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Bart proves an old wives’ tale true: If you make a face, it might stay that way! Then, Bartman (aka

Sideshow Bob returns to Springfield in the company of the rightful creator of Itchy and Scratchy, the hobo Chester J.

Maggie goes to work with Homer and manages to save his bacon and his job. Then, inspired by Professor Frink and encouraged by Lisa, Marge attempts to remake her household into a green-friendly environment. Finally, Lisa suffers from amnesia after a bump on the head and Bart tries to convince her that she had a previous reputation as a troublemaker. Also: a new installment of ‘Maggie’s Crib.’

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!

Maestro of MADness Sergio Aragones creates a chaotic comic cover and three talented teams of writers and artist provide three wildly different and equally hilarious stories that explain what it all means. It’s three comics in one! Spoilers Below So before we get into some brief recaps, we are given a prologue if you will from the Simpsons Comics writers, explaining that the cover(as pictured above) was done by the great Sergio Aragones, in which case that cover was given to three different writers who came up with three different stories that are included in this week’ issue.

Bart makes an important archaeological discovery when he finds a frozen caveman in Lake Springfield. And after a mail-order mix-up, Homer’s Christmas gifts to the family get delivered to different residences throughout Springfield – with surprising results! Then, Grampa Simpson explains the origins of eggnog, Christmas cards, and Santa’s milk and cookies. Next, Bart tries to make some holiday cash by shoveling snow outside of Moe’s Tavern. Finally, Homer has a billion dollar idea that will revolutionize wintertime play for kids. But will he be able to cash in?