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== Plot ==
 
== Plot ==
As a teenager, Burns wants to go on a fox hunt but is not allowed by the older boys because he lacks the hunter's instinct. They let him instead take care of [[Nipper]], the runt of the litter. Burns sees similarities between him and Nipper and they decide to get revenge for not being allowed on the hunt. The hunt goes on in the forest and the dogs are barking but when they hear an unfamiliar dog barking at a high volume, they become scared and run away. It turns out Nipper was barking into a megaphone. The hunters then discover something better than fox, money that is on the ground. They follow it to see where it leads for pick it up later. It ends at the club pool which the hunters and their horses end up. Burns teases the hunters and a reporter from {{ap|Fox News|Release the Hounds!}} takes a photo of Burns for tomorrow's paper. Burns shows the article to his dogs, and says that it was the story of their ancestor Nipper who is stuffed and mounted for he had bitten a taxidermist. Burns then sends the hounds away to hunt [[Ned]] who had come to collect money for the church and didn't want to leave. Burns tells the hound when they chase Ned that Dad loves them and have a good day at work. While Ned runs away he thanks Burns for the story.
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Many years ago, [[Mr. Burns]] was part of the [[Springfield Country Club]] with other rich teenagers. The others bullied Burns because they thought he was so puny that the fox they were hunting would chase him instead. They then give Burns [[Nipper]], the runt of the litter of hounds they use to track the fox. Burns and Nipper decide that they want to get revenge on the other rich kids for bulling the two of them. As the other rich kids and their hounds chase down a fox, the hounds are scared off by a loud bark, which turns out to be from Nipper barking into a megaphone held by Burns. The rich kids then find a trail of money and follow it to the country club pool. Nipper then loudly barks again, scaring the horses of the kids and causing them to fall into the pool, which Burns had filled with quick-setting gelatin. A reporter from ''{{ap|Fox News|Release the Hounds!}}'', a newspaper that covers fox hunts, arrives and the reporter writes about the story of the hunters becoming the hunted.
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In the present day, Mr. Burns is telling this story to his [[the hounds|hounds]]. Burns then commands the hounds to chase down [[Ned Flanders]], who had arrived at [[Burns' manor]] looking to collect money for the church. As the hounds chase after Ned, Burns tells them that he loves them, and Ned thanks Burns for the story.
  
 
== Reprints ==
 
== Reprints ==

Revision as of 11:36, August 27, 2023

Release the Hounds!
Release the Hounds!.png
Comic Story information
Released: June 2013
Comic series: Simpsons Comics One-Shot Wonders
Pages: 4
Written by: Ian Boothby


Release the Hounds! is a Simpsons Comics One-Shot Wonders story first printed in The Malevolent Mr. Burns #1.

Plot

Many years ago, Mr. Burns was part of the Springfield Country Club with other rich teenagers. The others bullied Burns because they thought he was so puny that the fox they were hunting would chase him instead. They then give Burns Nipper, the runt of the litter of hounds they use to track the fox. Burns and Nipper decide that they want to get revenge on the other rich kids for bulling the two of them. As the other rich kids and their hounds chase down a fox, the hounds are scared off by a loud bark, which turns out to be from Nipper barking into a megaphone held by Burns. The rich kids then find a trail of money and follow it to the country club pool. Nipper then loudly barks again, scaring the horses of the kids and causing them to fall into the pool, which Burns had filled with quick-setting gelatin. A reporter from Fox News, a newspaper that covers fox hunts, arrives and the reporter writes about the story of the hunters becoming the hunted.

In the present day, Mr. Burns is telling this story to his hounds. Burns then commands the hounds to chase down Ned Flanders, who had arrived at Burns' manor looking to collect money for the church. As the hounds chase after Ned, Burns tells them that he loves them, and Ned thanks Burns for the story.

Reprints

Comic issue Release date Country
Ralph Wiggum Comics #1 & The Malevolent Mr. Burns #1 November 7, 2013 800px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png


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