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Simpsons Comics is a monthly United States comic book series based on the animated TV show The Simpsons, published by Matt Groening's Bongo Comics group. The first issue was published in November 1993. Since then nearly two hundred issues have been released, with the 100th issue mainly the comic book equivalent of a clip show.

History

Since March 1997, the comic has also had a monthly UK edition. This mainly reprints the strips from the U.S. edition, along with pages featuring UK readers' drawings (currently Springfield Multiplex for movie parodies, and Springfield Cable Network for TV parodies) and Junk Mail, a letters page which also features generic drawings, along with the readers' frequent attempts to guess the identity of the woman who answers the letters (Karen Bates). The U.S. and Australian editions used to have Junk Mail, but it disappeared beginning with #114.

Also published is Simpsons Classics, which reprints strips from earlier editions of Simpsons Comics. The stories have, however, been reprinted in trade paperbacks by Harper Perennial since 1995.

From 1994 to 1999, excerpts from Simpsons Comics were printed in Disney Adventures, although the magazine is intended for children and Disney has no ownership of the franchise.

In the Latin edition, the magazines first published by the Mexican Grupo editorial vid, started in the same order in February, 1996.

The Australian editions include an Angry Dad comic.

As of November 2007, Simpsons Comics are published in Serbia by Večernje novosti.

The new logo.

In January 2012, the logo and design changed. The Bongo Comics' logo and their comics' logos changed, Simpsons Comics being the main reason for that, as they are getting closer to releasing the 200th issue. The new design was first used in the United Kingdom.

Issues

The American Simpsons Comics was originally published bimonthly, but beginning with #13, began monthly publication. It went back to bimonthly publication at #30 before finally resuming monthly publishing at #51.

Issue Title Stories Release date 150px Simpsons Comics 1 The Amazing Colossal Homer Bart Simpson's Creepy Crawly Tales: "The Collector" November 1993 150px Simpsons Comics 2 Cool Hand Bart Patty & Selma's Ill-Fated Romance: My Sister, My Homewrecker! January 1994 Simpsons Comics 3 The Perplexing Puzzle of the Springfield Puma Krusty, Agent of K.L.O.W.N. March 1994 150px Simpsons Comics 4 It's In The Cards The Gnarly Adventures Of Busman May 1994 150px Simpsons Comics 5 When Bongos Collide! July 1994 Simpsons Comics 6 Be-Bop-A-Lisa Chief Wiggum's Pre-Code Crime Comics: The End of El Barto September 1994 Simpsons Comics 7 The Greatest D'oh! on Earth McBain Comics: Dead to the Last Drop November 1994 Simpsons Comics 8 I Shrink, Therefore I'm Small Edna, Queen of the Congo: Jungle Bungle January 1995 Simpsons Comics 9 The Purple Prose of Springfield Homer Simpson's Pathetic Pal Barney Gumble: Asleep at the Well March 1994 Simpsons Comics 10 Fan-Tasty Island Apu Nahasapeemapetilon's Kwik-E-Comics: Apu's Incredible 96 Hour Shift (Without Having a Break) May 1995 Simpsons Comics 11 Fallen Flanders Homer On The Range: The Kwik-E and the Dead! July 1995 Simpsons Comics 12 Survival of the Fattest White-Knuckled War Stories: Spare the Rod, Spoil the Grunt! September 1995 Simpsons Comics 13 Give Me Merchandising or Give Me Death! Jimbo Jones' Wedgie Comics: Rebel Without a Clutch October 1995 Simpsons Comics 14 To Heir I$ Homer Itchy and Scratchy: This Blood's For You Bongo Cantankerous Coot Classics: Nostalgia Ain't What it Used to Be November 1995 Simpsons Comics 15 A Trip to Simpsons Mountain Heinous Funnies: Kill 'Er Up With Regular December 1995 Simpsons Comics 16 Waitresses in the Sky Itchy & Scratchy: Lead It Bleed Dr. Nick Rivera's Elective Surgery Clinic Where the Action Is Bumblebee Man in: !Ay, que lastima! January 1996 Simpsons Comics 17 What's the Frequency, Simpson? Krustyco Presents: Dartin' Around Headlight Comics: The Dame and the Clown February 1996 Simpsons Comics 18 Get Fatty Bart's Pal, Milhouse: The Quest for Yaz March 1996 Simpsons Comics 19 Don't Cry for Me, Jebediah! April 1996 Simpsons Comics 20 The Artist Formerly Known as Bart May 1996 Simpsons Comics 21 Stand and Deliverance Hey Kids! Fireworks June 1996 Simpsons Comics 22 Little Big Mart July 1996 Simpsons Comics 23 Bart de Triomphe Reverend Lovejoy's Hellfire Comics: Citizen Shame! August 1996 Simpsons Comics 24 Send in the Clowns Li'l Homey: Homey Alone September 1996 Simpsons Comics 25 Marge Attacks! Itchy & Scratchy: Game Called Because of Pain October 1996 Simpsons Comics 26 Get off the Bus! The Unbearable Lightness of Barney Diner Violations Krusty's Celebrity Psychic Hotline November 1996 Simpsons Comics 27 They Fixed Homer's Brain! Tales of the Briny Deep Featuring Captain McCallister in: Down the Hatches, Boys! December 1996 Simpsons Comics 28 Krustonia Flanders' Big Score January 1997 Simpsons Comics 29 Let's Get Ready to Bumble! Maggie Simpson: Bringing Down Baby February 1997 Simpsons Comics 30 Smitherses! Bart and Milhouse: Bore Us-The Movie-Gruel April 1997 Simpsons Comics 31 Radioactive Homer The Official Bongo Comics Convention Survival Guide June 1997 Simpsons Comics 32 Rhymes and Misdemeanors The Bongos That Time Forgot August 1997 Simpsons Comics 33 The Great Springfield Frink-Out Tiger Teen! October 1997 Simpsons Comics 34 Burnsie on Board The Simpsons Supporters Suggestion Spin Cycle December 1997 Simpsons Comics 35 To Live and Diaper in Springfield More Bongos That Time Forgot February 1998 Simpsons Comics 36 The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth The Heroic Life and Mortifying Death of Radioactive Man: Chapter I April 1998 Simpsons Comics 37 The Absent Minded Protester The Heroic Life and Mortifying Death of Radioactive Man: Chapter II June 1998 Simpsons Comics 38 Dullards to Donuts The Heroic Life and Mortifying Death of Radioactive Man: Chapter III August 1998 Simpsons Comics 39 Sense and Censorability The Heroic Life and Mortifying Death of Radioactive Man: Chapter IV October 1998 Simpsons Comics 40 Sideshow Simpsons The Incredible Edible Exploits of Lard Lad: In Search of the Lost Donut Holes December 1998 Simpsons Comics 41 Bart Simpson and the Krusty Brand Fun Factory The Day the Nagging Stopped I Will Send You Prizes Like These February 1999 Simpsons Comics 42 The Homer Show Classics Illustrated: Slobberwacky April 1999 Simpsons Comics 43 Journey to the Cellar of the Kwik-E-Mart Poochie! June 1999 Simpsons Comics 44 The Prime of Miss Lisa Simpson Bartman: Identity Crisis August 1999 Simpsons Comics 45 Hamburger's Little Helper Mr. Sparkle: Destroy All Manga! October 1999 Simpsons Comics 46 Angels With Yellow Faces Picture Perfect December 1999 Simpsons Comics 47 The Rise and Fall of Bartholomew J. Simpson It's a Wonderful Slice Where Has All The Flour Gone? February 2000 Simpsons Comics 48 Tic-Tac-D'oh! The Official Cockamamie's Mail Order Cult-alog of Cool Pop-Cultural Collectibles April 2000 Simpsons Comics 49 Maggie Come Home Lisa Simpson, Storeroom Raider June 2000 Simpsons Comics 50 Wall or Nothing Radioactive Man and Fallout Boy in Catch of the Day Bartman - The 1001 Costumes of Bartman Itchy & Scratchy in Love Gory Krusty the Clown in Krusty's 11 Radioactive Man in Planet of the Strange-O's Lisa Simpson in Li'l Goodfellas ...Inside Bongo Comics! August 2000 Simpsons Comics 51 Bart and Lisa and Marge and Homer and Maggie (to a lesser extent) vs. Thanksgiving What Would Possibly Happen If...Cletus Went to College? October 2000 Simpsons Comics 52 Worst Christmas Ever! A Springfield Christmas Carol November 2000 Simpsons Comics 53 The Beer Boys Around Town With Ned Flanders December 2000 Simpsons Comics 54 Tanks for Nothing Itchy and Scratchy: Bash to the Future Homer vs. the Wallpaper Bart in "Fork it Over" January 2001 Simpsons Comics 55 Siege on Evergreen Terrace Duff Daddy February 2001 Simpsons Comics 56 The Yes-Man Who Would Be King Ned Flanders: Blind Luck March 2001 Simpsons Comics 57 How The Vest Was Won! A Swingin' Affair April 2001 Simpsons Comics 58 Mayor Me a Little Lisa's Historical Dream May 2001 Simpsons Comics 59 Faking the Band The Simpsons Comic Strip: A Tale of Grandpa and Bart or 5 Cents, Please Kent's State June 2001 Simpsons Comics 60 The Man With Two Wives Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl: My Sister, My Sidekick July 2001 Simpsons Comics 61 The Paper Chase Asphalt Bungle August 2001 Simpsons Comics 62 Bart Simpson's Bible Stories Give a Hoot, Stay in School! September 2001 Simpsons Comics 63 The Bogey Man History O'Scotland's Greatest Gift to the World: Golf If Homer Simpson Invented Golf October 2001 Simpsons Comics 64 Judge Marge Malibu Stacy: Stacy's Busy Day November 2001 Simpsons Comics 65 Viva Bart Beauty School Hellcats December 2001 Simpsons Comics 66 Cruisin' for a Bruisin' ...So You Want To Work for Globex, Huh? January 2002 Simpsons Comics 67 Growing Pains! The Abominable Dr. Colossus February 2002 Simpsons Comics 68 Merchants of Vengeance Dr. Nick Riviera in Crime Family Practice March 2002 Simpsons Comics 69 In Burn$ We Tru$t How Marge Got Her Curtains Back April 2002 Simpsons Comics 70 Greek to Me Aesop's Fables May 2002 Simpsons Comics 71 Simpson/Sideshow Sibling Smackdown Marge Simpson in: A Recipe For Disaster June 2002 Simpsons Comics 72 Homer's Run The Secret Origin of Sideshow Mel! July 2002 Simpsons Comics 73 Day of the Nerd Bummer Vacation August 2002 Simpsons Comics 74 Laughter is the Worst Medicine Down Home Doctorin' Time, with Dr. Hibbert September 2002 Simpsons Comics 75 The Permanent Record Room October 2002 Simpsons Comics 76 Bard Boiled November 2002 Simpsons Comics 77 The Many Faces of Bob Homer Vs. The Racoon December 2002 Simpsons Comics 78 The Buck Stops Everywhere January 2003 Simpsons Comics 79 Homer For The Holidays The Gift Of The Maggie Jingle Bells, Bartman Smells February 2003 Simpsons Comics 80 All Fired Up March 2003 Simpsons Comics 81 Lisa Simpson's Book Club April 2003 Simpsons Comics 82 Ned the Simpson Lisa Goes To Camp May 2003 Simpsons Comics 83 The Homer Effect How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Lisa Simpson / To HELL And Back by Bart Simpson Homer Simpson in: Brain Drain June 2003 Simpsons Comics 84 The Principal of the Thing July 2003 Simpsons Comics 85 The Simpson Family Circus Crap That No One Wanted August 2003 Simpsons Comics 86 Yellow Crush September 2003 Simpsons Comics 87 Hail to the Cat October 2003 Simpsons Comics 88 License To Kilt November 2003 Simpsons Comics 89 Lisa in the Middle December 2003 Simpsons Comics 90 Homer's America Do the Copyright Thing January 2004 150px Simpsons Comics 91 3000's Company February 2004 Simpsons Comics 92 The Burger Kings of Comedy! March 2004 Simpsons Comics 93 Hotfoot in the Park April 2004 150px Simpsons Comics 94 24/7th Heaven May 2004 Simpsons Comics 95 Coach Me if You Can June 2004 Simpsons Comics 96 A Tale Of 2 Pen Pals July 2004 Simpsons Comics 97 Feud, Glorious Feud August 2004 Simpsons Comics 98 The Return of Xt'tapalatakettle September 2004 Simpsons Comics 99 Marge Simpson Living October 2004 Simpsons Comics 100 Clip Clip Hooray! November 2004 Simpsons Comics 101 Sofa So Good December 2004 Simpsons Comics 102 Uncle Burn$ January 2005 Simpsons Comics 103 Anchormom February 2005 Simpsons Comics 104 The Duffman Cometh! March 2005 Simpsons Comics 105 Dr. Nick @ Night April 2005 Simpsons Comics 106 Simpsons: The Musical May 2005 Simpsons Comics 107 To Kill a Mocking Bart June 2005 Simpsons Comics 108 Big House Homer July 2005 Simpsons Comics 109 Now Museum, Now You Don't! August 2005 Simpsons Comics 110 Bad News Bearer September 2005 Simpsons Comics 111 Know It All in the Family October 2005 Simpsons Comics 112 The Simpsons Spinoff Showcase Quickly Cancelled Comic Book Cavalcade November 2005 Simpsons Comics 113 Little Orphan Bart December 2005 Simpsons Comics 114 Ring-A-Ding Springfield The Maggie & Moe Mysteries! January 2006 Simpsons Comics 115 Clown Therapy Ned Flanders in Verti-go-areeno February 2006 Simpsons Comics 116 Mall or Nothing March 2006 Simpsons Comics 117 Sandwiches are Forever April 2006 Simpsons Comics 118 The "X" Men May 2006 Simpsons Comics 119 The Flunky! June 2006 Simpsons Comics 120 Homer Drops the Ball! July 2006 Simpsons Comics 121 The Town that Time Forgot August 2006 Simpsons Comics 122 Springfield's Typical Teen-Ager Homie in One Plus Two Equals Zero September 2006 Simpsons Comics 123 Bobbing For Vengeance October 2006 Simpsons Comics 124 Til Ned Do Us Part Angry Dad in "The Roller Skate" November 2006 Simpsons Comics 125 The Hills Have Hicks Maggie's Little Helper Bake Love, Not War December 2006 Simpsons Comics 126 1001 Arabian Nuts January 2007 Simpsons Comics 127 Simpson Family Robinson Crusoe February 2007 Simpsons Comics 128 25 March 2007 Simpsons Comics 129 You'd Better Sloth Around! April 2007 Simpsons Comics 130 Marge the Sellout May 2007 Simpsons Comics 131 The Simpsons Comics Internationale! Too Crazy Juvenile Prankster: Bartomu! Les Schtroumphsons June 2007 Simpsons Comics 132 A Brand New Burns, Part One! July 2007 Simpsons Comics 133 A Brand New Burns, Part Two! August 2007 Simpsons Comics 134 In The Swim September 2007 Simpsons Comics 135 The Bald Man and the Sea October 2007 Simpsons Comics 136 Bowl Me Over November 2007 Simpsons Comics 137 The Last Fat Man December 2007 Simpsons Comics 138 Tsunami, Tsunami, Baloney! January 2008 Simpsons Comics 139 Leave 'Em In 'Striches February 2008 Simpsons Comics 140 Mow Money March 2008 Simpsons Comics 141 Grampa Flanders April 2008 Simpsons Comics 142 Frycooks of the Carribean' May 2008 Simpsons Comics 143 Not Duff Enough June 2008 Simpsons Comics 144 Another Riveting Issue Ragin' Abe Simpson and the Flying Hellfish in: War is Smelly! Ragin' Abe Simpson's Battle Round-up July 2008 Simpsons Comics 145 Worst Competition Ever! Marge Simpson: Forensic Homemaker August 2008 Simpsons Comics 146 A Skate With Destiny! September 2008 Simpsons Comics 147 DNAIN'T Neccessarily So October 2008 Simpsons Comics 148 Hans Across America November 2008 Simpsons Comics 149 Homer Won't Squeal December 2008 Simpsons Comics 150 How Sweet It Ain't January 2009 Simpsons Comics 151 Rise of the Szyslaks February 2009 Simpsons Comics 152 In the Name of Lava! March 2009 Simpsons Comics 153 Bart Simpson in: On the Bubble Pieces of Homer April 2009 Simpsons Comics 154 Honey Nut Cheery D'ohs! May 2009 Simpsons Comics 155 The Best Radioactive Man Event Ever! Part 1 June 2009 Simpsons Comics 156 The Simpsons Save the World July 2009 Simpsons Comics 157 Marge's Extreme Make-Under August 2009 Simpsons Comics 158 Homeowner Homer September 2009 Simpsons Comics 159 Big Monty October 2009 Simpsons Comics 160 Simpsons Animal Stories November 2009 Simpsons Comics 161 Mighty MMORPG Player Ragers December 2009 Simpsons Comics 162 Oh, Brother! January 2010 Simpsons Comics 163 No Cause For Alarm February 2010 Simpsons Comics 164 Pardon My Clunker March 2010 Simpsons Comics 165 Love Potion Numbs Her Mind April 2010 Simpsons Comics 166 Tour De Springfield! May 2010 Simpsons Comics 167 Snake's Kin The Death of Comic Book Guy! - Part One June 2010 Simpsons Comics 168 Myth Information July 2010 Simpsons Comics 169 Bart Like Me August 2010 Simpsons Comics 170 The Generosity Gene September 2010 Simpsons Comics 171 To the Bookmobile! October 2010 Simpsons Comics 172 X-MAS Marks the Spot! November 2010 Simpsons Comics 173 Pop Goes the Career! December 2010 Simpsons Comics 174 Owl or Nothing January 2011 Simpsons Comics 175 It Came From The '70s February 2011 Simpsons Comics 176 Nobody's Purrfect March 2011 Simpsons Comics 177 Through a Mug Darkly April 2011 Simpsons Comics 178 The Thingama-Bob from Outer Space! May 2011 Simpsons Comics 179 Scam Wow! Itchy & Scratchy in Mousery June 2011 Simpsons Comics 180 He Who Controls The Donuts, Controls The World Itchy & Scratchy: Face-Lift Feline Angry Dad: Poppin' Mad July 2011 Simpsons Comics 181 Better Off Ned August 2011 Simpsons Comics 182 The Last King of Spotland Hold-Up no. 427 September 2011 Simpsons Comics 183 Everything's Bartchie! Angry Dad: ATM Dad Cattin' Around with Snowball II October 2011 Simpsons Comics 184 Karmageddon Angry Dad: Changing the Tire The Spectacular Spider-Pig November 2011 150px Simpsons Comics 185 The Big Finish The Play's the Sting The Nut Cracker December 2011 Simpsons Comics 186 Sideshow Slob‎ Springfield General January 2012 Simpsons Comics 187 The Dot Com Before the Storm February 2012 Simpsons Comics 188 ' March 2012 150px Simpsons Comics 189 ' April 2012 Simpsons Comics 190 ' May 2012

Trade Paperbacks

Issues of Simpsons Comics have been collected in the following Trade Paperbacks:

Additional issues not included in the Simpsons Comics TPBs have been collected in the following volumes:

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, comics are around a year behind. The UK Simpsons Comics have junkmail section. Past issues are collected in both The Best of the Simpsons and Simpsons Treasure Trove. They also have Bart Simpson Comics in the UK.

See also

• Simpsons Comics in the US
• Simpsons Comics in other countries
• Bart Simpson Comics
• Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror

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