The first comic strips based on `` The Simpsons '' appeared in 1991 in the magazine `` Simpsons Illustrated '' ( not to be confused with the comic publications from 2012 bearing the same name ) , which was a companion magazine to the show .
The first comic strips based on The Simpsons appeared in 1991 in the magazine Simpsons Illustrated ( not to be confused with the comic publications from 2012 bearing the same name ) , which was a companion magazine to the show .