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Bart Simpson #4
Big Beefy Book of Bart Simpson
The newest comic book compilation in a bestselling series dedicated exclusively to the exhilarating and extraordinary extracurricular exploits of Bart Simpson!
Bart Simpson is back with a brand–new collection of comics and stories loaded with headless dolls, evil aliens, impatient apes, crossing guards, chocolate laxatives, dreadlocks, loincloths, merit badges, computer viruses, juice boxes, bubble gum, greedy gold diggers, school pictures, parking tickets, time machines, Squishees gone bad, obsessive sailors, SWAT teams, and one big ugly fish.
It's all here in one 'beefy' book that is 100% Grade–A Bart Simpson.
Bart Simpson is back with a brand–new collection of comics and stories loaded with headless dolls, evil aliens, impatient apes, crossing guards, chocolate laxatives, dreadlocks, loincloths, merit badges, computer viruses, juice boxes, bubble gum, greedy gold diggers, school pictures, parking tickets, time machines, Squishees gone bad, obsessive sailors, SWAT teams, and one big ugly fish.
It's all here in one 'beefy' book that is 100% Grade–A Bart Simpson.
120 pages, Paperback
First published May 23, 2005
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About the author
Matt Groening
1,066 books437 followersMatthew Abram Groening is an American cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland, Oregon.
Groening is best known as the creator of The Simpsons. He is also the creator of Futurama and the author of the weekly comic strip Life in Hell. Groening distributed Life in Hell in the book corner of Licorice Pizza, a record store in which he worked.
He made his first professional cartoon sale to the avant-garde Wet magazine in 1978. The cartoon is still carried in 250 weekly newspapers.
Groening is best known as the creator of The Simpsons. He is also the creator of Futurama and the author of the weekly comic strip Life in Hell. Groening distributed Life in Hell in the book corner of Licorice Pizza, a record store in which he worked.
He made his first professional cartoon sale to the avant-garde Wet magazine in 1978. The cartoon is still carried in 250 weekly newspapers.
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May 13, 2019
This is a compilation of the stories in Bart Simpson comics, issues 13-16. For the most part the humor is uninspired and can't really hold a candle to the better Bongo compilations. Still, it will serve as a quick Simpsons fix. The level of hilarity is about 2 notches down from your average issue of Archie comics.
Here's what you get:
BARTZAN AND THE ANCIENT GOLDEN FORBIDDEN CITY OF GOLD: Bart as Tarzan defends a lost city from looters. This one co-stars Mr. Teeny, Hans Moleman, the Springfield Bullies and monkey-Homer and monkey-Marge.
LITTLE BUDDY DAY: A 2 page short wherein 4th graders at Springfield Elementary act as "Big Brothers" to the younger kids.
SCAREDY CATS: Another fairly short story about the time Lisa, Bart and Milhouse go to see the movie Space Mutants XXII: Disco Invasion.
BART'S BIG SPILL: Bart suffers an embarrassing mishap while preparing to give a big speech at the Student Assembly.
THE TIME BANDIT: Bart "borrows" Professor Frink's time machine and travels back into Springfield's recent history, when most of the adults he knows were in their late teens. Features a comic book hating Comic Book Guy.
BRING YOUR PARENTS TO SCHOOL DAY: This is a 2 page short about what happens when Bart brings Homer to school for the day.
COMPUTER HACKLES: The weakest story in the book, Bart bribes Martin Prince to hack into the itchy and Scratchy website during school hours.
BART DOES SOMETHING FISHY: Bart has a brief adventure at the Springfield Squid port
READING NIGHT: In this 2 pager, Lisa succeeds in getting her family to read more.
BART VERSION 2.0: Bart's personality is turned into a computer virus that wreaks havoc on the world. The solution is actually pretty funny.
DIARY OF A MAD SAX CAMPER: A 2 pager about Lisa's trip to band camp.
BART'S JUNIOR CAMPER DE-MERIT BADGE MANUEL: Bart's 2 page take on acquiring some of the classic scouting merit badges.
BAD HAIR DAY: Lisa gets some beauty tips from Aunts Patty & Selma.
BART'S ONE PAGE GUIDE TO CREATING NICKNAMES.
INVASION OF THE BABY SNATCHERS: Maggie saves the planet from an alien invasion. We need more good Maggie stories.
PICTURE DAY: Bart & Milhouse try on crazy outfits in preparation for School Picture Day.
SQUISHY OF DEATH: One of the better stories here, Bart, Milhouse and Ralphie Wiggums travel across Springfield looking for the mysterious and elusive Squishy of Death!
THE CASE OF THE HEADLESS DOLLS: Lisa's dolls start turning up with no heads and she blames Bart, until his action figures start turning up headless too!
THE ONE PAGE GUIDE TO CREATING CATCH PHRASES
ZONE WARS: Bart tricks the Flanders boys in an attempt to get out of court mandated labor.
Here's what you get:
BARTZAN AND THE ANCIENT GOLDEN FORBIDDEN CITY OF GOLD: Bart as Tarzan defends a lost city from looters. This one co-stars Mr. Teeny, Hans Moleman, the Springfield Bullies and monkey-Homer and monkey-Marge.
LITTLE BUDDY DAY: A 2 page short wherein 4th graders at Springfield Elementary act as "Big Brothers" to the younger kids.
SCAREDY CATS: Another fairly short story about the time Lisa, Bart and Milhouse go to see the movie Space Mutants XXII: Disco Invasion.
BART'S BIG SPILL: Bart suffers an embarrassing mishap while preparing to give a big speech at the Student Assembly.
THE TIME BANDIT: Bart "borrows" Professor Frink's time machine and travels back into Springfield's recent history, when most of the adults he knows were in their late teens. Features a comic book hating Comic Book Guy.
BRING YOUR PARENTS TO SCHOOL DAY: This is a 2 page short about what happens when Bart brings Homer to school for the day.
COMPUTER HACKLES: The weakest story in the book, Bart bribes Martin Prince to hack into the itchy and Scratchy website during school hours.
BART DOES SOMETHING FISHY: Bart has a brief adventure at the Springfield Squid port
READING NIGHT: In this 2 pager, Lisa succeeds in getting her family to read more.
BART VERSION 2.0: Bart's personality is turned into a computer virus that wreaks havoc on the world. The solution is actually pretty funny.
DIARY OF A MAD SAX CAMPER: A 2 pager about Lisa's trip to band camp.
BART'S JUNIOR CAMPER DE-MERIT BADGE MANUEL: Bart's 2 page take on acquiring some of the classic scouting merit badges.
BAD HAIR DAY: Lisa gets some beauty tips from Aunts Patty & Selma.
BART'S ONE PAGE GUIDE TO CREATING NICKNAMES.
INVASION OF THE BABY SNATCHERS: Maggie saves the planet from an alien invasion. We need more good Maggie stories.
PICTURE DAY: Bart & Milhouse try on crazy outfits in preparation for School Picture Day.
SQUISHY OF DEATH: One of the better stories here, Bart, Milhouse and Ralphie Wiggums travel across Springfield looking for the mysterious and elusive Squishy of Death!
THE CASE OF THE HEADLESS DOLLS: Lisa's dolls start turning up with no heads and she blames Bart, until his action figures start turning up headless too!
THE ONE PAGE GUIDE TO CREATING CATCH PHRASES
ZONE WARS: Bart tricks the Flanders boys in an attempt to get out of court mandated labor.
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May 7, 2018
Another meh collection of Simpsons comics.
I don't know why I keep reading these if I know I'm not going to like them. Maybe it's the hope of finding a gem, like some of the Treehouse of Horror comics. Seriously, THOSE are the only good Simpsons comics out there. Guest artists and writers, interesting stories. The regular Simpsons comics don't even compare.
Bart travels through time, Bart creates a computer virus that infects the city, Maggie gets abducted by aliens. These SOUND like interesting stories, but the execution is so bland. The dialogue reads as stilted. And the jokes? Simpsons comics fall into that category where jokes are clearly set up, but the punchline never delivers, or delivers weakly. It's more . . . humorously circumstantial than it is humorous.
And it's hard to tell who the audience is for these comics. The Simpsons has never been a strictly-for-kids show, but it has a kids audience. Yet the writing and content suggests that the Simpsons comics ARE geared towards kids? I have no problem with something being marketed towards kid, and content being altered for perceived appropriateness. But form? There's a way to write for kids that is simple but simple evocative and engaging. But not here. Stilted, stilted writing. It's painful.
I want to like the Simpsons comics because the Futurama comics definitely hold up and I liked the Simpsons comics a lot when I was a kid. But being honest, those Simpsons comics were some of the first Simpsons comics to exist, and those, to me, are possessed of a more anarchic, devil-may-care attitude reminiscent of Groening's original Life in Hell comics. I know that comes off as fanboyish "IT WAS BETTER BEFORE" talk, but it really feels that way. If nothing else, the writing was so much better, and the writing now really, REALLY bothers me.
Don't check it out, man.
I don't know why I keep reading these if I know I'm not going to like them. Maybe it's the hope of finding a gem, like some of the Treehouse of Horror comics. Seriously, THOSE are the only good Simpsons comics out there. Guest artists and writers, interesting stories. The regular Simpsons comics don't even compare.
Bart travels through time, Bart creates a computer virus that infects the city, Maggie gets abducted by aliens. These SOUND like interesting stories, but the execution is so bland. The dialogue reads as stilted. And the jokes? Simpsons comics fall into that category where jokes are clearly set up, but the punchline never delivers, or delivers weakly. It's more . . . humorously circumstantial than it is humorous.
And it's hard to tell who the audience is for these comics. The Simpsons has never been a strictly-for-kids show, but it has a kids audience. Yet the writing and content suggests that the Simpsons comics ARE geared towards kids? I have no problem with something being marketed towards kid, and content being altered for perceived appropriateness. But form? There's a way to write for kids that is simple but simple evocative and engaging. But not here. Stilted, stilted writing. It's painful.
I want to like the Simpsons comics because the Futurama comics definitely hold up and I liked the Simpsons comics a lot when I was a kid. But being honest, those Simpsons comics were some of the first Simpsons comics to exist, and those, to me, are possessed of a more anarchic, devil-may-care attitude reminiscent of Groening's original Life in Hell comics. I know that comes off as fanboyish "IT WAS BETTER BEFORE" talk, but it really feels that way. If nothing else, the writing was so much better, and the writing now really, REALLY bothers me.
Don't check it out, man.
June 9, 2019
Different from others in the series, this is a collection of multiple short stories which are funny as usual.
The interaction of Bartzan and the monkey is cute
In Bart's Big spill, Bart is seldom so nervous as he needs to present on stage!
In Time Bandit, Bart travelled back in time and met his parents as classmates, and finally Maggie won the prize!!
Bring your parents to school day, Skinner and mother's conversations broadcasted to whole school :D
Bart does something fishy! Bart as a yummy fish being chased!!
Bad Hair Day! Even Maggie covers her eyes at her aunts :D
In The Squish of Death, Ralph is unexpectedly smart to locate the other store!
The interaction of Bartzan and the monkey is cute
In Bart's Big spill, Bart is seldom so nervous as he needs to present on stage!
In Time Bandit, Bart travelled back in time and met his parents as classmates, and finally Maggie won the prize!!
Bring your parents to school day, Skinner and mother's conversations broadcasted to whole school :D
Bart does something fishy! Bart as a yummy fish being chased!!
Bad Hair Day! Even Maggie covers her eyes at her aunts :D
In The Squish of Death, Ralph is unexpectedly smart to locate the other store!
August 12, 2025
A good collection of Simpsons Comics, particularly for any fans of Bart (although there are stories about Lisa and Maggie, too, so it's not all Bart). A mix of longer stories and shorter little snippets, but all are funny and worth reading for anyone who likes The Simpsons.
Generally, I preferred the little vignettes and shorter stories to the full-length ones, because I found the longer ones could drag just a little compared to the more brief ones, with a good example there being Lisa Simpson in: Bad Hair Day!, which was only a few pages long, but just a lot of fun to read. Overall, all the comics within are good and amusing though, and more than worth your time for Simpsons fans.
Generally, I preferred the little vignettes and shorter stories to the full-length ones, because I found the longer ones could drag just a little compared to the more brief ones, with a good example there being Lisa Simpson in: Bad Hair Day!, which was only a few pages long, but just a lot of fun to read. Overall, all the comics within are good and amusing though, and more than worth your time for Simpsons fans.
January 10, 2019
This one was a fun collection of Bart Simpson stories. Some were funny, some were just so short and pointless in my opinion.
April 20, 2022
I love The Simpsons and Then a while back I learned they made them in Comic books and ones starting Bart, so I read those and a few of the graphic novels, too.
November 10, 2023
My first comic book ever and safe to say it was MUCH EASIER to follow than anticipated.
Made me chuckle a lot and enjoyed the small stories within.
Will definitely read more comics in the future!
Made me chuckle a lot and enjoyed the small stories within.
Will definitely read more comics in the future!
April 1, 2024
Fast read full of short stories nothing much to say but fun short stories. Some were about Bart,Lisa, and even the baby Maggie.
July 24, 2025
It always surprises me how versatile the Simpsons characters are. You can invent funny stories all the time. Same as the others : funny.
February 28, 2017
eh, past time reading.
February 7, 2011
Big Buffy Book of
Bart Simpson
This book by Matt Groening is one of the best comics I have ever read. It is full of totally different stories from monkeys to school president you’ll always have a laugh. It’s about a kid named Bart Simpson and his crazy adventures. From page one you will get the authors tone and how he makes the jokes and comedy. The first story is about gorillas the next one is about being school president and how difficult it can be. Then it goes off to the movies and the new premier of an awesome movie. Then it’s off to bad luck and karmas funny revenge.
I think that the author did an awesome job with this book. I like how the comic panels are placed and how the words are placed. I, being a comic fan have to say this was probably the funniest one I have read. Matt was not so descriptive of the story but he was very clear of what was happening, so there were almost no confusing parts. I recommend it to any comics fan and also to people who like comedy. This book was more than a page turner, If I were to rate it I would rate it a twenty out of ten. That’s how much I liked it. I can’t wait to read the next one if he ever makes one.
Bart Simpson
This book by Matt Groening is one of the best comics I have ever read. It is full of totally different stories from monkeys to school president you’ll always have a laugh. It’s about a kid named Bart Simpson and his crazy adventures. From page one you will get the authors tone and how he makes the jokes and comedy. The first story is about gorillas the next one is about being school president and how difficult it can be. Then it goes off to the movies and the new premier of an awesome movie. Then it’s off to bad luck and karmas funny revenge.
I think that the author did an awesome job with this book. I like how the comic panels are placed and how the words are placed. I, being a comic fan have to say this was probably the funniest one I have read. Matt was not so descriptive of the story but he was very clear of what was happening, so there were almost no confusing parts. I recommend it to any comics fan and also to people who like comedy. This book was more than a page turner, If I were to rate it I would rate it a twenty out of ten. That’s how much I liked it. I can’t wait to read the next one if he ever makes one.
January 18, 2016
My all-time favorite episode of the Simpsons is called '22 Short Films About Springfield.' In that classic episode from 1996, Bart wonders if anything interesting in his hometown. The episode then focuses on all of the supporting characters on the show such as Professor Frink, Milhouse's family, and Comic Book Guy. I love how all of these iconic characters get a chance to shine instead of the Simpson family.
If ever there was a comic book version of that great episode, it's this collection of issues from Bongo Comics- The Big Beefy Book of Bart Simpson!
Among some of the awesomeness contained within is a time-travelling adventure with Prof. Frink back to the early days of Homer and Marge, the epic search for the Squishee of Death, Computer Hacking 101 with Martin Prince, and much much more insanity.
There wasn't a moment of this collection that I didn't enjoy though the Bart as Tarzan parody was probably the weakest tale of the bunch and yet I kept laughing and laughing at its goofiness!
When you need a Simpsons fix and can't watch it on TV or online- the dynamic comic books by Bongo are a near perfect substitute.
If ever there was a comic book version of that great episode, it's this collection of issues from Bongo Comics- The Big Beefy Book of Bart Simpson!
Among some of the awesomeness contained within is a time-travelling adventure with Prof. Frink back to the early days of Homer and Marge, the epic search for the Squishee of Death, Computer Hacking 101 with Martin Prince, and much much more insanity.
There wasn't a moment of this collection that I didn't enjoy though the Bart as Tarzan parody was probably the weakest tale of the bunch and yet I kept laughing and laughing at its goofiness!
When you need a Simpsons fix and can't watch it on TV or online- the dynamic comic books by Bongo are a near perfect substitute.
November 6, 2008
In this book there is a boy name Bart Simpson.He has a sister her name is Lisa simpson.His mom name was Marge Simpson.His dad name was Hurm Simpson and he has a baby sister.In the fist part he was a hero. The fuuny part is when he went to school he spill his punch.That was the fuuny part that i had like.
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July 11, 2013
Hey girls oh you so hot yeh I know do you want to feel it oh yes sweaty next time when I see you do you think you want to marry me so what is your names Leila Ebony Layla Eloise Ava Doreen Miranda and ZOE so I think I will choose I will marry Layla the blondy and my Friend Joseph Destiny Adriano Seth Aryan Adam and some more oh my darling take of all your clothes and let's sex tonight until your tired let's start now and get ready for tomorrow's wedding
December 19, 2012
My least favorite book was the Big beefy of Bart simpson.I didn't like the settings.My opinion was "worst comic ever"because I just didn't like the storyline or chapters.It wasn't as funny as the others.It wasn't good but wasn't bad.One last thing is if you just like looking at pictures don't get it.
May 5, 2014
Cute, sometimes laugh out loud funny, and sometimes just cheesy. But still the best way to get your Simpsons fix if you're not watching the tv show. This is my 2nd or 3rd time reading this and I still get a kick out of it.
November 18, 2008
Greatest comic book ever! I loved this comic for plenty of reasons.
1.) the animation is great
2.)I love the creator of the simpsons
3.)The stories were entertaining
1.) the animation is great
2.)I love the creator of the simpsons
3.)The stories were entertaining
June 16, 2010
I love the TV show The Simpsons so I loved this book all about Simpsons comics.
April 25, 2010
This book is pretty funny
September 26, 2010
Really funny
July 25, 2011
It's Simpsons. Period.
May 25, 2015
This was a fun one. I particularly liked the time travel story.
September 8, 2016
it was funny
March 4, 2022
Very good story of bartzan and the Ancient Forbidden Golden City of Gold
August 27, 2009
this book was hilarious
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