([November] 1993)
- Price:
- 2.25 USD; 2.95 CAD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- published six times a year
- Indicia Publisher:
- Bongo Entertainment, Inc.
- Brand:
- Bongo Comics Group
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- Jason Grode (managing editor); Steve Vance (editor-in-chief); Cindy Vance (editor-in-chief)
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Modern Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint; Glossy
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
This issue has variants.
Flip book. There is also a version that does not include the poster, which is priced at $1.95.
The Amazing Colossal Homer!
The Simpsons / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Bill Morrison
- Inks:
- Bill Morrison
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor; domestic
- Characters:
- Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Chief Wiggum; Barney Gumble; Mr. Burns [Charles Montgomery Burns]
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Indexer Notes
Cover art is an homage to the cover of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 (November 1961). Cover art credits from the inside of the issue.
![Cover Thumbnail for Simpsons Comics (1993 series) #1 [Newsstand Edition]](http://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/846/w100/846931.jpg?-6942416309078293030)
Greetings, Comics Fans!
text article / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Matt Groening
- Pencils:
- Matt Groening (illustration)
- Inks:
- Matt Groening (illustration)
- Colors:
- ? (illustration)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. A welcome greeting from Matt Groening, publisher with illustration of the Simpson family.
The Amazing Colossal Homer
The Simpsons / comic story / 24 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Steve Vance (plot and script); Cindy Vance (plot)
- Pencils:
- Steve Vance (layouts); Bill Morrison (finishes)
- Inks:
- Bill Morrison; Tim Bavington (additional inks)
- Colors:
- Cindy Vance
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor; domestic
- Characters:
- Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Mr. Burns [Charles Montgomery Burns]; Waylon Smithers; Dr. Olberman; Kent Brockman; Mayor Quimby; Troy McClure; Moe Szyslak; Barney Gumble; Apu Nahasapeemapetilon; Edna Krabappel; Chief Wiggum; Officer Eddie; Officer Lou; Dr. Julius Hibbert; Dr. Marvin Monroe; Lionel Hutz
- Synopsis:
- Mr. Burns tests his Rejuvenator Ray on Homer Simpson, resulting in Homer growing to colossal proportions.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Indexer Notes
Spoof of the movie "Honey I Blew up the Kid", with Homer being enlarged.
[untitled]
The Simpsons / insert or dust jacket / 4 pages
Credits
- Pencils:
- Matt Groening (signed)
- Inks:
- Matt Groening (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Bart Simpson; Homer Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Marge Simpson
Indexer Notes
Central pullout poster, part 1 of a 4 part Bongo Universe Poster.
Junk Mail
Junk Mail / letters page / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- various
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters and fan art from readers - Ivana Duric, John Pearl, Gary Dunaier, Adam Blackerby, Mark Miller, Michelle Beaubien, E. Bruce and L. Bruce.
The Collector!
The Simpsons / comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Steve Vance
- Pencils:
- Steve Vance (layouts); Sondra Roy
- Inks:
- Bill Morrison
- Colors:
- Cindy Vance
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor; domestic; horror-suspense
- Characters:
- Bart Simpson (host); the Collector [Homer Simpson]; Smedley
- Synopsis:
- The Collector accidently locks himself in his comic vault when the butler goes away for the weekend, and must burn his precious comic collection to aviod freezing to death.
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Indexer Notes
Flip story. Spoof of the old EC Style horror stories. Credits acknowledge Susan Grode for inspiration.
Bart Simpson's Creepy Crawly Tales #1
The Simpsons / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Steve Vance
- Inks:
- Bill Morrison
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor; domestic; horror-suspense
- Characters:
- Homer Simpson
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
-
in Simpsons Comics Extravaganza (HarperCollins, 1994 series) #1 (1994) [back cover]
-
Indexer Notes
Flip cover. Cover done in the old EC Comics style.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Amazing Colossal Homer!
The Simpsons -
1.
Greetings, Comics Fans!
-
2.
The Amazing Colossal Homer
The Simpsons -
3.
[untitled]
The Simpsons -
4.
Junk Mail
Junk Mail -
5.
The Collector!
The Simpsons -
6.
Bart Simpson's Creepy Crawly Tales #1
The Simpsons
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