As the Wormhole Turns

US Issue Number: 031

UK Issue Number(s): 048

Title Caption: Dark Matter Happens

Published (US): 26th May, 2007

Act I
Leela takes Nibbler to see the vet and discovers he has worms. But due to his excrement of dark matter fuel, it causes the worms to create wormholes so the vet gives him pills to get rid of the worms. However The Professor and Hermes realize they can now walk through the wormholes to planets, saving them money used for starship fuel so they replace Nibbler's pills with mints. The wormholes start to attract tourism and illegal immigrants so Richard Nixon puts Zoidberg in charge of immigration. Although the registration results in large lines, Zoidberg and Bender start to accept bribes.

Act II
People start to protest about the immigrants until Bender shows the supermodels who have immigrated. An alien species called Tauronians start to conquer Earth, so Fry and Leela convince the Omicronians along with other alien species to invade Earth so fighting over it would turn Earth into an ash planet and would put them off invading. Instead they decide there's nothing wrong with an ash planet and all the immigrants leave Earth because they don't want to live on an ash planet. Hermes brings out forms which the aliens need to fill out in order to invade Earth although they will take 600 years to fill out.

Trivia

 * Richard Nixon's head jar design is different from the usual design

Quotes

 * Richard Nixon's head: Unfortunately, we have no more money in the budget for a border patrol. I spent it all on jowl wax. Fry: Looks good. Leela: I agree. Bender: Money well spent.
 * Leela: Bender! You should be ashamed of yourself. Legal immigration is one of the cornerstones of our society. Bender: Aren't you really a mutant pretending to be an alien in order to live on the surface world legally? Leela: I'll be sitting here quietly if anybody needs me.
 * Bender: So you don't want anymore immigrants? Protestor: That's right. Bender: Well that's too bad because we just got some from a planet of supermodels. Come on out!

Characters
(In alphabetical order)
 * Agnew
 * Bender
 * Dr. Zoidberg
 * Fry
 * Hermes
 * Leela
 * Lrrr
 * Nibbler
 * Professor Farnsworth
 * Richard Nixon's head
 * Scruffy

Comic Credits

 * Inks
 * Andrew Pepoy
 * Scripts
 * Ian Boothby
 * Colors
 * Nathan Hamell
 * Pencils
 * Mike Kazaleh
 * Letters
 * Karen Bates
 * Editor
 * Bill Morrison