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Marvel is a comic company that has also spawned several TV shows and movies. Stan Lee co-created many of their classic characters. Some of the characters have appeared in The Simpsons and Marvel has been referenced other times in the show.

Reference to Marvel in The Simpsons

Episodes

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
Celeste.png 5 95 "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy" Celeste's Talking Malibu Stacy doll had Spider-Man's voice instead of Malibu Stacy's and said "My spidey senses are tingling".
250px 13 288 "I Am Furious (Yellow)" After Homer got angry and fell into green paint, he became The Ingestible Bulk, a parody of The Hulk. Stan Lee then claimed that Homer can't be The Hulk as he is, and then tried to transform into The Hulk.
The Thing.pngThe Thing Batmobile.png Stan Lee jams a The Thing figure into Database's Batmobile toy.
Stan Lee hums the Spider-Man theme song while stacking comics on shelves.
X-Men.png An issue of X-Men comics is seen with Wolverine on the cover.
14 295 "Large Marge" In the song "You're a Bunch of Stuff", Comic Book Guy sings "You're like X-Men number three, In a Mylar bag."
Fantasic Four Simpsons.png 15 314 "Treehouse of Horror XIV" After Lisa clicks the stopwatch several times, the family becomes a parody of the Fantastic Four with Homer being The Thing, Marge being the Human Torch, Bart being Mr. Fantastic and Maggie being the Invisible Woman.
The Ziff Who Came to Dinner Films.png 327 "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner" A film called The Unwatchable Hulk is seen being played at the Springfield Gogoplex Theatres, a reference to The Incredible Hulk.
MBFGW C3PO and Boba Fett.png 330 "My Big Fat Geek Wedding" People wearing Spider-Man, Captain America, Storm and Cyclops costumes are seen.
Incredible Hulk Melon Baller.png Comic Book Guy bought an Incredible Hulk melon baller as a gift for Seymour Skinner and Edna Krabappel for their wedding. Edna later returned it to Comic Book Guy.
332 Simple Simpson" The sequence where Homer constructs his Pie Man costume parodies the montage of Peter Parker designing and making his Spider-Man costume.
Homer (as Pie Man) rescues Marge from a stampeding crowd and then kisses her as he hangs upside-down from a fire escape, parodying the Spider-Man / Mary Jane kissing scene.
Fantastic Floor.png The magazine Fantastic Floor is a reference to the Fantastic Four.
Spider-Man shield.png 16 356 "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star" Milhouse made a shield with Spider-Man on it.
Spider-Pig.png The Simpsons Movie Plopper as Spider-Pig is a reference to Spider-Man and the "Spider Pig" song is a parody of the Spider-Man theme song.
Wolverine.png 19 407 "Husbands and Knives" A Wolverine comic with pop out claws is accidentally ruined by Milhouse.
Bulk.png 409 "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind" Homer becomes The Ingestible Bulk again, a parody of The Hulk.
Mulk.pngThug SPAIS.png 20 421 "Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes" The Mulk and The Thung, parodies of The Hulk and The Thing, have a fight on St. Patrick's Day, with The Mulk going to court afterwards.
Treehouse of Horror XX - Monsters dressed.png 21 445 "Treehouse of Horror XX" Count Dracula dresses up as Iron Man.
250px 461 "To Surveil With Love" There is a picture of several Hulks playing baseball with Spider-Man.
Spider-Man.png 22 465 "Elementary School Musical" Spider-Man was in the video Krusty on the Electric Company. He came in and started dancing when Krusty got hit on the head by a stage-light.
468 "Treehouse of Horror XXI" When Count Dracula spots Edmund climbing a bell tower and carrying Lisa on his back, Homer immediately jumps onto Dracula's back, expecting the same transport. Dracula staggers under Homer's weight and protests that he's Dracula, not the Hulk.
Angry Dad The Movie Lightsabers.png 478 "Angry Dad: The Movie" Ben Stiller, dressed as Iron Man, and Jack Black, dressed as The Hulk, were having a fight with lightsabers as part an act.
The Adventures of Parody Man.png The character in The Adventures of Parody Man has a Spider-Man body, Wolverine right arm, Thor left arm and Captain America legs.
Homer Spider-Man parody.png 23 489 "Treehouse of Horror XXII" After becoming paralyzed, Homer gets bitten by a spider and becomes a parody of Spider-Man.
501 "Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart" Homer asks if Bart could protect him from the Hulk riding a rhinoceros laughing at him.
503 "Them, Robot" A Springfield Nuclear Power Plant employee, who found out he had radiation poisoning, asked if he was like The Hulk. Dr. Hibbert replied that it is sort of like The Hulk, but instead of getting powerful, he will get very sick. The employee then falls to the floor in pain and says "Hulk smash", to which Dr. Hibbert patted him on the head and said "yes, Hulk smash".
504 "Beware My Cheating Bart" Comic Book Guy tells Bart and Shauna to think of The Android's Dungeon as their personal Asgard and to think of him as their all-seeing Heimdall, guardian of the Gate, a reference to the Thor comics.
Professor X.pngMagneto.png 505 "A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again" Two kids were seen acting as Professor X and Magneto from X-Men.
Wolverine - LIAMST.png 24 520 "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing" When Bart asks himself what his hero would say, he imagines Wolverine in a thought bubble. He tells Bart to slash her face whilst she least expects it.
Nick Fury.png 524 "Dark Knight Court" Nick Fury, a Marvel character, is contacted when Fruit Bat Man is captured. Nick Fury then puts together a team of Octogenarian superheroes named The Dependables, a parody of The Avengers.
Iron Lung.png Iron Lung is a parody of Iron Man.
Blade.png 25 532 "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" Carl is dressed up as Blade.
Frosty the Hit Man.png 538 "White Christmas Blues" The claws of Frosty the Hit Man are very similar to those of Wolverine. The pose on the front of the box is similar to that of one of the posters from the movie The Wolverine.
539 "Steal This Episode" The fact that the suit that keeps Radioactive Man alive is slowly killing him references the arc reactor problem Tony Stark had in Marvel's Iron Man 2.
Children Comic Book Costumes 1.pngChildren Comic Book Costumes 2.png 540 "Married to the Blob"
Badgerine.png Badgerine is a parody of Wolverine.
The Amazing Spider-Man comic Mary Jane Doc Ock.png In Comic Book Guy's song, he has a comic of The Awesome Spider-Man featuring Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson and Doctor Octopus.
Scarlett Johansson Black Widow.png When Milo starts singing in Comic Book Guy's song, he mentions a cardboard cutout of Scarlett Johansson, who is dressed as Black Widow in her outfit from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Stan Lee says that he can only watch and that he cannot interfere, referencing The Watcher.
250px Comic Book Guy gives Kumiko flowers in a Hulk hand.
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549 "What to Expect When Bart's Expecting" The drinks Nick Fury Agent of Schnapps and Wolveriskey are references to Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Wolverine respectively.
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Several people dress as Marvel characters:
Krusty Jewish Wolverine.png 26 553 "Clown in the Dumps" In one of Krusty's previous shows, he did a sketch dressed as a Jewish version of Wolverine.
Thing and Hulk bookstops.png 561 "I Won't Be Home For Christmas" Comic Book Guy has Hulk and The Thing bookstops on his bookshelf.

Specials

Picture Special name Reference
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"The Simpsons Guy" Peter Griffin sells a photo of Spider-Man, which he took when taking a photo of a woman's thong, to J. Jonah Jameson who then owes Peter a favor.

Comics

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference
250px Simpsons Comics #5 When Bongos Collide! The Human Torque's name is a reference to the Human Torch.
Simpsons Comics #31 The Official Bongo Comics Convention Survival Guide Lewis Clark has a shelf overflowing with Doctor Strange comics.
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Simpsons Comics #39 Sense and Censorability When giving his opening speech, Comic Book Guy mentions the Hulk, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Galactus, the Watchers, Beyonder and Skrulls. Later, Bart mentions Brother Voodoo, and the very tall man asks if he has a website.
Z-Men.png Simpsons Comics #67 Growing Pains! The comic Z-Men is a parody of the X-Men.
3000's Company Star Wars.png Simpsons Comics #91 3000's Company A Howard the Duck poster hangs among others in the sanctuary Comic Book Guy creates underneath Mr. Burns' mansion. There are also various boxes of Spider-Man comics; Spectacular Spider-Man, Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man, Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-Man and Aunt May's Spectacular Sexy Spring Break Adventures.
Simpsons Comics #118 The "X" Men The name of the comic is a reference to The X-Men, a team of superheros from the Marvel comics.
Nick Fury and Dum Dum Dugan.png Nick Fury and Dum Dum Dugan appear in a S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier.
Comic Book Guy The X Men Avengers.png Comic Book Guy says "Truly this is the greatest coming together of heroes since Avengers Comics issue number one".
Sgt. Furry and his Howling K-9 Kommandos.png Simpsons Comics #144 War Is Smelly! Sgt. Furry and his Howling K-9 Kommandos are a parody of Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos.
Blackhawk Guillotine with Adamantium Blades.png Simpsons Comics #178 The Thingama-Bob from Outer Space The Blackhawk Guillotine with Adamantium Blades has Adamantium blades, a fictional metal alloy from Marvel Comics. It is best known as being the substance that makes up Wolverine's skeleton and blades.
Christmas Ape.png Simpsons Comics #214 Worst Con Ever! Bart is seen with Badgerine claws.
Simpsons Comics #211 An Unconventional Romance Cloris Clane mentioned that she cosplays as Dark Phoenix.
Simpsons Comics 218.jpg Simpsons Comics #218 The cover of the comic is a parody of the Guardians of the Galaxy, in particular the variation of them that appears in the 2014 film.
The Thing vs. Alan Greenspan.jpg Bart Simpson #19 Bartless on a Tuesday The Thing vs. Alan Greenspan is complained about by Lenny.
CBG Avengers, Daredevil, Green Lantern.png Bart Simpson #24 ...Nelson Muntz's Guide to Grown-Up Nerds Comic Book Guy says that he finds Nelson's lack of appreciation for The Avengers continuity "appalling". He then goes on to say that the educational system is "about as effective as Ben Affleck's one-dimensional portrayal of Daredevil", referring to the 2003 film of the same name.
Iron Frink.png Bart Simpson #81 The Todd & Rodyssey Iron Frink is a parody of Iron Man.
The X-Friends.png Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #5 Dark Lisa The X-Friends is a parody of The X-Men. The character on the cover is a parody of Jean Grey.
Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book #2 The Death of Comic Book Guy! (Part Two) When Rev. Lovejoy presented Stan Lee at Comic Book Guy's funeral he mentioned that he was the creator of many Marvel characters, Lovejoy eventually got out of breath from mentioning all the names.
Bartman #3 The Final Collision The Human Torque appears again.
Krusty, Agent of K.L.O.W.N..jpg The Best of The Simpsons #2 Krusty, Agent of K.L.O.W.N. The comic title and cover is a parody of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D..

Video games

Picture Game Reference
Tapped Out Tony Stark reference.png The Simpsons: Tapped Out Chief Wiggum asks for something experimental like Tony Stark wishes he had.
Comic Book Guy says "This is infinitely worse than the Negative Zone Prison Alpha operated by S.H.I.E.L.D. I demand to see your Tony Stark!"
Tapped Out Magneto and Palpatine reference.png Milhouse says "The kind of hate only found in Magnetos, Emperors Palpatine and little girls!"
In Level 43, Comic Book Guy says "It is not a plate. It is a replica Captain America shield." "I wish it was really made of Vibranium, since I doubt this cheap plastic will hold the massive portion I am about to load up."
Tapped Out Groot reference.png Akira says "Aw, it's like a bushy baby Groot. Baby Groot – heh heh – time for a branch cut."
Tapped Out Dolph Trick-or-Treating Costume.png During Halloween 2014, Dolph's Trick-Or-Treat costume is Venom.

References to The Simpsons in Marvel

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference
Spider-man: Revenge of the Sinister Six part two While Spider-man fights the Sinister Six he complains that they'll all miss "The Simpsons", his sentence gets interrupted at "Simps..".
Secret Invasion An alien Skrull is seen impersonating Homer when the Skrulls appear on TV as various celebrities and world leaders.
Ultimate X-Men 12.png Ultimate X-Men #12 Return to Weapon X (Part 6 of 6): End Game While fighting Wolverine, Sabretooth draws a comparison to Itchy and Scratchy.

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