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Issue Details

Issue #40
Published [February] 2008
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 3.99 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Bill Morrison

Cover Details - "Showstopper"

Characters Bart Simpson; Homer Simpson
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Pencils Jason Ho (signed)
Inks Mike Rote (signed)
Letters typeset

13 page Bart Simpson story "Easy Writer"

Characters Bart Simpson; Comic Book Guy; Milhouse van Houten; Wendell; Waylon Smithers; Pimple-Faced Teen; Professor Frink; Jimbo Jones; Mayor Quimby; Krusty the Clown; Otto Mann; Sideshow Mel; Moe Szyslak; Officer Lou; Captain McCallister; Cletus; Lisa Simpson; Dr. Nick Riviera; Herman; Nelson Muntz; Database; Lewis; Kent Brockman; Homer Simpson
Synopsis Bart finds himself living the dream after landing a gig as the new Radioactive Man comic book writer; alas Comic Book Guy finds himself living his worst nightmare. [per solicitation]
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family; Superhero
Script Tom Beland
Pencils James Lloyd
Inks Steve Steere, Jr.
Colors Nathan Hamill
Letters Karen Bates

1 page Li'l Krusty story "Hmmm...My Own Comic Strip."

Characters Li'l Krusty
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Script Mary Trainor
Pencils Jason Ho
Inks Mike Rote
Colors Chris Ungar
Letters Karen Bates

10 page Bart Simpson story "Attack of the 50-Foot Maggie"

Characters Bart Simpon; Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Santa's Little Helper; Professor Frink; Principal Skinner [Seymour Skinner]; Agnes Skinner; Carl Carlson; Lenny Leonard; Chief Wiggum; Waylon Smithers; Mr. Burns [Charles Montgomery Burns]
Synopsis When Professor Frink's Embigulator goes missing, it is all but certain the culprit is Bart Simpson. The only question is - Who will be embiggened! [per solicitation]
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Script Tony Digerolamo
Pencils Hilary Barta
Inks Hilary Barta
Colors Robert Stanley
Letters Karen Bates

2 page Li'l Krusty story "Jokes"

Characters Li'l Krusty; Li'l Sideshow Bob
Synopsis Li'l Krusty looks for ways to make money, pilfering Lucy's psychiatric help booth from Peanuts.
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Script Mary Trainor
Pencils Jason Ho
Inks Mike Rote
Colors Chris Ungar
Letters Karen Bates