(2005)

HarperCollins, 2005 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
16.99 USD
Pages
164
On-sale Date
2005-02-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Brand
HD Harper Design
ISBN
978-0-06-074818-0 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780060748180 51699
Editing
Matt Groening (publisher); Bill Morrison (creative director); Terry Delegeane (managing editor); Robert Zaugh (director of operations); Nathan Kane (art director); Serban Cristescu (art director special projects); Christopher Ungar (production manager); Susan A Grode (legal guardian)
Color
color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock cover; smooth white
Binding
squarebound trade paperback
Publishing Format
collected edition

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Simpsons / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Kevin M. Newman (signed as Newman)
Inks
Mike Rote (signed as Rote)
Colors
Serban Cristescu (signed as Serban)

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Santa's Little Helper; Snowball II

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Simpsons / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Homer Simpson; Bart Simpson; Marge Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson

Indexer Notes

A two-color, bluish-green, two-page spread with tiled artwork, acting as a sort of wallpaper for the interior cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Simpsons / credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Kevin M. Newman
Inks
Mike Rote
Colors
Serban Cristescu
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson

Indexer Notes

Re-uses the character art and title treatment on the front page, but on a white background, with the "Harper" emblem at the bottom.

Second page lists the staff credits and indicia, underneath an illustration of the pig.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 4)

The Simpsons / table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Milhouse Breakdown, Bart Simpson Shake-down! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Simpsons / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Morrison (signed as Morrison)
Inks
Mike Rote (signed as Rote)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Bart Simpson; Milhouse Van Houten; Nelson Muntz; Dolph; Jimbo Jones; Kearney Zzyzwicz
Reprints

How the Vest Was Won! (Table of Contents: 6)

Bart Simpson / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Gail Simone (credited)
Pencils
Phil Ortiz (credited)
Inks
Tim Bavington (credited)
Colors
Art Villanueva (credited)
Letters
Karen Bates (credited)
Editing
Bill Morrison (credited)

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Bart Simpson; Milhouse Van Houten; Nelson Muntz; Dolph; Jimbo Jones; Kearney; Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Kent Brockman; Fat Tony; Chief Wiggum; Legs; Apu Nahasapeemapetilon; Ralph Wiggum; Sideshow Bob Terwilliger; Jasper; Martin Prince; Sherri; Terri; Wendell; Edna Krabappel; Officer Lou; Officer Eddie; Groundskeeper Willie; Lunchlady Doris; Cletus; Comic Book Guy; Patty Bouvier; Selma Bouvier; Reverend Lovejoy; Bumblebee Man; Dr. Hibbert; Sideshow Mel
Synopsis
When Bart turns tattletale on Dolph, Jimbo, Kearney, and Nelson on national TV, he becomes the target of death threats.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Matt Groening is credited as "hangin' judge"

A Swingin' Affair! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Simpsons / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
David Seidman (credited)
Pencils
Óscar González Loyo (credited)
Inks
Scott McRae (credited)
Colors
Chris Ungar (credited)
Letters
Karen Bates (credited)

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Ned Flanders; Maude Flanders; Kent Brockman; Krusty the Clown; Apu Nahasapeemapetilon; Principal Skinner; Edna Krabappel; Selma Bouvier; Patty Bouvier; Agnes Skinner; Lunchlady Doris; Groundskeeper Willie; Ranier Wolfcastle; Luann Van Houten; Cletus; Brandine; Mr. Burns [Charles Montgomery Burns]; Waylon Smithers
Synopsis
Ned takes Marge ballroom dancing.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Matt Groening is credited as "The Bees Knees"

Campaign in the Neck! (Table of Contents: 8)

The Simpsons / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Morrison (signed as Morrison)
Inks
Mike Rote (signed as Rote)
Colors
Nathan Kane (signed as Kane)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Homer Simpson; Mayor Quimby
Reprints

Mayor Me a Little (Table of Contents: 9)

The Simpsons / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
James W. Bates (credited as James Bates)
Pencils
Óscar González Loyo (credited)
Inks
Tim Bavington (credited)
Colors
Art Villanueva (credited)
Letters
Karen Bates (credited)

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Santa's Little Helper; Kent Brockman; Uter; Mayor Quimby; Reverend Lovejoy; Jasper; Edna Krabappel; Bernice Hibbert; Dr. Julius Hibbert; Rod Flanders; Ned Flanders; Todd Flanders; Superintendant Chalmers; Moe Szyslak; Helen Lovejoy; Jessica Lovejoy; Apu Nahasapeemapetilon; Grampa Simpson [Abe Simpson]; Milhouse Van Houten; Luann Van Houten; Sherri; Lunchlady Doris; Dr. Nick Riviera; Barney Gumble; Carl Carlson; Lenny Leonard; Principal Skinner [Seymour Skinner]; Agnes Skinner; Gil Gunderson; Disco Stu; Cletus Spuckler; Brandine Spuckler; Kirk Van Houten; Martin Prince; Jacqueline Bouvier; Patty Bouvier; Selma Bouvier; Groundskeeper Willie; Comic Book Guy; Otto Mann; Waylon Smithers; Mr. Burns [Charles Montgomery Burns]; Bumblebee Man; Pimple-Faced Teen; Ralph Wiggum; Sarah Wiggum; Chief Wiggum; Fat Tony; Legs; Louie; Krusty the Clown; Duffman [Larry]; The Seven Duffs [Tipsy; Queasy; Surly; Sleazy; Edgy; Dizzy; Remorseful]; Dolph; Jimbo Jones; Nelson Muntz; Miss Hoover; Hans Moleman
Synopsis
When Mayor Quimby bans alcohol on Sunday's, Homer decides Springfield needs a new mayor... him!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Matt Groening is credited as "Lame Duck".

Lisa's Historical Dream (Table of Contents: 10)

Lisa Simpson / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Neil Alsip (credited)
Pencils
Aaron Rozenfeld (credited)
Inks
Mike Rote (credited)
Colors
Art Villanueva (credited)
Letters
Chris Ungar (credited)

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Lisa Simpson; Grampa Simpson [Abe Simpson; as Benjamin Franklin]; Marge Simpson [as Marie Antoinette]; Moe Szyslak [as Og]; Homer Simpson [as Queen Victoria]; Ned Flanders [as Confucius]; Ralph Wiggum [as Marie Curie]; Krusty the Clown [as Pope Pius the Twelfth]; Kirk Van Houten [as Ghandi]; Nelson Muntz; Bart Simpson [as Bartilla the Hun]; Waylon Smithers; Mr. Burns [Charles Montgomery Burns]
Synopsis
Lisa's dream puts some familiar faces on some historical figures.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Matt Groening is credited as "History Channeler".

M.C. Homer! (Table of Contents: 11)

The Simpsons / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Morrison (signed as Morrison)
Inks
Jason Ho (signed as J. Ho)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Homer Simpson; Bart Simpson; Ralph Wiggum; Nelson Muntz; Rod Flanders
Reprints

Faking the Band (Table of Contents: 12)

The Simpsons / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Eric Rogers (credited)
Pencils
Phil Ortiz (credited)
Inks
Tim Bavington (credited)
Colors
Art Villanueva (credited)
Letters
Karen Bates (credited)

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Homer Simpson; 5 From 'Field [Bart Simpson; Ralph Wiggum; Nelson Muntz; Rod Flanders; Roy]; Marge Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Milhouse Van Houten; Krusty the Clown; Boyz From Da 'Burbs; Todd Flanders; Nelson Muntz; Dolph; Jimbo Jones; Kearney; Database; Martin Prince; Wendell; Chief Wiggum; Apu Nahasapeemapetilon; Mrs. Wiggum; Nigel; Sherri; Terri; Waylon Smithers; Patty Bouvier; Selma Bouvier; Comic Book Guy; Kent Brockman; Ned Flanders
Synopsis
Homer forms a group from the boys of Springfield, to cash in on the current "boy band" phenomenon, but they have no discernible talent or singing ability...except for Ralph Wiggum.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Matt Groening is credited as "Former Heartthrob"

Homie Say Relax! (Table of Contents: 13)

The Simpsons / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Morrison (signed as Morrison)
Inks
Jason Ho (signed as J. Ho)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Waylon Smithers; Bart Simpson
Reprints
  • US from Simpsons Comics (Bongo, 1993 series) #60 ([July] 2001) [The cover is re-printed inside a wooden frame, with the same illustration of Bart Simpson from the front cover of the Barn Burner TPB in front of it.]

The Man with Two Wives (Table of Contents: 14)

The Simpsons / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Ian Boothby (credited)
Pencils
Phil Ortiz (credited)
Inks
Tim Bavington (credited)
Colors
Art Villanueva (credited)
Letters
Karen Bates (credited)

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Waylon Smithers; Carl; Lenny; Mr. Burns [Charles Montgomery Burns]; Gil; Krusty the Clown; Rainier Wolfcastle; Randy Schooley; Principal Skinner; Agnes Skinner
Synopsis
Waylon Smithers and Marge Simpson wage a battle for the love and devotion of Homer.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Matt Groening is credited as "Our Man Friday".

Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl #1 (Table of Contents: 15)

Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jason Ho (signed as J. Ho)
Inks
Jason Ho (signed as J. Ho)
Colors
Nathan Kane (signed as Kane)
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic; superhero
Characters
Stretch Dude [Bart Simpson]; Clobber Girl [Lisa Simpson]; Bouncing Battle Baby [Maggie Simpson]; Snakeskin [Snake]; Marge Simpson
Reprints
  • US from Simpsons Comics (Bongo, 1993 series) #60 ([July] 2001) [The cover is re-printed inside a wooden frame, with a cropped version of the same illustration of Marge Simpson from the front cover of the Barn Burner tpb in front of it.]

My Sister, My Sidekick! (Table of Contents: 16)

Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ian Boothby (credited)
Pencils
Phil Ortiz (credited)
Inks
Tim Bavington (credited)
Colors
Art Villanueva (credited)
Letters
Karen Bates (credited)

Genre
humor; domestic; superhero
Characters
Stretch Dude [Bart Simpson]; Clobber Girl [Lisa Simpson]; Bouncing Battle Baby [Maggie Simpson]; Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Professor Frink; Moe Szyslak; Chief Wiggum; Officer Lou; Officer Eddie; Santa's Little Helper; Snowflake; Snakeskin [Snake]
Synopsis
The origin of Bouncing Battle Baby.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Title not present in actual story, referenced from the table of contents.
Matt Groening is credited as "Freak Accident Investigator".

Extra!! Local Boy Has Nose for Nuisance! (Table of Contents: 17)

The Simpsons / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Morrison (signed as Morrison)
Inks
Jason Ho (signed as J. Ho)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Milhouse Van Houten
Reprints
  • US from Simpsons Comics (Bongo, 1993 series) #61 ([August] 2001) [The cover is re-printed inside a wooden frame, with the same illustration of Maggie Simpson from the front cover of the Barn Burner TPB in front of it, but flipped horizontally.]

The Paper Chase (Table of Contents: 18)

The Simpsons / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ian Boothby (credited)
Pencils
Óscar González Loyo (credited)
Inks
Tim Bavington (credited)
Colors
Art Villanueva (credited)
Letters
Karen Bates (credited)

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Martin Prince; Milhouse Van Houten; Sherri; Terri; Nelson Muntz; Professor Frink; Barney Gumble; Moe Szyslak; Kirk Van Houten; Ned Flanders; Grampa Simpson [Abe Simpson]; Arnie Pie; Luann Van Houten; Mayor Quimby; Gil; Carl; Hans Moleman; Principal Skinner; Ralph Wiggum; Wendell; Uter; Rod Flanders; Todd Flanders; Apu Nahasapeemapetilon; Chief Wiggum; Snake; Sideshow Bob Terwilliger; Waylon Smithers; Mr. Burns [Charles Montgomery Burns]; Kent Brockman; Krusty the Clown; Sideshow Mel; Itchy; Scratchy
Synopsis
Bart ends up in control of Springfield's print media, so he prints news that suits him. But the articles soon go out of control, leaving half of Springfield in ruins.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Matt Groening is credited as "Beat Reporter"

Hey Kids! Big GOLF Issue! (Table of Contents: 19)

The Simpsons / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Morrison (signed as Morrison)
Pencils
Bill Morrison (signed as Morrison)
Inks
Mike Rote (signed as Rote)
Colors
Nathan Kane (signed as Kane)
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Mr. Burns [Charles Montgomery Burns]; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson
Reprints

The Bogey Man (Table of Contents: 20)

The Simpsons / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Dave McKean (credited)
Pencils
Phil Ortiz (credited)
Inks
Tim Bavington (credited)
Colors
Art Villanueva (credited)
Letters
Karen Bates (credited)

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Mr. Burns [Charles Montgomery Burns]; Waylon Smithers; Dolph; Nelson Muntz; Jimbo Jones; Kearney; Apu Nahasapeemapetilon; Milhouse Van Houten; Professor Frink; Moe Szyslak; Wendell; Ralph Wiggum; Sherri; Terri; Kent Brockman; Hans Moleman
Synopsis
Mr. Burns wants to build a new golf course in the middle of the Springfield Natural Preserve, but the Li'l Chickadees group won't let him get away with it.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Matt Groening is credited as "Dancing Gopher"

Groundskeeper Willie's History of Golf (Table of Contents: 21)

Groundskeeper Willie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
James W. Bates (credited as James Bates)
Pencils
Art Ebuen (credited) (art)
Inks
Jason Ho (credited) (art)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Homer Simpson; Bart Simpson; Groundskeeper Willie; Mr. Burns [Charles Montgomery Burns]; Waylon Smithers; Lenny Leonard; Carl Carlson; Moe Szyslak
Synopsis
Willie gives a short history about golf.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Title not present in actual story, referenced from the table of contents.

...If Homer Simpson Invented Golf! (Table of Contents: 22)

Homer Simpson / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Ian Boothby (credited)
Pencils
Phil Ortiz (credited)
Inks
Jason Ho (credited); Mike Rote (credited); Bill Morrison (credited)
Colors
Art Villanueva (credited)
Letters
Karen Bates (credited)

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Krusty the Clown; Principal Skinner [Seymour Skinner]; Agnes Skinner; Waylon Smithers; Mr. Burns [Charles Montgomery Burns]; Ned Flanders; Cletus; Mayor Quimby; Milhouse Van Houten; Nelson Muntz; Dolph; Kearney; Chief Wiggum; Moe Szyslak; Tiger Woods; Reverend Lovejoy
Synopsis
Golf according to Homer Simpson.
Reprints
Keywords
Batmobile (car); General Lee (car); KITT (car)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

The Simpsons / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Homer Simpson; Bart Simpson; Marge Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson

Indexer Notes

The same two-color, bluish-green, two-page spread with tiled artwork used at the beginning of the book.