Bart Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror (2003) 9

The Simpsons find themselves transported to Middle Earth to quest with Bilbo and gang in Ring Around the Simpsons.

Bart Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror (2003) 9

This Lord of the Rings lampoon is well worth the $4.99 admission. Ian Boothby, Shuster, Harvey and Eisner laureate; pens the epic with Dan Brereton’s artistry. In this version, everyone tests their mettle against the will of the ring.

Paul Dini takes on Edgar Allen Poe in The Cask of Amontilla-D’oh.

Moe just wants Homer to pay his bar tab. And, take an insult back. The lengths to which the bar keep will go is evidenced in this story.

Homer finds romance, if not the killer, in From Hell And back (Or: The Truer Story of Jack the Ripper).

Gary Spencer Millidge’s and Nathan Kane tackle Saucy Jack, but Inspector Homer is the one tripped up. The Illuminati, Masons or whatever secret sect remain safe for continued operation in the shadows.

From Hell is Alan Moore’s discourse on the Whitechapel murders. It was originally published as a serial from 1989 to 1998. The treatise earned Eisner recognition for Best Serialized Story in 1993; Best Writer in 1995, 1996, 1997, and Best Graphic Album – Reprint in 2000.

Johnny Depp starred in a film adaptation in 2001.