herself}} in ''[[Angry Dad: The Movie]]''.}}

{{TB|Voiced {{ap|Annette|Springfield Splendor}} in "[[Springfield Splendor]]".}}

{{TB|Voiced the {{W2|Ventriloquist|character}} ''{{W|The Batman}}'' and other various characters in ''Batman Beyond'', ''{{W2|Justice League|TV series}}'' and ''{{W2|Legion of Super Heroes|TV series}}''.}}

{{TB|Played {{w|Nuidis Vulko}} in the DC Extended Universe movie ''Aquaman''.}}

{{TB|Voiced [[Freddy Krueger]], the character he played on ''{{w|Nightmare on Elm Street}}'', in the [[season 10]] episode "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]".}}

{{TB|Voiced a Zaftig Lady in ''The New Batman Adventures'', a VidNews Anchor in ''Batman Beyond'' and Miss Pettibone in ''Static Shock''.}}

{{TB|Voiced a president in two ''Justice League Unlimited''.}}

{{TB|Voiced Robotman in the DC Universe TV series ''{{W2|Doom Patrol|TV series}}''.}}

{{TB|Voiced [[Brad]] in "[[King of the Hill]]".}}

{{TB|Voice of [[Martin Prince]] and [[Sherri Mackleberry|Sherri]] and [[Terri Mackleberry]] from [[Season 31]] - Present.}}

{{TB|Voiced [[Jenny]] in "[[The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly]]" and "[[Moonshine River]]", and [[Princess Penelope]] in "[[Once Upon a Time in Springfield]]".}}

{{TB|Voiced {{ch|Ricky Jay|Himself}} in "[[The Great Simpsina]]".}}

{{TB|Voiced {{ch|Lucy Lawless|herself}} and [[Xena]] in "[[Treehouse of Horror X]]".}}

{{TB|Voiced Sid Sharp in ''Justice League Action''}}

{{TB|Voiced {{ch|William H. Macy|Himself}} in "[[Homer's Paternity Coot]]".}}

{{TB|Voiced a Crooner in ''Justice League: The New Frontier''.}}

{{TB|Regular voice actor for [[Fat Tony]] and the second {{ap|Fat Tony|second}}. Also voiced {{ch|Joe Mantegna|himself}} in the [[season 3]] episode "[[Bart the Murderer]]".}}

{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Marc Maron|Himself}} in "[[The Clown Stays in the Picture]]".}}

{{TB|Voiced 50s Joker in ''{{W|The New Batman Adventures}}'', Ian Peek in ''Batman Beyond'', Sportsman in ''Justice League'', and Dr. Bartholomew Wolper in ''Batman: The Dark Knight Returns''.}}

{{TB|Voiced {{chs|Spinal Tap|David St. Hubbins}} in "[[The Otto Show]]" and [[Jerry Rude]] in "[[Monty Can't Buy Me Love]]".}}

{{TB|Voiced {{ch|Nichelle Nichols|Herself}} in "[[Simple Simpson]]".}}

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{{TB|Voiced the Atom in ''Teen Titans Go! To the Movies''.}}

{{TB|Voiced {{ch|Al Roker|himself}} in "[[Moonshine River]]".}}

{{TB|Voiced Arnos Howell in ''SUperman: The Animated Series'', Catman in a two-part ''Justice League'' episode, Val-Yor in ''Teen Titans'', Woozy Winks, the Penguin, Planet Master, and Killer Croc in the TV series ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', and Zor-El in ''Superman: Unbound''.}}

{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Jeff Ross|Himself}} in "[[Clown in the Dumps]]".}}

{{TB|Voiced {{ch|Brooke Shields|herself}} in "[[The Front]]".}}

{{TB|Voiced [[master sushi chef]] in the [[season 2]] episode "[[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]]", [[Mr. Sparkle]] in the [[season 8]] episode "[[In Marge We Trust]]", and a [[Japanese fisherman]] in the [[season 18]] episode "[[The Wife Aquatic]]".}}

{{TB|Voiced Dolphin in ''{{W2|Young Justice|TV series}}''.}}

{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Kevin Smith|Himself}} in "[[Highway to Well]]".}}

{{TB|Played Shannon Bell in the ''{{W|Smallville}}''. and voiced Wonder Woman in ''The Lego Movie''.}}

{{TB|Voiced {{ch|Adam West|himself}} in "[[Mr. Plow]]", [[Batman]] in "[[Large Marge]]", and [[Quahog]] Mayor Adam West in the ''[[Family Guy]]'' crossover episode "[[The Simpsons Guy]]".}}

{{TB|Played the Cheetah in ''{{W|Wonder Woman 1984}}''.}}

{{TB|Voiced Dr. Archilles Milo in ''Batman: The Animated Series''}}

{{TB|Voiced Ambush Bug in an episode of ''Batnman: The Brave and the Bold''.}}

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