Simpsons Comics 242

== Main Plot / Idea ==
The main plot of the comic book is solving the riddle of the mystery's enigma. Lisa Simpson tells Kent Brockman about a murder. The murder is of the only local bookstore. Mayor Quimby said that the bookstore is to be removed to create a new parking lot. Lisa tries to change the mayor's mind with three mystery short stories. This kick starts the first comic. 
Once Lisa is done her three stories, Homer is found on a wrecking ball crying because "it happened again." It turns out while Lisa was telling her stories the store was destroyed. 
== Murder on the Monorail Express ==
The comic starts with Mayor Quimby re-opening Springfield Monorail. There are people watching talking about how fancy this monorail is going to be. Mayor Quimby cuts the ribbon and declares that Homer Simpson is banned from using the monorail. However, Homer and Bart are able to sneak into the monorail with a disguise. Homer is acting as a detective. 
When Bart and Homer enter the monorail Sideshow Bob is there waiting for them, although he's handcuffed to Chief Wiggum. Bob says that he is bonded to the officer as he is to his oath to kill Bart. Bob says that he heard that Homer is from Belgium and then he talks in French. Homer and Bob walk away laughing because spoke French when he said that Homer is from Belgium. Homer and Bart walk away into another room. 
Bart says that he's scared of Sideshow Bob looking at him all of the time, Homer tries to ease his son but to no avail. Then the lights go out and Sideshow Bob is found murdered. Chief Wiggum says that their lucky to have a famous detective like disgusted Homer. Homer investigates Mr. Burns and he says that he was talking to his doctor about doctor confidential stuff. Princess Kashmir says she was trying to apply for a job as Sideshow Kashmir with Krusty the Clown. Snake Jailbird says he was doing crime stuff and he points a gun at Homer and asks for his wallet. 
After some thinking Homer finds a plea that Snake was guilty of several crimes. After a lot of thinking Homer realizes that they all did it. Mr. Burns, needed the organs, Princess Kashmir needed the job, and Snake wanted revenge. It turns out that Homer was thinking for a whole night and the police had already solved the crime.
== Springfield Elementary ==
Superintendent Chalmers bursts into Principal Skinner's office proclaiming that all of the schools supplies were stolen. Principal Skinner calls on Bartholomew Holmes and Lisa Watson who are the schools detectives. They are caught doing a Mentos and coke experiment. Principal Skinner asks Bartholomew to find the answer to the crime and their payment is chocolate pudding skin. Bartholomew thinks it's best to check the roof. There they find all of the supplies used to make an art piece of Principal Skinner as a wiener. The art was signed by Groundskeeper Willie who committed the last fifty school crimes. Lisa Watson says that it's impossible that Groundskeeper Willie signed his name because he can write. All along it was Bartholomew. Lisa gets to choose the next detective and picks them all because their all "hot."
== Scooby-Don't ==
Chief Wiggum asks a group of kids to play his his son Ralph Wiggum who is dressed as a dog. The group of kids includes, Lisa Simpson, Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, and Jessica Lovejoy. Chief Wiggum gave the kids tickets to an amusement park, Krustyland. The park is closed but Nelson kicks the door open regardless. Lisa remembers why the park was closed, it was because of ghost sightings. The kids get hungry and Nelson and Ralph decide to eat mud pies. Lisa says that the rest of the kids should be ashamed for being scared of a ghost that doesn't exist. Lisa then turns around and they is a ghost right beside her. Everyone starts being chased by this ghost. Jessica eventually catches the ghost who happens to be a guy in costume. The guys who is also Richard Texan wanted to buy the land so he though it would be cheaper if people thought is was haunted. Bart says that Richard is going to jail although in court Richard wins because the kids can't afford a lawyer. 
== Trivia ==
* The main plot of solving the mystery's enigma is a play on words because riddle, mystery, and enigma mean the same or similar thing.
* The title of the first comic is a reference to the classic mystery novel, Murder on the Oriental Express.
* In Murder on the Monorail Express, Homer and Bart laugh about Sideshow Bob speaking French in reference to Belgium. However, French is an official language in Belgium. 
* The plot of Springfield Elementary is a parody of Sherlock Holmes.
* Scooby-Don't is an obvious parody of the TV show Scooby-Doo. 
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