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based on the American animated television series ''
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''. The first
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based on ''The Simpsons'' appeared in 1991 in the magazine ''
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'' (not to be confused with the comic publications from 2012 bearing the same name), which was a companion magazine to the show. The comic strips were popular and a one-shot
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entitled ''
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'', containing three different stories, was released in 1993 for the fans. The book was a success and due to this, the creator of ''The Simpsons'',
Matt Groening Matthew Abram Groening ( ; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. He is best known as the creator of the television series ''The Simpsons'' (1989–present), ''Futurama'' (1999–2003, 2008–2013, 2 ...
, and his companions Bill Morrison, Steve Vance and Cindy Vance created the publishing company Bongo Comics. By the end of 1993, Bongo was publishing four titles: ''
Simpsons Comics The following is a list of comic book series published by Bongo Comics based on the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. The first comic strips based on ''The Simpsons'' appeared in 1991 in the magazine ''Simpsons Illustrated'' (n ...
'', '' Bartman'', ''
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'' and ''
Itchy & Scratchy Comics The following is a list of comic book series published by Bongo Comics based on the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. The first comic strips based on ''The Simpsons'' appeared in 1991 in the magazine ''Simpsons Illustrated'' (n ...
''. Since then, many more titles have been published, out of which ''Simpsons Comics'', ''
Bart Simpson Bartholomew Jo-Jo "Bart" Simpson is a character in the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' who is part of the titular family. Bart made his television debut in the short " Good Night" on '' The Tracey Ullman Show'' on Apri ...
'', ''
Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror The following is a list of comic book series published by Bongo Comics based on the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. The first comic strips based on ''The Simpsons'' appeared in 1991 in the magazine ''Simpsons Illustrated'' (n ...
'', ''
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'', ''Simpsons Summer Shindig'', and ''Simpsons Winter Wingding''. ''Simpsons Comics'' and ''Bart Simpson'' comics are reprinted in the United Kingdom by the publishing company
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, under the same titles. Various stories from other Bongo publications released in the United States, are also reprinted in the UK ''Simpsons Comics''. The same titles are published in Australia by Otter Press. Issues of ''Simpsons Comics'', ''Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror'' and ''Bart Simpson'' have been collected and reprinted in
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''The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror''

''The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror'' was an annual horror series. It was published around September–October, for
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, every year from 1995 to 2017. It takes its name from the annual "
Treehouse of Horror ''Treehouse of Horror'' is a series of annual Halloween-themed anthology episodes of the American animated sitcom and spin-off of ''The Simpsons''. Also known as ''The Simpsons Halloween Specials'', each episode typically consists of three se ...
" episodes of ''The Simpsons''. Like the episodes, the comic book always feature three stories in each issue. The stories are written and illustrated by some of the most famous people in the comic book business. The series had stories created by such industry professionals as
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(''
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''),
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(''
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''),
Evan Dorkin Evan Dorkin (born April 20, 1965) is an American comics artist and cartoonist. His best known works are the comic books ''Milk and Cheese'' and ''Dork'', the latter of which features his comic '' Eltingville''. His comics often poke fun at fandom ...
('' Milk and Cheese''),
Marv Wolfman Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's ''The Tomb of Dracula'', for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade (character), Blade, and DC Comi ...
and
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(''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'') and musicians
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(
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),
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and
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as well as
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. The stories usually parody modern horror stories and films, and feature distorted versions of the people of Springfield.


''Simpsons Comics One-Shot Wonders''

''Simpsons Comics One-Shot Wonders'' was a series of single-issue comic books. Eighteen titles have been published from 2012 to 2018: ''Ralph Wiggum Comics'' (February 2012), ''Bart Simpson's Pal, Milhouse'' (April 2012), ''Li'l Homer Comics'' (August 2012), ''Maggie'' (October 2012), ''Professor Frink's Fantastic Science Fictions'' (February 2013), ''The Malevolent Mr. Burns'' (June 2013), ''Two One-Shot Wonders in One'' (July 2013), ''The Wonderful World of Lisa Simpson'' (December 2013), ''Duffman Adventures'' (April 2014), ''Kang & Kodos'' (August 2014), ''McBain'' (December 2014), ''Jimbo Jones'' (September 2015), ''Grampa Simpson's Adventure'' (December 2015), ''Krusty the Clown'' (April 2017), ''The Mighty Moe Szyslak'' (June 2017), ''Bartman Spectacularly Super Secret Saga #1'' (August 2017), ''Bartman Spectacularly Super Secret Saga #2'' (October 2017), ''Bartman Spectacularly Super Secret Saga #3'' (December 2017), and ''Chief Wiggum's Felonious Funnies'' (March 2018).


Discontinued series, limited series and one-shots


''Simpsons Comics and Stories''

''Simpsons Comics and Stories'' was a one-shot comic book edition of the magazine ''
Simpsons Illustrated ''Simpsons Illustrated'' was a companion magazine to the American animated television show ''The Simpsons''. It featured, among many other things, articles and interviews about the show, and comics based on the ''Simpsons'' universe. ''Simpsons ...
''. Due to the success of this comic book, the
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group was created. The comic book was then replaced by ''Simpsons Comics''.


''Simpsons Comics''

''Simpsons Comics'' was a monthly series based on the animated TV show ''The Simpsons''. The first issue was published on November 29, 1993. Since then over two hundred issues have been released, with the 100th issue mainly the comic book equivalent of a
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. It was originally published every two months, but went monthly in the fall of 2000. Since March 1997, the comic has also had a monthly United Kingdom edition. This mainly reprints the stories from the U.S. edition, along with pages featuring UK readers' drawings (currently ''Springfield Multiplex'' for movie parodies and ''Android's Dungeon'' for video game and comic book parodies) and ''Junk Mail'', a letters page which also features generic drawings, along with the readers' frequent attempts to guess the identity of 'Junk Mail Guy', the incredibly sarcastic man who answers the letters and has apparently been locked up in a basement. The U.S. and Australian editions used to have ''Junk Mail'', but it disappeared beginning with #114. But returned some time later. On March 20, 2013, Bongo Comics released the "200th issue" of the "Simpsons Comic," with the issue having an extra special supersized story. Since the release of the first ''Simpsons Comics'' issue in the United States in 1993, the comic book series has been published at some point in the following countries around the world:
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, and the
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. It was announced on July 27, 2018 that there would not be publishing any ''Simpsons Comics'' issue after the release of #245, as Bongo Comics was planning to shut down. The final issue was published on October 17, 2018. On November 24, 1993, there was a signing at Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles, where members of the Bongo Comics group (Steve Vance, Cindy Vance, Bill Morrison, & Matt Groening) autographed 500 copies of ''Simpsons Comics'' #1 and gave out a special
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(COA) with them. Each COA was individually numbered and had a raised seal stamped onto it.


''Bart Simpson''

''Bart Simpson'' comics were first published in the United States in late 2000, and have remained on a bi-monthly schedule until mid-2011. The comic book series is centered on the ''Simpsons'' star
Bart Simpson Bartholomew Jo-Jo "Bart" Simpson is a character in the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' who is part of the titular family. Bart made his television debut in the short " Good Night" on '' The Tracey Ullman Show'' on Apri ...
, but it also features the children of Springfield and each issue commonly has several short stories. The Australian edition of ''Bart Simpson'' comics was first printed in 2002 by Otter Press, in a
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edition with a bonus ''Radioactive Man'' comic book, and has been released since then on a quarterly schedule (every three months). They are also reprinted in the United Kingdom by
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. The series was discontinued in February 2016 at the one-hundredth issue, which was a 48-page special.


''The Official History of Bongo Comics''

''The Official History of Bongo Comics'' was a one-shot limited edition comic book of only 750 copies which were given out to a few patrons at
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in 1993 as part of the launch of Bongo Comics. The single issue was only ten pages long.


''Bartman''

''Bartman'' was a short-lived series that told the tale of
Bart Simpson Bartholomew Jo-Jo "Bart" Simpson is a character in the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' who is part of the titular family. Bart made his television debut in the short " Good Night" on '' The Tracey Ullman Show'' on Apri ...
's superhero alter-ego, Bartman, who first appeared in the season 2 episode "
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". It was one of the four 'premiere' series released by Bongo Comics in late 1993. The ''Bartman'' series lasted only six issues, and was canceled in 1995. Many smaller ''Bartman'' stories have since been published in ''Simpsons Comics'' and ''Bart Simpson'' comics. The main writers and artists for the first three issues were Steve Vance and Bill Morrison, who were behind the creation of Bongo Comics itself. In late 1994, Steve Vance and his wife Cindy left Bongo Comics. The ''Bartman'' comic was put on hold and there was a gap of 9 months between ''Bartman'' #3 and #4. #4-6 contained a three-issue story arc written by Gary Glasberg and Bill Morrison, and with issue 6, ''Bartman'' was discontinued.


''Itchy & Scratchy Comics''

''Itchy & Scratchy Comics'' was a short-lived series, and one of the four original series released in late 1993 with the start of Bongo Comics. The first issue was released on November 29, 1993, and only two more issues were released after that as well as one special edition, called ''Itchy & Scratchy Holiday Hi-Jinx''. The comics tried to expand on two characters that really did not need any expanding, and the readers thought
Itchy and Scratchy ''The Itchy & Scratchy Show'' (often shortened as ''Itchy & Scratchy'') is a fictional animated series featured on ''The Simpsons''. The cartoon depicts a sadistic mouse named Itchy who repeatedly maims or murders a black cat named Scratchy. ...
was best in short, violent bursts and that full-length stories only took away from the visceral shock of the cartoon, so the comic book series was canceled in 1994. Itchy & Scratchy continue to be featured in ''Simpsons Comics'' as short stories while Simpsons family members are watching TV. There were three different versions of the first ''Itchy & Scratchy'' issue available at the time. One version came with a poster that could be combined with posters contained in ''Radioactive Man'' #1, ''Simpsons Comics'' #1 and ''Bartma''n #1 to make a giant poster. This version sold for
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2.25. Another version that came out at the same time only cost US$1.95, but had a bar code on the cover and did not come with a poster. The third and the rarest variant was a reprint of the comic and it had the top right portion of Bart Simpson's head covered over the original bar code. This version also cost US$1.95 and did not come with a poster. In 1993, there was a signing at Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles, where members of the Bongo Comics group autographed 500 copies of ''Itchy & Scratchy'' #1 and gave out a special
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(COA) with them. Each COA was individually numbered and had a raised seal stamped onto it.


''Radioactive Man''

''Radioactive Man'' was one of the four "premiere" series released by Bongo Comics in late 1993. The series has been released in two volumes, an early run from 1993 to 1994, and the current run that's been going on since 2000. Smaller ''Radioactive Man'' stories have also been published in ''Simpsons Comics''. As a tie-in promotion of ''
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'' a special "Radioactive Man Comic Book Edition #711" was sold at
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s as part of their Kwik-E-Mart promotion. Within the Bongo Comics, Radioactive Man is secretly Claude Kane III, a millionaire playboy whose personality was well-intentioned, but bumbling and not overly bright. In addition (which became a recurring storyline element), Claude's personality was permanently stuck in a conservative 1950s outlook on everything, no matter what the time era in question was. A running gag is that in order to preserve his secret identity, Claude is constantly wearing various types of hats, in order to conceal the lightning bolt-shaped shrapnel sticking out of his head. Issue #1 of the Bongo comic differs from ''Radioactive Man'' #1 as seen in ''The Simpsons'' episode "
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". While featuring a similar scenario and accident (Claude getting his trousers caught on barbed wire just before a mega-bomb explodes, parodying
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getting caught by the Gamma Bomb in the ''
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'' #1), the Bongo series' Claude was not wearing tattered clothes. In the comic book, Claude's survival is due in part to a large thunderbolt-shaped shard of metal embedded in his head by the explosion. Claude would attempt to remove the bolt throughout the book series, but each attempt has nasty consequences which results in it being put back in his scalp again. Additionally, the bolt's presence would save his life numerous times in increasingly bizarre ways. Maintaining the satirical standards of the television show, these comics often parodied genre comic books, and the reader can follow the evolution of Radioactive Man from a 1950s irradiated hero through the politically reactionary or radical years of the 1960s and 1970s, and the dark, troubled years of the 1980s and 1990s comic book hero. Indeed, one comic displays a startling similarity to Alan Moore's ''
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'', with Radioactive Man taking the part of state-supported hero Doctor Manhattan. The comics are published as if they were the actual ''Simpsons'' universe's Radioactive Man comics; a "1970s"-published comic features a letter written by a ten-year-old Marge Bouvier, for instance. The comic also takes the idea that the title has been running since the 1950s and each issue of the real series is a random issue from that run. So one issue might be issue #357, the next #432 and the next #567 etc. ''Radioactive Man'' was merged with ''Simpsons Super Spectacular'' in 2005.


''Bartman and Radioactive Man''

''Bartman and Radioactive Man'' was a 16-page one-shot released in 1994. The comic was featured in the ''
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'' magazine, and it contained a mini poster of Bartman and
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. The story was written by Steve Vance.


''Krusty Comics''

''Krusty Comics'' was another short-lived series, with three issues published from January to March 1995. Each one of these issues contained a part of a three-part story entitled ''The Rise and Fall of Krustyland'', about
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opening an amusement park to pay back a gambling debt.


''Lisa Comics''

''Lisa Comics'' was a one-shot, with the sole story being ''Lisa in Wordland'', a parody of ''
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''. It was released in April 1995 and tells the tale of
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getting caught in an alternate reality called Wordland while chasing after a postman. The postman turns out to be
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and while he gives her a tour through the wondrous world they get caught by
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. Burns forces Lisa to battle him in a game of Scrabble; she accepts and after a while she gets upset and smashes the board. Suddenly she wakes up and discovers it's all a dream.


''Simpsons Summer Special''

''Simpsons Summer Special'' was a one-issue comic book. It was printed in December 2001, and was only available in Australia and New Zealand.


''The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis''

''The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis'' is a four-part, two-volume
crossover Crossover may refer to: Entertainment Music Albums * ''Cross Over'' (album), a 1987 album by Dan Peek, or the title song * ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987 * ''Crossover'', an album by Intrigue * ''Crossover'', an album by ...
between the worlds of ''
Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company and later revived by Comedy Central, and then Hulu. The series follows Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1 ...
'' and ''
The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...
''. Written by Simpsons Comics writer
Ian Boothby Ian Boothby (born June 8, 1967) is a multiple Shuster Award, Harvey Award and Eisner Award nominee and an Eisner Award–winning comic book creator best known for his work as the lead writer on ''Simpsons Comics'' and '' Futurama Comics'' for Ma ...
and pencilled by James Lloyd, the series consists of ''Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis'' and ''The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis II''. Released as its own series independent of ''Simpsons Comics'' and ''Futurama Comics'', part one was released on August 21, 2002, followed by part two on January 28, 2003. Parts three and four were published in 2005 as ''The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis II''. A hardcover edition comprising all four parts of the Crossover Crisis was published in 2010. Both shows would cross over on television in the episode " Simpsorama".


''Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book''

''Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book'' is a five-part comic book mini-series starring the character
Comic Book Guy Jeff Albertson, commonly known as the Comic Book Guy (CBG), is a Recurring character, recurring fictional Character (arts), character in the animated television series ''The Simpsons'' and Eisner Awards, Eisner-nominated Spin-off (media), spin-o ...
. The five issues were released between July and November 2010.


''The Simpsons Best Superhero Stories Ever! The Collector's Edition''

''The Simpsons Best Superhero Stories Ever! The Collector's Edition'' is a limited-edition comic book that was sold at the 2011
San Diego Comic-Con San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fant ...
. It consists of five stories from ''Simpsons Comics Super Spectacular''.


''Bongo's Two One-Shot Wonders in One''

''Bongo's Two One-Shot Wonders in One'' is a limited-edition one-shot comic book that was available at the 2013
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. It combines two titles from the ''Simpsons One-Shot Wonders'' line: ''The Malevolent Mr. Burns'' and ''Professor Frink's Fantastic Science Fictions''.


''The Greatest Bartman Stories Ever Told!''

''The Greatest Bartman Stories Ever Told!'' is a limited-edition one-shot comic book that was available only at the 2014
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.


''Simpsons Super Spectacular''

''Simpsons Super Spectacular'' was a comic book series published by Bongo Comics. It was first released in 2005 in the United States.Simpsons Super Spectacular at UGO.com
The series acts as a continuation of the ''Radioactive Man'' comics with the inclusion of the Springfield-universe superheroes including
Homer Simpson Homer Jay Simpson is the main protagonist of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' who is part of the titular family. Homer made his television debut in the short " Good Night" on '' The Tracey Ullman Show'' on April 19, ...
as Pieman,
Bart Simpson Bartholomew Jo-Jo "Bart" Simpson is a character in the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' who is part of the titular family. Bart made his television debut in the short " Good Night" on '' The Tracey Ullman Show'' on Apri ...
as Bartman as well as Stretch Dude and
Clobber Girl "Treehouse of Horror X" is the fourth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the tenth annual ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode, consisting of three self-contained segments. It first aired ...
from the ''Simpsons'' episode "
Treehouse of Horror X "Treehouse of Horror X" is the fourth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the tenth annual ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode, consisting of three self-contained segments. It first aired ...
". Issue 10 also featured an adventure starring the 'Unleashed Legion', a superhero team composed of superhero versions of the Simpson family pets
Santa's Little Helper Santa's Little Helper is a fictional dog in the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. He is the pet greyhound of the Simpson family. He was previously voiced by Frank Welker, and is currently voiced by Dan Castellaneta. The do ...
and Snowball 2, Mr. Teeny (Krusty the Clown's pet chimpanzee) and a parrot owned by Captain McCallister. Simpsons Super Spectacular has ended on 17 October 2013.


Reprint series and trade paperbacks


''Simpsons Classics''

''Simpsons Classics'' (or ''Best of Simpsons Comics'' in the UK) is a series that publishes old issues of the ''Simpsons Comics''. It has been released on a quarterly schedule every year since 2004, and each issue reprint two issues of the initial ''Simpsons Comics'' series.


''Simpsons Comics'' trade paperbacks

Many ''Simpsons Comics'' have been reprinted and collected in
trade paperbacks A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, also known as wrappers, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples. In contrast, hardback (hardcover) books are bound with cardboar ...
by the American publisher
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since 1994. Several issues from ''Krusty Comics'', ''Lisa Comics'', ''Bartman'' and ''Itchy & Scratchy Comics'' have also been included in the trade paperbacks.


''Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror'' paperbacks

Trade paperbacks collecting most of the issues of the ''Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror'' series have been released since 1999 by HarperCollins.


''Bart Simpson'' paperbacks

Issues of the ''Bart Simpson'' series have been collected and published in trade paperbacks yearly from 2002 to 2015 by HarperCollins.


See also

* List of ''The Simpsons'' books * Futurama Comics


References


External links


Bongo Comics official web site


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.
Simpsons Comic World
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Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson ...
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Comics about married people
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