The Simpsons Winter Wingding #3

([November] 2008)

Yes, Flanders, There is a Santa Claus (Table of Contents: 1)

The Simpsons / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

James W. Bates (credited)

Pencils

Jeremy Robinson (credited)

Inks

Shane Glines (credited)

Colors

Robert Stanley (credited)

Letters

Karen Bates (credited)

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Santa's Little Helper; Reverend Lovejoy; Apu Nahasapeemapetilon; Agnes Skinner; Principal Skinner [Seymour Skinner]; Chief Wiggum; Sarah Wiggum; Ralph Wiggum; Carl Carlson; Lenny Leonard; Helen Lovejoy; Ned Flanders; Rod Flanders; Todd Flanders; Milhouse Van Houten; Kirk Van Houten; Luann Van Houten; Wendell; Jasper; Snake

Synopsis

Reverend Lovejoy's sermon is that Christmas has become too commercialized, so Ned Flanders takes it to an extreme and has Rod and Todd throw away all Christmas related decorations. Bart and Lisa try to help Rod and Todd get over their disappointment.

Reprints

• in The Simpsons Annual (Titan, 2009 series) #2010 (August 2009)
• in Simpsons Illustrated (Bongo, 2012 series) #26 ([November] 2016)

Scared Straight...to Jail (Table of Contents: 2)

Bart Simpson / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Scott Shaw (credited as Scott Shaw!)

Pencils

John Costanza (credited)

Inks

Phyllis Novin (credited)

Colors

Robert Stanley (credited)

Letters

Karen Bates (credited)

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Milhouse Van Houten; Kent Brockman; Chief Wiggum; Officer Lou; Officer Eddie; Hans Moleman

Synopsis

Homer sends Bart to a "Scared Straight" program, but it backfires and Bart ends up causing a riot at the prison.

Reprints

• in The Simpsons Annual (Titan, 2009 series) #2010 (August 2009)

National Geographic Panda (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Namco Bandai Games / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Not a (Green, Slimy) Creature Was Stirring (Table of Contents: 4)

Krusty the Clown / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Arie Kaplan (credited)

Pencils

Phil Ortiz (credited)

Inks

Mike DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Nathan Hamill (credited)

Letters

Karen Bates (credited)

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Krusty the Clown [Herschel Krustofski]; Hyman Krustofski; Sunny the Paraplegic Moose (first appearance); Sideshow Mel; Mr. Teeny; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Nelson Muntz; Milhouse Van Houten; Ralph Wiggum; Blue-Haired Lawyer; Flipper, the Hanukka Turtle (first appearance); Kang; Kodos

Synopsis

Krusty tries to create a Hanukkah mascot.

Reprints

• in The Simpsons Annual (Titan, 2009 series) #2010 (August 2009)

Hibernatin' Homer (Table of Contents: 5)

Homer Simpson / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Dini (credited); Misty Lee (credited)

Pencils

James Lloyd (credited)

Inks

Andrew Pepoy (credited)

Colors

Nathan Hamill (credited)

Letters

Karen Bates (credited)

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Professor Frink; Mr. Burns [Charles Montgomery Burns]; Carl Carlson; Lenny Leonard; Fat Tony; Legs; Louie; Mario; Herman; Chief Wiggum; Officer Lou; Officer Eddie; Lindsey Naegle; Moe Szyslak; Mayor Quimby; Ralph Wiggum

Synopsis

Homer tries to hibernate during the winter to lose weight, but ends up gaining 56 pounds.

Reprints

• in The Simpsons Annual (Titan, 2009 series) #2010 (August 2009)
• in Simpsons Illustrated (Bongo, 2012 series) #26 ([November] 2016)