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Bad News Bearer

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Bad News Bearer
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Comic Story information
Released: September 2005
Comic series: Simpsons Comics
Pages: 30
Written by: Ian Boothby


Bad News Bearer is a Simpsons Comics story first printed in Simpsons Comics #110.

Plot[edit]

When Homer breaks some bad news to Mr. Burns, Burns says he likes the way Homer broke the news to him and makes him his official bad news breaker. Burns tells Homer to tell Mrs. Vanderbilt that Monty is breaking up with her. Homer eventually becomes the bad news breaker for various other people. After awhile people start avoiding Homer as they're afraid he'll give them bad news. Homer decides to quit being the bad news bearer and gives the job to Nelson, who tells Lewis his parents are divorcing.

Meanwhile, Bart becomes a video game tester where he tests Ned Flanders educational video games. He tries to get Ned Flanders to play his video games. In which he became so addicted to, that he sneaks into the Simpsons House to play Bart's video games in the middle of the night. Eventually, he collapses from exhaustion and was taken to Springfield General Hospital.

Reprints[edit]

Comic issue Release date Country
Simpsons Comics #125 October 26, 2006 800px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png
The Best of The Simpsons #63 December 9, 2010 800px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png
Simpsons Comics Clubhouse February 3, 2015 Flag of the United States.png


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