History ComicBook / TheSimpsons

** The first comic book involved Homer being on the receiving end of one of [[MiracleGroMonster Mr. Burns' experimental growth rays]]. He ended up rampaging through Springfield until a dose of an experimental formula returned him to normal.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: The final part of the "WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis" features brief shadowed cameos from ComicBook/{{Batman}}, ComicBook/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/WonderWoman, ComicBook/SpiderMan, ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and ComicBook/TheMightyThor. When [[LampshadeHanging Bart asks why]] they're all standing in the shadows, Spider-Man replies "Copyright protection."

* {{Crossover}}: The four-part "Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis".

* TheInsomniac: Mister Burns never sleeps, after one too many visits from [[Book/AChristmasCarol holiday spirits telling him to change his ways]].

** In the early issues, Bart was often seen wearing a blue shirt instead of his trademark orange one. The blue shirt became rarer, though; in later issues he only wears it when he's Bartman.

After its success in prime time TV, ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' spawned into ComicBook territory with its own series based on the show. The comics were created by Creator/BongoComics. ''Simpsons Comics,'' The main title was launched in November, 1993 and ended in October, 2018 at 245 issues. There have also been several {{spin off}}s such as ''ComicBook/BartSimpson'', ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'', and ''Radioactive Man''.

* ThereWasADoor: Lindsey Neagle leaps out of a window when Lisa accuses her of stealing her ideas.

--->'''Bartomu:''' Eep! I am too '''dead'''.

* NecessaryEvil: Nelson's depriving kids of their lunch money is apparently viewed as a good thing, since it leaves them unable to buy and eat the school's grossly unhealthy meals.

** When chewing Bart and Lisa out for ruining a school production, Skinner is constantly undermined by Mrs. Krabapple, who suggests harsh punishments for both of them.

* PetTheDog: Bart has all the teachers in Springfield deported, and as they're being bundled onto an airplane, Miss Hoover asks where Mrs Krabapple's being sent.
-->'''Mrs Krabapple:''' ''(smug grin)'' France.\\

After its success in prime time TV, ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' spawned into ComicBook territory with its own series based on the show. The comics were created by Creator/BongoComics. ''Simpsons Comics,'' The main title was launched in November, 1993 and is slated to end in October, 2018 at 245 issues. There have also been several {{spin off}}s such as ''ComicBook/BartSimpson'', ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'', and ''Radioactive Man''.

* EveryoneIsASuspect: One early issue focuses on the mystery of who stole a sculpture of a puma (the Springfield Elementary mascot) from the school. The mystery must be solved before Principal Skinner returns from a trip. Given a dozen suspects with increasingly bizarre motives, [[spoiler: Lisa deduces that Skinner took it with him to protect it]].

* SuperheroEpisode: Quite common .Either focusing on [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E4TreehouseOfHorrorX Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl]], Bart being the Bartman character he dressed as in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E21ThreeMenAndAComicBook Three Men and A Comic Book]] or [[ShowWithinAShow comic book within a show]] character, ''Radioactive Man''.

** Even happens to Mr. Burns, who laments that while he is very, very, very rich, the trillionares look down on him from their "towers of diamond."

* BornInTheWrongCentury: In an issue of Radioactive Man, a curvacious modern women is told by a former beauty queen turned agent she is too 'zaftig' to be a model nowadays, so she goes back in time to the fifties when the agent was competing were her 'zaftig' figure is admired by everyone (including the future agent).

* ProductPromotionParade: Spoofed in a "Chocobots" strip, which provides the image for that page.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Like you see in the page pic, the first comic book involved Homer being on the receiving end of one of [[MiracleGroMonster Mr. Burns' experimental growth rays]]. He ended up rampaging through Springfield until a dose of an experimental formula returned him to normal.

** Another issue has a group of people disguising themselves as statues to follow Bart. Lisa wonders if they've painted ''all'' their bodies, and given their pores room to breath. Cut to them being taken away in ambulances.

* BizarroUniverse: There is a story where a malfunctioning invention of Professor Frink's turns the Simpson-verse bizarro- Sideshow Bob is principal of Springfield Elementary, with Milhouse as the top prankster, Bart as the nervous side character, and Lisa, bored with school and unhappy with her good grades. Krusty is an ex-clown sidekick in jail for framing his boss, Mr. Burns is not a rich businessman (With Smithers as his dog), Homer is a single dad raising Bart and Maggie who works for Comic Book Guy's mafia, Marge is a single mom who acts as Springfield's mayor, and most shocking over all, Homer and Marge never met! In fact, the only unchanged person is Moe the Bartender, still running his tavern- though he now has a glass eye. In trying to get back home, Frink ends up causing a series of events that makes the bizarroverse more like the real one.

** Mr. Burns thinks he can save money buy getting his workers addicted to specially engineered donuts and offering them as pay, but a month into their addictions his employees are now incredibly fat and have such a hard time doing their jobs the drop in productivity and the money it takes to keep them in donuts means Burns is now losing his profits.

** Moe Syzlak's navy-blue apron and matching bowtie are changed to a white apron and pink bowtie, in most cases.
** Krusty the Clown's beard is not made up like the rest of his face, and is in its' natural dark brown color (in the show and most merchandising appearances, his beard is painted from either light orange to a peachy color.)