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Free Comic Book Day  2005 Bongo Comics Gimme Gimme Giveaway!   (Jul 2005) Homer's America MMMMMMMMPages:  12 Story:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  Luis Esobar Inks:  Patrick Owsley Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Simpsons Comics #90 The Bender You Say MMMMMMMMPages:  8 Script:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  James Lloyd Inks:  Steve Steere, Jr. Colors:  Joey Mason Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Food Critic:  Matt Groening Reprinted from:  Futurama Comics #13 Taming Your Wild Child MMMMMMMMPages:  5 Script:  Clint Johnson Pencils:  James Lloyd Inks:  Mike Rote Colors:  Chris Ungar Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Big Daddy:  Matt Groening Reprinted from:  Bart Simpson #12 Reprinted in:  Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson   Krustyland Amusement Park  (faux advertisement) MMMMMMMMPages:  1 Written by:  Matt Groening Drawn by:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Radioactive Man #216 Reprinted in:  Radioactive Man 80pg Colossal #1 Plasmo the Mystic in:  The Grotesque Garage Sale of Gargamash! MMMMMMMMPages:  6 Story:  Chuck "Don't Call Me Cthulu" Dixon Art:  Hilary "That Ol' Black Magic" Letters:  Chris "The Undying One" Ungar Colors:  Nathan "Kaluu" Kane Edits:  Bill "The Beyonder" Morrison Packrat:  Matt "Guru of Gargamash" Groening Reprinted from:  Bongo Super Heroes Starring Radioactive Man I Will Send You Prizes Like These Krusty Seed Co.  (faux advertisement) MMMMMMMMPages:  1  (back cover) Reprinted from:  Radioactive Man 80pg Colossal #1 Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Unchained  (book)   Simpsons Comics #41   Simpsons Comics #100       Cover Illustration:  Bill Morrison, Mike Rote, Nathan Kane

Free Comic Book Day  2006 Bongo Comics Free-For-All!   (Jun 2006) Comic Book Guy Gets A Life! MMMMMMMMPages:  8 Script:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Phyllis Novin Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Simpsons Comics #105 The Origin Of Glowy The Radioactive Dog MMMMMMMMPages:  1 Script and Art:  Bill Morrison Colors / Lettering:  Chris Schendel Reprinted from:  Radioactive Man 80pg Colossal #1 Backstage at Bongo Comics Group MMMMMMMMPages:  2 Reprinted from:  Futurama Comics #20 Holy Cow!! Has Pie Man Turned Evil? MMMMMMMMPages:  9 Peerless Prose and   Pulse Pounding   Pencils:  Ty (The Guy) Templeton Incredible Inking by:  Mike Rote Legible Lettering by:  Chris Ungar Creative Colouring by:  Rick Reese Error Catching   Editing by:  Bill (Monarch) Morrison Reprinted from:  Simpsons Super Spectacular #1 Embrace Your Inner Geek! (promotional page supplying credits for this issue) MMMMMMMMPages:  1       Your Free Comic Book Day Bongo Entertainment Provided By The Following:     Stories:  Ian Boothby, Bill Morrison, Ty Templeton, Patric Verrone Pencils:  John Delaney, Tom King, Bill Morrison, Phil Ortiz, Ty Templeton Inks:  Bill Morrison, Phyllis Novin, Mike Rote, Howard Shum Colors:  Nathan Kane, Joey Mason, Rick Reese, Chris Schendel, Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates, Chris Schendel, Chris Ungar     Cover Illustration:  Bill Morrison, Mike Rote, Nathan Kane Credits for this issue were supplied collectively as indicated above. However, since several of these stories were reprinted from prior issues (as indicated) we also supplied the original credits where applicable.

Free Comic Book Day Bongo Comics Free-For-All!  2007   (May 2007) Bart Simpson in: Spree For All MMMMMMMMPages:  12 Writer:  Evan Dorkin Pencils:  James Lloyd Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Bart Simpson #31 Fry's Top 10 Reasons Why Robots Make Great Roommates! MMMMMMMMPages:  2 Writer:  Eric Rogers Pencils:  James Lloyd Inks:  Mike Rote Colors / Letters:  Chris Ungar Editor:  Bill Morrison Familiarity Breeds Farklempt! MMMMMMMMPages:  3 Writer:  Eric Rogers Pencils:  Jason Ho Inks:  Mike Rote Colors / Letters:  Chris Ungar Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Futurama Comics #37 The Secret Life of Bart Simpson MMMMMMMMPages:  4 Writer:  Tom Peyer Pencils:  James Lloyd Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Edits:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Bart Simpson #30 Captain's Log!  (faux candy advertisement) MMMMMMMMPages:  1 Ralph Wiggum in: Hog Tied MMMMMMMMPages:  8 Script:  Amanda McCann Pencils:  James Lloyd Inks:  Howard Shum Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Bart Simpson #32     Cover Illustration:  Bill Morrison, Mike Rote

Free Comic Book Day Bongo Comics Free-For-All!  2008   (Mar 2008) Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl in: A League of Their Own MMMMMMMMPages:  11 Script:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  John Delaney Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Colors:  Chris Ungar Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:   Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Simpsons Super Spectacular #3 Bart Simpson in Stink & Stinkability MMMMMMMMPages:  8 Script:  James Bates Pencils:  James Lloyd Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Bart Simpson Comics #26 Reprinted in:  Big Brilliant Book of Bart Simpson   The Simpsons Comics Internationale MMMMMMMMPages:  10 (including 8 below) Script:  Chuck Dixon Pencils:  James LLoyd Inks:  Mike Rote Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Simpsons Comics #131    Too Crazy, Juvenile Prankster! Bartomu! MMMMMMMMPages:  8 Script:  Chuck Dixon Pencils:  Nina Matsumoto Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison     Cover Illustration:  Bill Morrison, Mike Rote Bart is reading Amazing Fantasy #15 from August 1962, i.e., the first Spider-Man comic, while eating an ice cream cone, so Comic Book Guy's horror is understandable. Two years later the Free Comic Book Day issue for 2010 would parody this issue - seen here!

Free Comic Book Day Bongo Comics Free-For-All!  2009   (May 2009) Bart Simpson in: No Such Thing As A Free Comic MMMMMMMMPages:  13 Script:  Chuck Dixon Pencils:  John Delaney Inks:  Dan Davis Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Bart Simpson Comics #41 Leela & Amy in: Hostile Makeover MMMMMMMMPages:  4 Script:  Eric Rogers Pencils:  Mike Kazaleh Inks:  Mike Rote Colors:  Chris Ungar Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Futurama Conquers the Universe Captain Cupcake and Pieboy! MMMMMMMMPages:  12 Script:  Mike W. Barr Pencils:  James Lloyd Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Colors:  Rick Reese Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:   Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Simpsons Super Spectacular #5     Cover Illustration:  Bill Morrison, Mike Rote

Free Comic Book Day Bongo Comics Free-For-All!  2010   (May 1 2010) Free preview on-line at the Free Comic Book Day web site. Clown Therapy MMMMMMMMPages:  12 Script:  Chuck Dixon Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Mike DeCarlo Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Simpsons Comics #115 Maggie's Crib by Aragonés MMMMMMMMPages:  2 Script & Art:  Sergio Aragonés Colors:  Jacob Glaser Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Bart Simpson Comics #50 Homer Beats the Heat MMMMMMMMPages:  5 Script:  Tony DiGerolamo Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Mike DeCarlo Colors:  Robert Stanley Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  The Simpsons Summer Shindig #1 The League of Extraordinary Barts! MMMMMMMMPages:  12 Script:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  John Delaney Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Colors:  Chris Ungar Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:   Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Simpsons Super Spectacular #2     Cover Illustration:  Bill Morrison

The first cover above was extracted above from the cover of Free Comic Book Day 2008 - Bart is eating an ice cream cone reading a valuable comic with Comic Book Guy looking on in horror. The cover of 2010, above, center, is a parody of that comic, Amazing Fantasy #15, from August 1962, shown above to the right, drawn by Jack Kirby and inked by Steve Ditko. That's the first issue of Spider-Man. << Previous Cover   Next Cover >>

Free Comic Book Day Bongo Comics Free-For-All  2011   (May 7 2011) Free preview on-line at the Free Comic Book Day web site. See our Cover Analyses below! Ralph Wiggum in: Ralph Learns a Lesson MMMMMMMMPages:  11 Script:  Jesse Leon McCann Pencils:  James Lloyd Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Bart Simpson #38 Li'l Krusty MMMMMMMMPages:  1 Script:  Mary Trainor Pencils:  Jason Ho Inks:  Mike Rote Colors:  Chris Ungar Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Bart Simpson #47 Bart Simpson in: Let The Games Begin! MMMMMMMMPages:  3 Story & Art:  Evan Dorkin Colors:  Sarah Dyer Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Bart Simpson #54 Li'l Krusty MMMMMMMMPages:  1 Script:  Mary Trainor Pencils:  Jason Ho Inks:  Mike Rote Colors:  Chris Ungar Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Bart Simpson #47 Bart Simpson in: Big Top Flop MMMMMMMMPages:  12 Script & Art:  Sergio Aragonés Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Bart Simpson #50     Cover Illustration:  Bill Morrison, Mike Rote, Serban Cristescu

Kudos to contributor Charles T. Smith, who realized the homage being paid here to Disney artist Carl Barks, creator of Scrooge McDuck. At first glance the front cover of Free Comic Book Day 2011 appears to only be a coincidental parallel to the opening panel of the story "Only A Poor Man" from Four Color #386, Donald Duck from March 1952. Even an initial closer examination only appears to show a close but still coincidental drawing, even if Scrooge McDuck and Comic Book Guy are both diving into their own personal stack of riches. Behind them however we see they both have observers on identical balconies, with Bart watching CBG and Donald watching Scrooge McDuck. Both drawings also have a Depth Gauge, with 90ft and 89ft in the current drawing and 80ft and 79ft in the drawing from nearly sixty years ago.  Lastly, perchance anyone is still left unconvinced, note the only prominent comic behind Comic Book Guy is duck billed Uncle Tightwad, an obvious parallel to Uncle Scrooge aka Scrooge McDuck. Our thanks to Bill Morrison, Mike Rote and Serban Cristescu for their work on yet another wonderful cover. This is the second Carl Barks image (that we've identified!) used for a cover; see our analyses of the cover of Simpsons Comic #102. << Previous Cover   Next Cover >>

Free Comic Book Day Bongo Comics Free-For-All!  2012   (May 5 2012) Bongo offers the best in humor comics with a proud tale from the boasting barflies of Moe’s Tavern, as they recount their close encounter with marauding beasts as members of the Springfield Bear Patrol. And Sergio Aragonés joins the fun with a story from his own past of how he made his first peso as an underground and underage artist. THEN, flip over the book for two of the swimmingest SpongeBob sagas from the series' hard-to-find earliest issues. In "Squidward and the Golden Clarinet," SpongeBob reads an issue of Mermaid Man to a less-than-welcoming Squidward. But this story has a musical hook even Squidward can't resist. Plus: a page of gags that go off the deep end by indie artiste James Kochalka. See the Free Comic Book Day web site for the latest info! Tales From The Springfield Bear Patrol MMMMMMMMPages:  12 Script:  Brian Houlihan Pencils:  James Lloyd Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:   Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  The Simpsons Summer Shindig #5 My First Peso MMMMMMMMPages:  5 Story & Art:  Sergio Aragonés Colors:  Tom Luth Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:   Bill Morrison Reprinted from:  Sergio Aragonés Funnies #2 Flip cover SpongeBob Comics Freestyle Funnies leads two SpongeBob sagas and a page of gags by indie artiste James Kochalka.

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