Somewhere Over the Brain-bow!

Act I
Fry has been reading a reprint of an old Simpsons comic during the crew's journey to the Geek-e Galaxy. Their mission is to take the biggest comic collection in the universe back to Earth to be sealed in liquid diamond forever. However, they are soon interrupted by a zap from the Brain Spawn's stupefaction field. Fry, remembering his previous encounter with the brains, vows to stop them from destroying the Earth. Lacking any books, the pair of brains are soon forced to send the trio's minds into a nearby comic, which they quickly escape. Having found a spoiler ray, Bender forces them to reveal they are planning to collect comics so no-one can read them again and will move on to other literature which will reduce the I.Q. of Earth so they can invade. After Fry informs the Brain Spawn that the rest of Planet Express' staff will avenge them, the brains retrieve the others. The brains then send everyone into an original printing of a Simpsons comic, but thanks to another unintentional suggestion by Fry, the brains don't enter the comic themselves. While they aren't stupid, the group suffers some memory loss. Nibbler is able to help with this, until he looses focus when Quimby falls on him, as a result everyone except Fry and Nibbler has amnesia and wanders off.

Act II
Bender heads into Moes where he gets in a fight with Homer Simpson and later make friends. Fry poses as the substitute teacher for Bart Simpson’s class and tries to explain everything to him but Bart doesn’t believe Fry and has him locked in the school at the end of the day. Lisa Simpson is bullied at school but Leela beats up the bullies for her. Zoidberg and Hermes are in the Nuclear power plant and Mr. Burns mistakes Zoidberg for a mutant and offers him dinner so he isn’t sued. Professor Farnsworth makes an image of a woman in the traffic lights which causes several crashes and he is sent to the Springfield Retirement home. Marge Simpson spots nibbler who disguises himself as a baby but Marge gives him milk which makes him lose his memory...

Trivia

 * This comic is set after (3ACV07) and before (4ACV10). Additionally, Fry states he is from the year 3002.
 * Simpsons comic #87 (Hail to the Cat), the Mental Realm visited in this comic, was not released until over a year after this crossover. The actual comic was based on the events of this comic.
 * Writers incorrectly predicted in this issue that The Simpsons would first be broadcast in HDTV in 2005. In reality, this occurred in 2009.

Quotes

 * Leela: You'll wake up Nibbler! He looks so cute sleeping. Bender: Yeah, not like Fry, drooling all that blood and all.
 * Professor: Let ME say it this time. Hermes: Go ahead. Professor: Fry, you're an idiot.
 * Narrator: Is all lost for the Planet Express crew? Are they finally, truly, totally boned? Brain Spawn #1: Yes, they are! Brain Spawn #2: Who are you talking to?

Outside References

 * Nerdanus 12 is a parody of the Marvel Comics character Ego the Living Planet.
 * When Comic Book Guy gets into a car crash, he says "You are as blind as Matt Murdoch!", referencing the alter ego of the Marvel superhero Daredevil.

Goofs

 * Bart's shirt changes from blue to orange.

Characters
(In alphabetical order)


 * Amy
 * Bender
 * Brain Spawn
 * Fry
 * Hermes
 * Leela
 * Debut: Nerdanus 12
 * Nibbler
 * Professor Farnsworth
 * Scruffy
 * Transition Announcer
 * Zoidberg

The Simpsons characters

 * Bart Simpson
 * Carl Carlson
 * Clancy Wiggum
 * Groundskeeper Willie
 * Homer Simpson
 * Kent Brockman
 * Lenny Leonard
 * Lisa Simpson
 * Mayor Joe Quimby
 * Maggie Simpson
 * Marge Simpson
 * Moe Szyslak
 * Mr. Burns
 * Seymour Skinner
 * Smithers
 * Snowball II

Comic Credits

 * Inked
 * Steve Steere, Jr.
 * Writer
 * Ian Boothby
 * Artist
 * James Lloyd
 * Colors
 * Rick Reese
 * Art Villanueva
 * Lettering
 * Karen Bates