Simpsons Super Spectacular (2005) comic books

by Boothby, Delaney, Lash, & Brereton Super-heroic Barts of many worlds (Bartman, Stretch Dude, and Cupcake Kid) are summoned into yet another world by an unlikely ally to battle side-by-side against the tyrannical ruler of the planet... Bart Simpson(!) in "The Extraordinary League of Barts!" And on the flip side, Radioactive Man and the "marvels" of Zenith City are viewed through the camera lens of a prickly photographer in "Bongos," an all-comic, all-painted tale by Batton Lash and Dan Brereton. Super Simpsons! Super special! Super Spectacular this December! 48pgs, FCSRP: $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

By Beland, Boothby, Delaney, & Lash Three superior superheroic stories in one big ish! Meet Gastritus, the swallower of whole galaxies and a lot of pork rinds. Then, Stretch Dude, Clobber Girl, and Battle Baby find themselves on the wrong side of the law when the local League of Women Voters outlaws superheroes. And, finally, some of Radioactive Man's female friends from the Superior Squad grab the spotlight in a stirring adventure. 32pgs, FCSRP. Cover price $2.99.

by Peyer, Lash, and Morrison. Bartman meets his newest and perhaps least effective nemesis, the sinister genius known as The Science-ster. (Yeah, that's the best we could come up with.) Then Radioactive Man becomes aware of the fallout from his nuclear powers and decides to give up super- heroing forever! 32pgs, FC Cover price $2.99.

by Barr & Lash Pieman and the Cupcake Kid encounter another uncouth and undercooked evil genius in the guise of Professor Frink, whose zeal to fund his research has some unexpected and embarrassing effects on the pastry-themed pair. And while were on the subject of food -- Radioactive Man finds himself facing the strangest villain in his multi-faceted crime-fighting career when an innocent delivery boy is transformed into an ever-changing food platter of foul play, and Radioactive Man is buffeted about by a living buffet -- the gastronomic nightmare known as Mufelatto, the Aliment Man! Cover price $2.99.

by Various Consider Homer Simpson. Loving father. Nuclear engineer. Barfly. What wacky trouble will Homer find himself in the middle of? Cover price $2.99.

by Lash Bartman has a new partner in crime-fighting, the Salesman, and if he's lucky, ol' Gil and his shoddy equipment might only get one of them killed. And the citizens of Zenith experience mind-bending metamorphoses when an old haunted house secretly transforms every person who enters. But the question is, when Radioactive Man rushes in to help, which Radioactive Man will emerge? Cover price $4.99.

by Boothby, Shaw!, Kazaleh and Morrison Brace yourself for the return of one of Springfield's most unheralded but most in demand superheroes - Señor Ding Dong, and he makes house calls on weekends, too! Then join The Sprint, a balding, paunchy middle-age hero on his pursuit through the underbelly of the mean streets of Springfield in search of one thing - a beer at Moe's! Finally, meet the newest member of the Radioactive Man Family - Radioactive Rabbit! Simpsonic heroes will rise this December! Cover price $2.99.

(W) Lash (A) Rodriguez, Pepoy 'The Great, Extreme, Ultimate, and Totally Awesome Radioactive Man Event,' Part 3. The brand-new and re-imagined Radioactive Man comic hits the shelves, and everyone wants a copy of history-in-the-making, but will everyone be satisfied with the results? Krusty the Clown, publisher of Radioactive Man comics, is on pins and needles, and nothing good can come from keeping a clown in suspense! Cover price $2.99.

When the rats in Moe's Tavern take flight and make plans to take over Springfield, there is only one mighty force that can stand in the way of The Rat Pack. Prepare yourself for the derring-do of the Unleashed Legion! Then, Bartman is on the case, when people all over Springfield fall victim to random hairnappings. Finally, one of Radioactive Man's adversaries will get a second chance at defeating the Atomic Avenger when he makes his return as the Retroactive Man! Cover price $2.99.

(W) Barr, Boothby (A) Delaney, Pepoy As Pieman, Homer has served out justice with a firm crust, some whipped topping, and a creamy filling. But the legend of the Pieman has existed long before Homer put on his cape and pie tin, and now he is about to come mask to mask with the Piemen of the World. Then, Stretch Dude is in need of a new partner when Clobber Girl is sidelined by the Superflu, but there is only one available - Gluestick (alias Ralph Wiggum). Cover price $2.99.

(W/A) Boothby, Delaney, Pepoy After a run-in with The Brotherhood of Bullies, Bartman is entrusted with Professor Frink's newest invention, a cell phone that can give its owner superheroic abilities. In the hands of Bartman's sidekick, however, Houseboy (Milhouse) turns into a very, very, bad boy! Then while visiting Frink Labs, Bart uses the professor's newest invention to do the family laundry, and soon the genetic material from the clothing melds with Frink's concoction to create sentient metal creatures that resemble the Simpsons. Cover price $2.99.

(W/A) Verrone, Rodriguez Who splotches the Splotchmen? Following an attack on Springfield's most famous comedian, Springfield's past and present costumed heroes (Pie Man, Cupcake Kid, Dr. New Haven, Pastry Face, the Original Collector, French Silk Spectre, and more) must work together to thwart a highly unstable, cream-filled plot to broker a peace with their town rival, Shelbyville. Cover price $2.99.

Ripped from the headlines of Playbill magazine, a cautionary tale of superhero mega-musicals gone awry! When Claude Kane III is approached to finance a singing spectacular based on the exploits of Radioactive Man, he soon finds himself doing double duty while trying to save the production from a director whose vision can't be contained, a rock 'n' roll composer whose ego needs to be kept in check, and a budget that continues to skyrocket, along with protecting the helpless cast and crew caught in the middle! Cover price $2.99.

(W) Batton Lash (A) Ian Boothby & Various (CA) Hilary Barta Radioactive Man welcomes guest artist Frank Brunner (Doctor Strange) for a twisted and tyrannical trans-dimensional tale! When Radioactive Man's fellow Superior Squad member Plasmo the Mystic goes missing, the Irradiated Crusader must travel across time and space to rescue the supernatural spellcaster. Then, a new, all-girl, superhero team, The Nerds of Prey (Jessica Lovejoy, Sherri and Terri, and Greta Wolfcastle), spring into action under the watchful eye and technological savvy of a secretive Lisa Simpson with one goal in mind -- rescuing Bartman from the clutches of the Cat Lady Woman. Enhanced with a spectacular cover by Hilary Barta. Cover price $2.99.

(W) Ian Boothby, Chuck Dixon (A) Nina Matsumoto & Various (CA) James Lloyd, Mike Rote Bartman discovers a Japanese comic book at the Android's Dungeon depicting some of his greatest exploits in manga form. And then in a crisis of discontinuous continuities, Plasmo taps into a neighboring dimension to find a replacement for a fallen Superior Squadron comrade, causing a calamitous chain reaction and a world overpopulated with duplicate heroes and villains. Cover price $2.99.