The Muppet Show Comic Book : Meet the Muppets Meet the Muppets is the first arc in " The Muppet Show Comic Book " title published by BOOM ! Studios based on the television series " The Muppet Show " . The series is written and illustrated by Roger Langridge . Each issue dedicates one issue to each of the main characters - - issue # 1 is " Kermit ' s Story , " which is followed by " Fozzie ' s Story , " " Gonzo ' s Story , " and " Miss Piggy ' s Story . " Each of these issues stands alone and explores the titular character ' s most elemental trait - - Kermit ' s nostalgia for the swamp , Fozzie ' s trials and tribulations as a comedian , Gonzo ' s nature , and Miss Piggy ' s love ( and jealousy ) of her frog . " Kermit ' s Story " was published on March 25 , 2009 and sold out on its first day of release ; it went back for a second printing . A trade paperback collecting the four issues was published in August , 2009 . The paperback includes extra " Muppet Show " material by Langridge originally created for the " Disney Adventures " magazine . The series will be reprinted starting in July 2011 by Marvel Comics . Issue # 1 : Kermit ' s Story . When Kermit receives a mysterious letter and starts strumming an old tune on his banjo , Robin realizes that his uncle misses the swamp . With their beloved leader down in the dumps , the whole Muppet gang does its best to try to improve Kermit ' s spirit . Gonzo tries flattery , " breaking thirty years of precedent " ; Fozzie tries the " old hat routine , " which usually has the three - year - olds in stitches ; Piggy jumps out of a cake , dressed as a lily pad ; and Scooter , hoping that being in front of an audience will snap Kermit out of his funk , schedules a Koozebane sketch that ends up being disastrously interrupted by would - be guest stars the Zimmer Twins . But in the end , it ' s Robin ' s insistence that his uncle play through to the end of " The Pond Where I Was Born " on his banjo that finally helps Kermit realize that even though the theatre is his home now , the pond " will always be a part of me . Wherever I should roam . " Other sketches featured in the issue include a " Muppet News Flash , " a new musical number ( " Bang , Boom , Splat and Pow " ) , a cooking segment with the Swedish Chef , and " Pigs in Space . " Issue # 2 : Fozzie ' s Story . When the Cheese Manufacturers ' Convention sours on Fozzie Bear ' s comedy act , he tries to reinvent himself by looking to the past for inspiration . Unfortunately , his Shakespearean homage ends in tragedy , his music hall routine lands him in " Veterinarian ' s Hospital " when Miss Piggy finds out that Kermit has canceled her " Suffragette , Crepe Suzette " number for it , and a slapstick performance conceived by Gonzo leaves him with nothing but pie on his face . But when Rowlf suggests during a last - ditch Beatnik sketch that Fozzie just be himself , the bear actually succeeds , bringing even Statler and Waldorf to tears of laughter ( and dashing the hopes of a Humorous Cheese cooked up by Dr . Bunsen Honeydew in a " Muppet Labs " sketch earlier in the show ) . Other sketches featured in the issue include a musical number ( " In My Merry Oldsmobile " ) , " The Ubiquitous Quilp , " and " Pigs in Space . " Issue # 3 : Gonzo ' s Story . Osbert J . Smedley , the theater ' s insurance agent , comes to the theater for some routine questioning . A busy Kermit has Scooter answer Smedley ' s questions . Mr . Smedley needs to know what species everybody in the theater is , but Scooter ' s not sure what Gonzo is . Scooter asks Gonzo what he is , but Gonzo states that he ' s never really thought about it before . Scooter asks around , and nobody else is sure . Eventually , Rizzo comes to the conclusion that Gonzo is a " Gonzo " . Scooter gives Smedley the answer , but then after realizing " who " Gonzo is , he realizes that having Gonzo in the theater would raise the premium up to five thousand percent . Gonzo assures a nervous Smedley that his act is risk - free , and offers to let Smedley test out his act , which would involve Smedley getting inside a cannon . A frightened Smedley then claims that there was an error and that the insurance company owes the theater thirty - two cents , and rushes off just before the big finale , which ends up sending Gonzo to the hospital . At the hospital , Scooter begs Gonzo to tell him what he is . Gonzo ' s reply : " I ' m an artist . " Sketches include " Chicken Lake " with Gonzo and the chickens , " Bear on Patrol " , " Gumshoe McGurk , Private Eye " with Gonzo in the title role , " Pigs in Space " , " Twinkle Twinkle Little Rat " with Gonzo , Rizzo , and the rats , and " Extravagonzo ! , " the finale with Gonzo being fired from a cannon . Issue # 4 : Miss Piggy ' s Story . The guest star is Madame Rhonda , a psychic . She gives fortunes to various Muppets backstage . When she reads Miss Piggy ' s fortune , she tells her that she ' ll lose something valuable and green , referring to her money ( as she takes the purse when Piggy isn ' t looking ) , but she thinks Madam Rhonda is talking about Kermit . Miss Piggy soon gets jealous when she sees Kermit talking to the other female Muppets . Meanwhile , Kermit , who doesn ' t believe in Madame Rhonda ' s fortune telling , eventually lets Fozzie and Gonzo talk him into getting his fortune told . Later , Kermit , Miss Piggy , and Madame Rhonda end up in jail , while a police officer explains what happened to his boss . As shown in flashback form , Miss Piggy sees Madame Rhonda reading Kermit ' s palm and karate chops them both . Miss Piggy then finds out that Madame Rhonda had taken her purse . Madame Rhonda admits to her psychic powers being a scam , and Kermit decides not to press charges on Miss Piggy for karate chopping him . Since the theater is only a short distance away , he decides to walk back with Miss Piggy , but then they remember that Miss Piggy is supposed to be in the closing number . They rush back to the theater just in time for Miss Piggy to sing the final line . Sketches include a message from Sam the Eagle , " Veterinarian ' s Hospital , " The Talking Houses , Muppet Labs , and " Pigs in Space . " Comic - Con Preview Book . To promote the title , a special preview comic featuring some unreleased material from the Muppet comics Langridge produced for " Disney Adventures " magazine was released at the 2008 San Diego Comic - Con . The preview included " Muppet Labs , " " Pigs in Space , " and " At the Dance " sketches . In the plot , the show is about to start and Kermit thinks the guest star hasn ' t shown up yet , when Kermit hears a knock at the door . When he opens the door , he finds a baby . At the same time , The Rodent Doo - Wop All - Stars quit when Sweetums takes over doing the opening number , a parody of " My Favorite Things " . Kermit has trouble taking care of the baby , who won ' t take his milk , and eventually swings around backstage on a rope . Eventually , the " baby " reveals that he ' s not really a baby , but the scheduled guest star , Babyface Magee , Midget Acrobat . He hadn ' t mentioned that he was really the guest star because he ' d been hit on the head and left ga - ga , regaining consciousness only minutes ago . One of the rats figures it was Sweetums , in an attempt to take Babyface Magee ' s spot . Sure enough , Sweetums is found on - stage singing during the closing number , a parody of the James Blunt song " You ' re Beautiful . " Sweetums reveals that his mommy is in the audience , and he wanted to surprise her . Kermit tries to think of a way to give Sweetums something to do that doesn ' t involve singing , and soon hires him to throw bricks at hecklers . Trade Paperback . On August 26 , 2009 , BOOM released a soft - cover trade paperback collection of the four issue run . The binder and interior label it as , " The Muppet Show Comic Book : Meet the Muppets " . The " A " and " B " covers are included , albeit without " The Muppet Show Comic Book " title logo , Boom ! logo , pricing , issue numbers , and bar code , but the variants by other artists are omitted . The back of the book reprints material created by Langridge for " Disney Adventures " . Thirteen of the fifteen original pages are included ; a two - page Pigs in Space story from the Comic - Con preview is missing . At 6 " x9 " , the book is smaller than the individual issues ( which are 6 / " x10 / " ) . The second page of the Pigs in Space story from issue # 3 " Gonzo ' s Story " is printed in inferior quality to the rest of the pages in the book . Additionally , the " At the Dance " page from the preview comic ( called " The Muppet Ballroom " here ) replaces Bert with Dr . Teeth . The preview comic is shown with additional pages , including an act by Gonzo and a Veterinarian ' s Hospital comic . In 2011 , Marvel Comics reprinted the collection in a larger format ( newsstand magazine size ) with four variant covers .