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Bartman

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Beginning in 2005 Bartman and Radioactive Man stories were incorporated into the binannual Simpsons Super Spectacular  series.


Bartman #1 Bartman #1  - Version #1   (Dec 1993)
   Bart Simpson, Archenemy of Evil!

The Comic Cover Caper!
MMMMMMMMPages:  28
Script & Layouts:  Steve Vance
Pencils:  Phil Ortiz
Finished Art:  Bill Morrison
Additional Inks:  Tim Bavington
Co-Plot & Colors:  Cindy Vance
Reprinted in:  Bartman: Best of the Best  

Bart's Bottom 40
MMMMMMMMPages:  1
Reprinted from:  Simpsons Illustrated #1
Reprinted in:  Simpsons Comics Extravaganza
   
Cover Illustration:  Steve Vance, Bill Morrison
Departments:  Bartmail

This was one of the first four comics released by Bongo Comics, each of which included one of four parts (this was part 3) of an "Ultra-Giant 4-Part Bongo Universe Poster." The cover (on the left) featured Bart hanging precariously over a vat of bubbling silver ink, using a special foil cover. The special editions costs $2.95 (vs. $1.95 for the other versions below) and doesn't have a bar code on the cover. This was also reprinted in the limited edition Bongo Comics Group Spectacular volume.


Bartman #1 Bartman #1  - Version #2   (Dec 1993)

(Content same as above)

This version has a non-foil cover, a bar code on the cover page and doesn't include a poster but only costs $1.95.


Bartman #1 Bartman #1  - Version #3   (Dec 1993)

(Content same as above)

This version has a non-foil cover, doesn't include a poster and is priced at $1.95. More significantly, this version includes a "Bart Simpson" bar code on the cover page. The "Bart Simpson" bar codes on these special versions of Simpsons Comics #1, Itchy & Scratchy Comics #1, Bartman #1 and Radioactive Man #1 together form a complete headshot of Bart which is illustrated here!
Bartman #1 Bart code


Bartman #2 Bartman #2   (Apr 1994)
   Bart Simpson, Archenemy of Evil!

Where Stalks... The Penalizer!
MMMMMMMMPages:  26
Script:  Jan Strnad
Pencils, Edits:  Steve Vance
Finished Art:  Bill Morrison, Tim Bavington, Phil Ortiz
Colors, Edits:  Cindy Vance
Reprinted in:  Bartman: Best of the Best  
   
Cover Illustration:   Steve Vance, Bill Morrison
Departments:  The Bongo Beat!, Bartmail


Bartman #3 Bartman #3   (Aug 1994)
   Meets Radioactive Man
   Free Skybox Trading Card Inside!


The Final Collision
MMMMMMMMPages:  26
Script:  Jan Strnad
Co-Plot, Pencils:  Steve Vance
Finished Art:  Bill Morrison
Colors:  Cindy Vance
King of the  
Saucer Men:  Matt Groening
Reprinted in:  Bartman: The Best of the Best  (book)
  Simpsons Classics #3  (magazine)
   
Cover Illustration:   Bill Morrison
Departments:  The Bongo Beat, Bartmail
Extras:  Skybox Trading Card B5
Bartman #3 Skybox B3 front Bartman #3 Skybox B3 back

Bongo Beat: My Rock 'N' Roll Life, Part Two: The Utter Shame of Utter Shamelessness, by The Artist Formerly Known as Matt.
Part One was printed in Simpsons Comics #5.
This Bongo Beat article was subsequently reprinted in Simpsons Comics Royale.

This is the conclusion (Part 3 of 3) of the "When Bongos Collide" Crossover story that began in Itchy & Scratchy #3 and was continued in Simpsons Comics #5.

Bongo Comics, in conjunction with Wizard magazine, ran a contest to create a costumed super-persona for Homer Simpson. The results of that contest appeared in this issue, and the winners and honorable mentions are documented in the Meet the Fans section.

This issue included Skybox card B3, which was a "spinner" card featuring Radioactive Man on one side and Bartman on the reverse (above right) and an instruction card "How To Use This Spinner Card".


Bartman #4 Bartman #4   (May 1995)

Bartman  (Part One)
MMMMMMMMPages:  26
Writer:  Gary Glasberg
Story:  Bill Morrison
Pencils:  Chris Clements
Layouts:  Luis Escobar
Inks:  Tim Bavington
Color:  Nathan Kane / Electric Crayon
Lettering:  Richard Starking's Comicraft
Commissioner:  Matt Groening
   
Cover Illustration:   Bill Morrison
Departments:  The Bongo Beat, Bartmail
Extras:  Bongo Profile: Luis Escobar

Bongo Beat: 47 Secrets About The Simpsons, A Poem of Sorts, And Some Filler, by Your pal, Matt.
This Bongo Beat article was subsequently reprinted in Simpsons Comics Royale.

Bartman #4 Amazing Spider Man 50

Comic Book fans would recognize that the cover of Bartman #4 pays homage to Amazing Spider-Man, specifically, issue #50 from July 1967.

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Bartman #5 Bartman #5   (Jun 1995)
   Lisa and Maggie, Archenemies of Evil?!

Bartman - Part Two: Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves
MMMMMMMMPages:  27
Story:  Bill Morrison
Script:  Gary Glasberg
Layouts:  Luis Escobar
Pencils:  Jim Massara
Inks:  Tim Bavington
Lettering:  Richard Starking's Comicraft
Color:  Nathan Kane / Electric Crayon
Mastermind:  Matt Groening
   
Cover Illustration:   Bill Morrison, Peter Alexander
Departments:  The Bongo Beat, Bartmail
Extras:  Bongo Profile: Gary Glasberg

Bongo Beat: Give a Hoot, Read a Book, Your pal, Matt
This Bongo Beat article was subsequently reprinted in Simpsons Comics Royale.


Bartman #6 Bartman #6   (Jul 1995)

Bartman - Part III: The Great Purple Hope
MMMMMMMMPages:  27
Story:  Bill Morrison
Script:  Gary Glasberg
Layouts:  Luis Escobar
Pencils:  Tim Bavington, Chris Clements, Luis Escobar
Inks:  Tim Bavington
Lettering:  Richard Starking's Comicraft
Colors:  Nathan Kane / Electric Crayon
Remote Controller:  Matt Groening
   
Cover Illustration:   Bill Morrison
Departments:  The Bongo Beat, Bartmail

Bongo Beat: Everything I Know About Life, by Uncle Matt
This Bongo Beat article was subsequently reprinted in Simpsons Comics Royale.

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