Issue: #9
Last valuation update: 2025-12-24
Flip book w/ "Homer Simpson's Pathetic Pal, Barney Gumble #1." Cover art by Bill Morrison. The Purple Prose of Springfield, script by Andrew Gottlieb, pencils by Luis Escobar, inks by Tim Bavington; Lisa becomes a bestselling author after Bart changes her diary. 114 things that Matt Groening likes that other people say they hate. Tim Bavington biography. Asleep at the Well, script by Bill Morrison...
First appearances: Sam, Larry
Creators: Richard Starkings, Comicraft, Electric Crayon, Tim Bavington, Bill Morrison, Matt Groening
Characters: Sam, Marge Simpson, Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Homer Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Moe Szyslak, Principal Skinner, Carl Carlson, Barney Gumble, Mayor Joe Quimby, Lenny Leonard, Santa's Little Helper, Lionel Hutz, Larry, Troy McClure, Otto Mann, Edna Krabappel, Kent Brockman, Chief Wiggum