Fry and the Double-Bag Must-Have Item



US Issue Number: 030

UK Issue Number(s): 047

Title Caption: Get Your 30th Century Fix!

Published (US): March 28 2007

Act I
Fry, Leela, and Bender make a delivery of a slabbed Barry Bonds to a man named Grabby, who has an incredibly interesting collection of mainly baseballers, that are sealed in mint condition for all eternity. Grabby reveals that in his comic collection he does not have Space Boy #150 which does not have anymore copies and he would pay a fortune if anyone gave it to him. Bender attempts but fails to steal some of Grabby's possessions. Back on Earth, Bender attempts to draw a version of Space Boy #150 so he can sell it and Fry reveals to Bender and Leela that he once owned a copy. Upon hearing that he stored it in Panucci's Pizza parlor, now buried in Old New York, Leela, Bender, Zoidberg and Fry go into the sewers in search of the artifact.

Act II
After a while they find Panucci's Pizza and amazingly, Fry finds his comic book in mint condition which was hidden in the mens room from his brother. He puts it for auction on IdBay, and Grabby wins the auction against an anonymous bidder. On the way to Grabby's home planet, Fry and Bender argue over who gets the comic until the crew are attacked by Mom who was the anonymous bidder and her sons. Mom wants the comic for the plastic that kept it in mint condition for a millenium so she can clone it and make billions. Mom gives the comic to her sons who tear it up fighting over who should get it. This ruins Fry's chances of becoming a billionaire.

Trivia

 * This is the first issue written by Len Wein.

Goofs

 * Panucci's pizza is no longer in Old New York and has been a museum since Jurassic Bark.

Characters
(In alphabetical order)


 * Amy
 * Bender
 * Fry
 * Debut: Grabby
 * Leela
 * Professor Farnsworth
 * Zoidberg

Comic Credits

 * Inks
 * Andrew Pepoy
 * Scripts
 * Len Wein
 * Colors
 * Nathan Hamill
 * Pencils
 * Mike Kazaleh
 * Letters
 * Karen Bates
 * Editor
 * Bill Morrison