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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published [March] 1994
Frequency six times a year
Cover Price 1.95 USD; 2.50 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Jason Grode (managing editor)

Cover Details

Characters Lisa Simpson; Bart Simpson
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Pencils Bill Morrison (signed)
Inks Bill Morrison (signed)
Reprinted in Simpsons Comics Extravaganza (HarperCollins, 1994 series) #1

20 page Simpsons story "The Perplexing Puzzle of Springfield Puma"

Characters Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Marge Simpson; Principal Skinner [Seymour Skinner]; Edna Krabappel; Groundskeeper Willie; Milhouse van Houten; Wendell; Martin Prince; Nelson Muntz; Dolph; Jimbo Jones; Kearney; Otto Mann; Honest Abe Linkletter; Shady George Wilkinson; Apu Nahasapeemapetilon; Barney Gumble; Luann van Houten; Miss Hoover; Lunchlady Doris
Synopsis The Springfield Puma has been stolen, and it's up to Bart and Lisa to solve the crime.
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Script Steve Vance; Cindy Vance
Pencils Steve Vance
Inks Bill Morrison (finished art); Tim Bavington (additional inks)
Colors Cindy Vance
Notes Spoof of the movie "The Maltese Falcon"
Reprinted in Simpsons Comics Extravaganza (HarperCollins, 1994 series) #1

1 page The Bongo Beat text article "Don't Trust Anyone Over 12, Man"

Script Matt Groening
Letters typeset
Notes Matt Groening article about the naming of a school in Greenwood, South Carolina, Springfield Elementary, and how the parents are in an uproar when the parents find out the kids voted for that name because of the Simpsons cartoon. Article promoting UNDERSTANDING COMICS.

4 page Junk Mail letters page "Junk Mail"

Notes Letters and fan art from readers - Jean Hopkins, Greg McGrath, Greg Moory, Ray Lancon, Sanora Michel, Debra Jean Hopkins, Joanne Boese, Laurie J. Louis, Steven Duncan, Audrey J. Guthrie, Sara Hall, Chris Zollo, David Arbour, Bradley Love, Robert Fabrin, Daniyel Garcia, Brieana LaVigne, Colleen Callaghan, Travis Spokes, Steve Thompson, Ray Calderon, Aaron Kohl, David Perry, Christopher E. Barat, John Raines and Anthony Martone.

Cover Details - "Krusty, Agent of K.L.O.W.N."

Characters Krusty the Clown; Mr. Teeny; Sideshow Mel; Miss Pennycandy
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Pencils Bill Morrison (signed)
Inks Bill Morrison (signed)
Notes This is the flip cover. Spoof of Jim Sterkano's run on Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Reprinted in Simpsons Comics Extravaganza (HarperCollins, 1994 series) #1

6 page Krusty the Clown; Simpsons story "Krusy, Agent of K.L.O.W.N. (Keeping Law & Order With Novelty Items)"

Characters Krusty the Clown; Mr. Teeny; Sideshow Mel; Miss Pennycandy; Corporal Punishment
Genre Humor; Sitcom; Family
Script Steve Vance; Cindy Vance
Pencils Steve Vance
Inks Bill Morrison; Tim Bavington
Colors Cindy Vance
Notes Spoof of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Dan Castellaneta and Deb Lacusta are listed in story credit, but no tasks are assigned.
Reprinted in Simpsons Comics Extravaganza (HarperCollins, 1994 series) #1