Lo, There Shall Come...a Bartman!!

Lo, There Shall Come...a Bartman!! is a comic story featured in Simpsons Comics and Stories, and reprinted in Simpsons Illustrated (Comic Book Series) #1.
== Full Story ==
The Springfield Comic Convention is coming to town, and Arnold Leach, the man responsible for Radioactive Man, will receive the "Good Guy" award. Bart wants to go, but Marge reminds him (and Homer) that the semi-monthly visit to see Grampa is tomorrow. Initially, Bart is bored, but finds out Grampa has a near-mint copy of Radioactive Man #27, which was given by Grampa's neighbor, Morton Mankiewicz. It has a letter of complaint Grampa wrote, which was published on the fan mail page. Mankiewicz gave Grampa the comic book because of the complaint letter in it. Mankiewicz stops by to say hi, and shows Bart his comic book collection, which amazes Bart, and then Bart is amazed to find out Mankiewicz wrote the Radioactive Man comics.
On the news, Arnold Leach is interviewed by Kent Brockman, and Leach says that Radioactive Man will be killed off in the next issue. Bart looks through Radioactive Man #128, where Radioactive Man takes down the King of Crime. Bart gets inspired by the comic book, and dresses up as Bartman. He shows up at the Ye Olde Off-Ramp Inn, climbs on the roof, and jumps down below to the balcony, but he faceplants into the balcony and is locked out of the room's exterior sliding door.
The next day, Arnold Leach is set to receive his "Good Guy" award; he is backstage when Bartman confronts him. Bartman tells Leach that he "stole" Radioactive Man and brings Mankiewicz out; Leach thought Mankiewicz was dead. Mankiewicz tells Leach not to kill off Radioactive Man, but Leach says he signed a contract stating Boffo Comics (a parody of Bongo Comics) created Radioactive Man. As the curtain begins to open for Leach to receive his award, Bartman reveals that he was recording the whole conversation with the Spymaster Jr. tape recorder he ordered from the back of a Radioactive Man comic book. When Leach gives his speech, he mentions that there is great affection of Radioactive Man from the representatives of Comics Fandom, and that a limited series called "The Return of Radioactive Man" will be created, which will be written by Mankiewicz, followed by the reappearance of Radioactive Man's own continuing series, renumbered beginning with issue #1. At the end of the day, Brockman gives another news report, mentioning that Leach showed what good guys are made of, and who is behind the (Bartman) mask?
== Appearances ==
* Bart Simpson
* Homer Simpson
* Lisa Simpson
* Marge Simpson
* Maggie Simpson
* Grampa Simpson
* Kent Brockman
* Arnold Leach
* Morton Mankiewicz
* Radioactive Man
Category:Real World comics
Category:Simpsons Comics stories