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Cost of Living

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Cost of Living
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Comic Story information
Released: 2000
Comic series: The Simpsons comic strips
Simpsons Comics
Pages: 1
Written by: Barry Dutter
Bill Morrison


Cost of Living is a The Simpsons comic strips story, which was also published in Simpsons Comics #59. It is available via the Simpsons Store app.

Plot[edit]

Bart asks Grampa for $5 to buy a comic book with. Grampa told Bart that in his days, comic books cost a penny and that the day he pays $5 for a comic book is the day he pays $1,000 for a new car. Bart then asks Grampa for $5 for a new car, but Grampa sees through this scam, and says that he invented it back in 1939, and then gets lost in his story. He then notices Bart again, and is startled. Bart then asks for $5 for a comic book again and Grampa gives it to him.

Reprints[edit]

Comic issue Release date Country
Simpsons Comics #78 March 20, 2003 800px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png
Big Bouncy Book of Bart Simpson May 2, 2006 Flag of the United States.png
The Best of The Simpsons #34 January 4, 2007 800px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png
Simpsons Classics #30 Fall 2011 Flag of the United States.png


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