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Issue Details

Issue #57
Published [April] 2001
Cover Price $2.50; $3.50 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Bill Morrison

Cover Details

Characters Bart Simpson; Milhouse van Houten; Nelson Muntz; Dolph; Jimbo Jones; Kearney
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Pencils Bill Morrison (signed)
Inks Mike Rote (signed)

20 page Simpsons story "How the Vest Was Won!"

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 Bart turns tattletale on Dolph, Jimbo, Kearney, and Nelson on national TV, earning him fame, fortune, and death threats! His only chance of survival: a "Li'l Squealer Bullet Proof Vest." But what good is teflon-coating in the blackboard jungle of Springfield Elementary? [per solicitation]
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Script Gail Simone
Pencils Phil Ortiz
Inks Tim Bavington
Colors Art Villanueva
Letters Karen Bates

3 page Junk Mail letters page "Junk Mail"

Notes Letters from readers and fan art.

6 page Simpsons story "A Swingin' Affair!"

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.
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Script David Seidman
Pencils Oscar Gonzalez Loyo
Inks Scott McRae
Colors Chris Ungar
Letters Karen Bates