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Issue Details

Issue #70
Published [May] 2002
Cover Price 2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Bill Morrison

Cover Details - "A Comic of Mythic Proportions!"

Characters Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Pencils Nathan Kane (signed)
Inks Jason Ho [signed as J. Ho]
Colors Nathan Kane ?
Letters typeset

3 page Simpsons story "Greek to Me"

Characters Homer Simpson; Sherri; Teri; Wendell; Martin Prince; Ralph Wiggum; Jessica Lovejoy; Kearney; Nelson Muntz; Jimbo Jones; Barney Gumble [as Oedipus]
Synopsis Homer tells stories about The Gods.
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Script Ian Boothby
Pencils John Costanza
Inks Steve Steere, Jr.
Colors Art Villanueva
Letters Karen Bates
Notes 2 page prologue and 1 page epilogue framing the three stories.

6 page Simpsons story "The Gods in Labor Pains"

Characters Homer Simpson [as Zeus]; Marge Simpson [as Hera]; Bart Simpson [as Hercules]; Grampa Simpson [Abe Simpson]; Snake [as Hydra]; Mr. Burns [Charles Montgomery Burns]; Waylon Smithers; Milhouse van Houten [as Hermes]; Chief Wiggum; Reverend Lovejoy; Jessica Lovejoy; Nelson Muntz
Synopsis Hera assigns Hercules (Bart) 12 labors to perform.
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Script Ian Boothby
Pencils John Costanza
Inks Steve Steere, Jr.
Colors Art Villanueva
Letters Karen Bates

7 page Simpsons story "The Hades You Say"

Characters Homer Simpson [as Hades]; Marge Simpson [as Ms. Persephone]; Lisa Simpson [as Athena]; Ralph Wiggum; Moe Szyslak [as Charon]; Ned Flanders [as Sisyphus]; Edna Krabappel; Principal Skinner [Seymour Skinner]
Synopsis Ms. Persephone sues Hades for kidnapping.
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Script Ian Boothby
Pencils John Costanza
Inks Steve Steere, Jr.
Colors Art Villanueva
Letters Karen Bates

6 page Simpsons story "Rock On"

Characters Otto Mann [as Ottovius]; Bart Simpson [as Perseus]; Moe Szyslak; Chief Wiggum; Selma Bouvier [as Medusa]; Patty Bouvier [as Circe]; Principal Skinner [Seymour Skinner; as The King]; Officer Lou; Reverend Lovejoy
Synopsis Perseus must get the head of Medusa for the King.
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Script Ian Boothby
Pencils John Costanza
Inks Steve Steere, Jr.
Colors Art Villanueva
Letters Karen Bates

3 page Junk Mail letters page "Junk Mail"

Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Joe Torcivia, Claire Green, Michael Kozlowski, Trevor Haworth, D. Debbs and T & F Nishio.

5 page Simpsons story "Aesop's Fables"

Characters Homer Simpson [as The Grasshopper]; Ned Flanders [as The Ant; also as Aesop]; Moe Szyslak [as The Fox]; Bart Simpson; Groundskeeper Willie; Principal Skinner [Seymour Skinner]; Santa's Little Helper; Selma Bouvier [as The Wind]; Patty Bouvier [as The Wind]; Helen Lovejoy; Carl Carlson; Lenny Leonard; Dr. Nick Riviera [as Hypocrates]; Lindsay Naegle
Synopsis The Simpson's take on Aesop's Fables.
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Script Ian Boothby
Pencils John Costanza
Inks Steve Steere, Jr.
Colors Art Villanueva
Letters Karen Bates