([January] 2012)

Bongo, 1993 Series
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Price
2.99 USD
Pages
32
Indicia Frequency
Twelve times a year
On-sale Date
2012-01-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Bongo Entertainment Inc.
Brand
Bongo Comics
Barcode
798342028515 18611
Editing
Bill Morrison

Issue Notes

©2012 Bongo Entertainment, Inc.
The Simpsons © & ™ Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
First issue with new brand, reduced page count and thicker paper.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Simpsons / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jason Ho (signed as J. Ho)
Inks
Mike Rote (signed as Rote)
Colors
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Santa's Little Helper
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Simpsons Comics (Bongo, 1993 series) #186
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Cover gallery

Sergio Aragonés Funnies #8 (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Sergio Aragonés Funnies / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Sideshow Slob (Table of Contents: 2)

Sideshow Bob / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Ian Boothby (credited)
Pencils
John Delaney (credited)
Inks
Andrew Pepoy (credited)
Colors
Art Villanueva (credited)
Letters
Karen Bates (credited)
Editing
Bill Morrison (credited)
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Grampa Simpson [Abe Simpson]; Cosine; Database; Martin Prince; Milhouse Van Houten; Nelson Muntz; Wendell Borton; Barney Gumble; Chester J. Lampwick; Chief Wiggum; Cletus Spuckler; Comic Book Guy; Hans Moleman; Jasper Beardly; Kent Brockman; Lunchlady Doris; Mayor Quimby; Officer Eddie; Pimple-Faced Teen; Sideshow Bob Terwilliger; Wilbur (a mouse)
Reprints

Springfield General (Table of Contents: 3)

Dr. Julius Hibbert; Groundskeeper Willie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dean Rankine (credited) (story)
Pencils
Dean Rankine (credited) (art)
Inks
Dean Rankine (credited) (art)
Colors
Dean Rankine (credited) (art)
Letters
Karen Bates (credited)
Editing
Bill Morrison (credited)
Genre
humor; domestic; medical
Characters
Dr. Julius Hibbert; Dr. Nick Riviera; Groundskeeper Willie
Reprints

Hey There, Bongo Heads! (Table of Contents: 4)

The Bongo Beat / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Louis Lane (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; humor
Characters
Moe Szyslak; Louis Lane

Indexer Notes

Louis Lane brings back The Bongo Beat, talking about the original column.
Bongo Bonus Stamp #18 - Moe Szyslak.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Junk Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Louis Lane
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Bongo fakers
Characters
Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - AnnMarie Grunduski, Natalie Sheaves, Ken Hantana and Michael Calvin - and responses from Louis Lane.
Preview of cover to Simpsons Comics #187.

Seven Questions (More or Less) with Ian Boothby (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Louis Lane; Ian Boothby
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; non-fiction

[January 2012] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

The Big, Bad, Bongo Checklist / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Simpsons Comics Presents Bart Simpson #68 (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Bart Simpson / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Simpsons Comics Confidential (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

The Simpsons / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

SpongeBob Comics #7 (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

SpongeBob SquarePants / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Ralph Wiggum Comics #1 (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Ralph Wiggum / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Simpsons
  2. 1. Sergio Aragonés Funnies #8
    Sergio Aragonés Funnies
  3. 2. Sideshow Slob
    Sideshow Bob
  4. 3. Springfield General
    Dr. Julius Hibbert; Groundskeeper Willie
  5. 4. Hey There, Bongo Heads!
    The Bongo Beat
  6. 5. ["Dear Bongo fakers"]
    Junk Mail
  7. 6. Seven Questions (More or Less) with Ian Boothby
  8. 7. [January 2012]
    The Big, Bad, Bongo Checklist
  9. 8. Simpsons Comics Presents Bart Simpson #68
    Bart Simpson
  10. 9. Simpsons Comics Confidential
    The Simpsons
  11. 10. SpongeBob Comics #7
    SpongeBob SquarePants
  12. 11. Ralph Wiggum Comics #1
    Ralph Wiggum
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