Simpsons One-Shot Wonders: Ralph Wiggum Comics #1 [Direct Edition ("I'm a comic book!")]
([February] 2012)

Bongo, 2012 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
2.99 USD
Pages
32
Indicia Frequency
Four times a year
On-sale Date
2012-02-29
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Bongo Entertainment Inc.
Brand
Bongo Comics
Barcode
798342028591 08811
Editing
Bill Morrison
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

© 2012 Bongo Entertainment, Inc.
The Simpsons © & ™ Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

This issue has five different cover quips. Details at http://www.bongocomics.com/blog/02/29/2012/ralph-wiggum-leaps-comic-shops.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Ralph Wiggum / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jason Ho (signed as J. Ho)
Inks
Mike Rote (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm a comic book! (or) Daddy says, “Print is dead! (or) It’s my first tissue! (or) “Ralph” means throw up!
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Ralph Wiggum; O'Reilly the Leprechaun; Wiggle Puppy
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The End of Justice (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Justice League / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Man of the House (Table of Contents: 2)

Ralph Wiggum / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Mary Trainor (credited)
Pencils
Mike Kazaleh (credited)
Inks
Mike Kazaleh (credited)
Colors
Nathan Hamill (credited)
Letters
Karen Bates (credited)
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Ralph Wiggum; Chief Wiggum
Reprints

Ralph's Room 1 (Table of Contents: 3)

Ralph Wiggum / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés (credited)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (credited)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (credited)
Colors
Nathan Hamill (credited)
Letters
Sergio Aragonés (credited)
Feature Logo
Ralph's Room
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Ralph Wiggum; Sarah Wiggum; Lisa Simpson; Sherri; Terri; Uter
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Ralph Wiggum's Day Off (Table of Contents: 4)

Ralph Wiggum / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Carol Lay (credited) (story & art)
Pencils
Carol Lay (credited) (story & art)
Inks
Carol Lay (credited) (story & art)
Colors
Art Villanueva (credited)
Letters
Karen Bates (credited)
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Ralph Wiggum; Chief Wiggum; Sarah Wiggum; Bart Simpson; Kent Brockman; Lisa Simpson
Reprints

Where's Ralph? (Table of Contents: 5)

Ralph Wiggum / activity / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (credited) (art)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (credited) (art)
Colors
Nathan Hamill (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Ralph Wiggum; Chief Wiggum; Kent Brockman; Officer Eddie; Officer Lou; Snake
Synopsis
The reader must find Ralph in a picture of a prison.
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Keywords
prison

Indexer Notes

Ralph is on the right side, near the middle, in a laundry cart.

Ralph's Room 2 (Table of Contents: 6)

Ralph Wiggum / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés (credited) (story & art)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (credited) (story & art)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (credited) (story & art)
Colors
Nathan Hamill (credited)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Today you will have to design and build a paper costume
Feature Logo
Ralph's Room
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Ralph Wiggum; Janey Powell; Lisa Simpson; Miss Hoover; Principal Skinner [Seymour Skinner]
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Ralph the Role Model (Table of Contents: 7)

Ralph Wiggum / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jesse Leon McCann (credited as Jesse McCann)
Pencils
James Lloyd (credited)
Inks
Andrew Pepoy (credited)
Colors
Art Villanueva (credited)
Letters
Karen Bates (credited)
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Ralph Wiggum; Chief Wiggum; Bart Simpson; Jimbo Jones; Lisa Simpson; Officer Eddie; Officer Lou; O'Reilly the Leprechaun; Sherri; Terri; Snake; Superintendent Chalmers; Snowball (a cat)
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The Third Person (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Louis Lane
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor
Characters
Louis Lane; Wiggle Puppy

Indexer Notes

Louis Lane talks about referring to yourself in the third person.
Bongo Bonus Stamp #139 - Wiggle Puppy.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Louis Lane
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Every month, we here at Bongo get numerous letters from fans
Characters
Ralph Wiggum; Chief Wiggum; Sarah Wiggum

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - Reese Bell, Mario Stephenson, Xavier H., Chris Harris, Andrew M. and Frank Arnold - and responses from Louis Lane.

What's in the Bag, Dad? (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

The Big, Bad, Bongo Checklist / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Save the Date! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Free Comic Book Day / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Bart Simpson's Pal Milhouse (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I'm a comic book! (or) Daddy says, “Print is dead! (or) It’s my first tissue! (or) “Ralph” means throw up!"]
    Ralph Wiggum
  2. 1. The End of Justice
    Justice League
  3. 2. The Man of the House
    Ralph Wiggum
  4. 3. Ralph's Room 1
    Ralph Wiggum
  5. 4. Ralph Wiggum's Day Off
    Ralph Wiggum
  6. 5. Where's Ralph?
    Ralph Wiggum
  7. 6. Ralph's Room 2
    Ralph Wiggum
  8. 7. Ralph the Role Model
    Ralph Wiggum
  9. 8. The Third Person
    The Bongo Beat
  10. 9. ["Every month, we here at Bongo get numerous letters from fans"]
    Junk Mail
  11. 10. What's in the Bag, Dad?
    The Big, Bad, Bongo Checklist
  12. 11. Save the Date!
    Free Comic Book Day
  13. 12. Bart Simpson's Pal Milhouse
    The Simpsons
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