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Cultural references

Star Trek: Comic Book Guy insists he be called Number One after Star Trek actor Jonathan Frakes.
Batman: Comic Book Guy mentions a scene from the Batman TV Show.
Spiderman: Comic Book Guy says he has behaved as shamefully as Doctor Octopus.
Green Arrow: Comic Book Guy tells Bart to set up his booth according to his floor plan which he "painstakingly modeled after Green Arrow's arrow cave."
After Bart carries in all of Comic Book Guy's stuff, a man dressed in Arabian clothing can be seen setting up his own booth. On the table he has a two small Pyramids.
When the convention opens, a character looking much like Superman can be seen hanging from the ceiling.
Futurama: As the nerds rush into the convention, storming Comic Book Guy's booth, one kid asks if Bart will buy a Futurama comic his cat peed on.
- Another kid asks if this is the line to see Adam West.
- One kid asks if Bart can sketch Supergirl in a bikini.
When Bart asks Comic Book Guy where he's been, he replies that he was engrossed in a manga version of Gasoline Alley. He then remarks that it "'Twould have been a classic, but for the hideous inking of Mark Waid.
One of the booths at the convention is run by a Darth Vader like character.
As everyone rips through Comic Book Guy's booth, taking all his things, he says "For the love of Iron Man."

The layout of Comic Book Guy's booth and the various items hanging on the walls, changes frequently throughout the story.
In one panel Professor Frink's hair is colored yellow instead of brown.