Issue Details

Issue	#40
Published	[November] 2008
Frequency	six times a year
Cover Price	2.99 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Bill Morrison
Notes	U.S. on sale date: 2008-11-26

Cover Details

Characters	Turanga Leela; Prof. Farnsworth; Amy Wong; Philip J. Fry; Robot Santa
Pencils	Jason Ho (signed)
Inks	Bill Morrison (signed)
Notes	The cover art is an homage to the cover of The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #23 (December 1965).

1 page advertisement "From the creators of Finding Nemo and Cars"

Synopsis	An advertisement for the DVD and Blu-ray release of the Disney-Pixar film, "Wall-E."
Notes	inside front cover

25 page Futurama story "Robot Santa's Little Helpers"

Characters	Bender; the gelatinous glob; Robot Tiny Tim; Smitty; Url; Philip J. Fry; Tuanga Leela; Hermes Conrad; Prof. Farnsworth; Dr. Zoidberg; Cubert Farnsworth; Robot Santa's elves; Robot Santa; Chauncey; Linda
Synopsis	Zoidberg leads Robot Santa's elves in a revolt.
Genre	science fiction; television; humor
Script	Eric Rogers
Pencils	Mike Kazaleh
Inks	Dan Davis
Colors	Nathan Kane
Letters	Karen Bates

2 page advertisement "Become a TV remote control operator!"

Synopsis	An anti-illegal drug use advertisement from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, suggesting that drug users are only fit to become tv remote control operators.
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 5 and 6 of the Futurama story.

2 page advertisement "Everywhere Just Got Better"

Synopsis	An advertisement for Sony's PSP-3000 hand-held gaming system.
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 7 and 8 of the Futurama story.

1 page advertisement "Think You Know All the Moves?"

Synopsis	An advertisement for Prima Games' game guide for the Midway game, "Mortal Combat vs DC Universe."
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 8 and 9 of the Futurama story.

1 page advertisement "There's No Looking Back"

Synopsis	An advertisement for the EAGames computer game, "Mirror's Edge."
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 13 and 14 of the Futurama story.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Action! Romance! Intrigue!"

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement for Bongo Comics Presents Simpsons Super Spectacular (Bongo, 2005 series) #8; Simpsons Treasure Trove (Bongo, 2007 series) #2; Simpsons Winter Wingding (Bongo, 2006 series) #3.
Notes	This advertisement is on the left side of the page between page 18 of the Futurama story and the "Spanking Shakespeare" advertisement.

Half page advertisement "Have you spanked Shakespeare today?"

Synopsis	An advertisement for Jake Wizner's novel, _Spanking Shakespeare_.
Notes	This advertisement is on the right side of the page between the Simpsons comics promotional and page 19 of the Futurama story.

1 page advertisement "Wrestling so real you feel pain"

Synopsis	An advertisement for the Midway computer game, "TNA Impact."
Notes	This advertisement follows the final page of the Futurama story and is on the inside back cover.

1 page advertisement "Change the way you experience movies forever."

Synopsis	An advertisement for the Blu-ray release of the Warner Brothers' film, "The Dark Knight."
Notes	back cover