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* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: In one story where Homer is Zeus, Bart is Hercules, and Marge is Hera, Bart/Hercules is complaining about his labors. In turn, Homer/Zeus says "When I was your age, my dad ate me!" Zeus's father never actually ate Zeus; he ate his siblings and it was Zeus who freed them, having been born in secret.

* [[Everyone Is a Suspect]]: One early issue focuses on the mystery of who stole a sculpture of a puma (the Springfield Elementary mascot) from the school. The mystery must be solved before Principal Skinner returns from a trip. Given a dozen suspects with increasingly bizarre motives, {{spoiler|Lisa deduces that Skinner took it with him to protect it}}.

** Sounds pretty straightforward, but there was actually a twist. Convinced that the sculpture actually contained hidden jewels that would make the school (and possibly the community) rich, Martin Prince (who in this adventure is humorously portrayed as an erudite mob boss) had intended to have resident thug Jimbo Jones and his lackeys steal the statue and bring it to him, whereupon he would chip away at the paint to uncover the jewels. When {{spoiler|Skinner}} takes the statue, Martin suspects that Jimbo and the other henchmen have double-crossed him and are keeping the puma for themselves. (It's all for naught, though, because when Martin finally removes the paint, all he finds is "nothing but worthless plaster.")

** Sounds pretty straightforward, but there was actually a twist. Convinced that [[The Maltese Falcon|the sculpture actually contained hidden jewels]] that would make the school (and possibly the community) rich, Martin Prince (who in this adventure is humorously portrayed as an erudite mob boss) had intended to have resident thug Jimbo Jones and his lackeys steal the statue and bring it to him, whereupon he would chip away at the paint to uncover the jewels. When {{spoiler|Skinner}} takes the statue, Martin suspects that Jimbo and the other henchmen have double-crossed him and are keeping the puma for themselves. {{spoiler|(It's all for naught, though, because when Martin finally removes the paint, [[Whole-Plot Reference|all he finds is "nothing but worthless plaster."]])}}

* [[Even Nerds Have Standards]]: In one comic about Jimbo, Springfield Elementary were once ruled by those who were strict on their attendance and education. This meant, during the plot at least, the majority of the bully population were nerds.

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