The following is a list ofcomic book series published byBongo Comics based on the American animated television seriesThe Simpsons. The firstcomic strips based onThe Simpsons appeared in 1991 in the magazineSimpsons Illustrated (not to be confused with the comic publications from 2012 bearing the same name), which was a companion magazine to the show.^[1] The comic strips were popular and a one-shotcomic book entitledSimpsons Comics and Stories, containing three different stories, was released in 1993 for the fans.^[2][3] The book was a success and due to this, the creator ofThe Simpsons,Matt Groening, and his companionsBill Morrison, Steve Vance and Cindy Vance created the publishing company Bongo Comics.^[2] By the end of 1993, Bongo was publishing four titles:Simpsons Comics,Bartman,Radioactive Man andItchy & Scratchy Comics.^[2] Since then, many more titles have been published,^[4][5] out of whichSimpsons Comics,Bart Simpson,Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror,Simpsons Super Spectacular,Simpsons Summer Shindig,^[6][7] andSimpsons Winter Wingding.^[8][9]

Simpsons Comics andBart Simpson comics are reprinted in the United Kingdom by the publishing companyTitan Magazines, under the same titles. Various stories from other Bongo publications released in the United States, are also reprinted in the UKSimpsons Comics.^[10] The same titles are published in Australia byOtter Press.^[11] Issues ofSimpsons Comics,Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror andBart Simpson have been collected and reprinted intrade paperbacks in the United States byHarperCollins.^[12][13][14]

The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror was an annual horror series. It was published around September–October, forHalloween, every year from 1995 to 2017.^[16][17] It takes its name from the annualTreehouse of Horror episodes of the television series. 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.^[18] The series had stories created by such industry professionals asGarth Ennis (Preacher),Dan Decarlo (Archie Comics),Evan Dorkin (Milk and Cheese),Marv Wolfman andGene Colan (Blade,Archie Comics,Tomb of Dracula) and musiciansGene Simmons (Kiss),Alice Cooper andRob Zombie as well asPat Boone. The stories usually parody modern horror stories and films, and feature distorted versions of the people ofSpringfield.^[19]

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), andChief Wiggum's Felonious Funnies (March 2018).

Simpsons Comics and Stories was aone-shot comic book edition of the magazineSimpsons Illustrated. Due to the success of this comic book, theBongo Comics group was created.^[5] The comic book was then replaced bySimpsons Comics.^[20][21]

Simpsons Comics was a monthly series based on the animated TV showThe Simpsons. The first issue was published on November 29, 1993.^[5][20] Since then over two hundred issues have been released, with the 100th issue mainly the comic book equivalent of aclip show.^[22] It was originally published every two months, but went monthly in the fall of 2000.^[5]

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 (currentlySpringfield Multiplex for movie parodies andAndroid's Dungeon for video game and comic book parodies) andJunk 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.^[10] The U.S. and Australian editions used to haveJunk 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 firstSimpsons 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:Australia,Brazil, theCzech Republic,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Hungary,Italy,Lithuania,Mexico, theNetherlands,Norway,Portugal,Russia,Serbia,Spain,Sweden,Turkey, and theUnited Kingdom.^[23]

It was announced on July 27, 2018 thatSimpsons Comics would cease after the release of #245, as Bongo Comics was planning to shut down.^[24] The final issue was published on October 17, 2018.

On November 24, 1993, there was a signing atGolden Apple Comics in Los Angeles, where members of the Bongo Comics group (Steve Vance, Cindy Vance, Bill Morrison, & Matt Groening) autographed 500 copies ofSimpsons Comics #1 and gave out a specialCertificate of Authenticity (COA) with them. Each COA was individually numbered and had a raised seal stamped onto it.

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 theSimpsons starBart Simpson, but it also features the children of Springfield and each issue commonly has several short stories.^[25]

The Australian edition ofBart Simpson comics was first printed in 2002 byOtter Press, in adigest-sized edition with a bonusRadioactive Man comic book, and has been released since then on a quarterly schedule (every three months).^[26] They are also reprinted in the United Kingdom byTitan Magazines.^[27]

The series was discontinued in February 2016 at the one-hundredth issue, which was a 48-page special.^[28]

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 atSan Diego Comic-Con in 1993 as part of the launch of Bongo Comics. The single issue was only ten pages long.^[29]

Bartman was a short-lived series that told the tale ofBart Simpson's superhero alter-ego, Bartman, who first appeared in the season 2 episode "Three Men and a Comic Book". It was one of the four 'premiere' series released by Bongo Comics in late 1993.^[5][21] TheBartman series lasted only six issues, and was canceled in 1995. Many smallerBartman stories have since been published inSimpsons Comics andBart Simpson comics.^[30]

The main writers and artists for the first three issues were Steve Vance andBill Morrison, who were behind the creation of Bongo Comics itself. In late 1994, Steve Vance and his wife Cindy left Bongo Comics. TheBartman comic was put on hold and there was a gap of 9 months betweenBartman #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.^[31]

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.^[21] The first issue was released on November 29, 1993,^[5] and only two more issues were released after that as well as one special edition, calledItchy & Scratchy Holiday Hi-Jinx. The comics tried to expand on two characters that really did not need any expanding, and the readers thoughtItchy and 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.^[32] Itchy & Scratchy continue to be featured inSimpsons Comics as short stories while Simpsons family members are watching TV.

There were three different versions of the firstItchy & Scratchy issue available at the time. One version came with a poster that could be combined with posters contained inRadioactive Man #1,Simpsons Comics #1 andBartman #1 to make a giant poster. This version sold forUS$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.^[33]

In 1993, there was a signing atGolden Apple Comics in Los Angeles, where members of the Bongo Comics group autographed 500 copies ofItchy & Scratchy #1 and gave out a specialCertificate of Authenticity (COA) with them. Each COA was individually numbered and had a raised seal stamped onto it.

Radioactive Man was one of the four "premiere" series released by Bongo Comics in late 1993.^[21] The series has been released in two volumes, an early run from 1993 to 1994,^[5] and the current run that's been going on since 2000. SmallerRadioactive Man stories have also been published inSimpsons Comics.^[34] As a tie-in promotion ofThe Simpsons Movie a special "Radioactive Man Comic Book Edition #711" was sold at7-Elevens as part of their Kwik-E-Mart promotion.^[35]

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.^[36]

Issue #1 of the Bongo comic differs fromRadioactive Man #1 as seen inThe Simpsons episode "Three Men and a Comic Book". While featuring a similar scenario and accident (Claude getting his trousers caught on barbed wire just before a mega-bomb explodes, parodyingBruce Banner getting caught by the Gamma Bomb in theIncredible Hulk #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.^[36]

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'sWatchmen, with Radioactive Man taking the part of state-supported hero Doctor Manhattan. The comics are published as if they were the actualSimpsons universe's Radioactive Man comics; a "1970s"-published comic features a letter written by a ten-year-oldMarge 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.^[34]

Radioactive Man was merged withSimpsons Super Spectacular in 2005.^[37]

Bartman and Radioactive Man was a 16-page one-shot released in 1994. The comic was featured in theHero Illustrated magazine, and it contained a mini poster ofBartman andRadioactive Man. The story was written by Steve Vance.^[38]

Krusty Comics was another short-lived series, with three issues published from January to March 1995.^[21] Each one of these issues contained a part of a three-part story entitledThe Rise and Fall of Krustyland, aboutKrusty the Clown opening an amusement park to pay back a gambling debt.^[39][40]

Lisa Comics was a one-shot, with the sole story beingLisa in Wordland, a parody ofAlice in Wonderland.^[41][42] It was released in April 1995 and tells the tale ofLisa Simpson getting caught in an alternate reality called Wordland while chasing after a postman. The postman turns out to beNed Flanders and while he gives her a tour through the wondrous world they get caught byMr. Burns. 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.^[43]

Simpsons Summer Special was a one-issue comic book. It was printed in December 2001, and was only available in Australia and New Zealand.^[44]

The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis is a four-part, two-volumecrossover between the worlds ofFuturama andThe Simpsons. Written by Simpsons Comics writerIan Boothby and pencilled by James Lloyd, the series consists ofFuturama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis andThe Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis II. Released as its own series independent ofSimpsons Comics andFuturama Comics, part one was released on August 21, 2002, followed by part two on January 28, 2003.^[45] Parts three and four were published in 2005 asThe Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis II.^[46] A hardcover edition comprising all four parts of the Crossover Crisis was published in 2010.^[47] Both shows would cross over on television in the episode "Simpsorama".

Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book is a five-part comic book mini-series starring the characterComic Book Guy. The five issues were released between July and November 2010.^[48][49]

The Simpsons Best Superhero Stories Ever! The Collector's Edition is a limited-edition comic book that was sold at the 2011San Diego Comic-Con. It consists of five stories fromSimpsons Comics Super Spectacular.

Bongo's Two One-Shot Wonders in One is a limited-edition one-shot comic book that was available at the 2013San Diego Comic-Con. It combines two titles from theSimpsons One-Shot Wonders line:The Malevolent Mr. Burns andProfessor Frink's Fantastic Science Fictions.^[50]

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

Simpsons Super Spectacular was a comic book series published by Bongo Comics. It was first released in 2005 in the United States.^[51] The series acts as a continuation of theRadioactive Man comics with the inclusion of the Springfield-universe superheroes includingHomer Simpson as Pieman,Bart Simpson as Bartman as well asStretch Dude andClobber Girl from theSimpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror X".^[51][52] Issue 10 also featured an adventure starring the 'Unleashed Legion', a superhero team composed of superhero versions of the Simpson family petsSanta's Little Helper andSnowball 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.^[53]

Simpsons Classics (orBest of Simpsons Comics in the UK) is a series that publishes old issues of theSimpsons Comics. It has been released on a quarterly schedule every year since 2004, and each issue reprint two issues of the initialSimpsons Comics series.^[54]

ManySimpsons Comics have been reprinted and collected intrade paperbacks by the American publisherHarperCollins since 1994.^[12] Several issues fromKrusty Comics,Lisa Comics,Bartman andItchy & Scratchy Comics have also been included in the trade paperbacks.

Trade paperbacks collecting most of the issues of theBart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror series have been released since 1999 by HarperCollins.^[13]

Issues of theBart Simpson series have been collected and published in trade paperbacks yearly from 2002 to 2015 by HarperCollins.^[14]

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