Three Men and a Comic Book is the twenty-first episode of Season 2. It aired on May 9, 1991. The episode was written by Jeff Martin and directed by Wes Archer. The episode features references to comic book characters such as Casper the Friendly Ghost and Richie Rich and introduces new characters including Comic Book Guy, Radioactive Man, and Mrs. Glick.
Bart becomes obsessed with buying the first issue of Radioactive Man, but can’t scrape together the $100 he needs to make it his own. Enlisting Milhouse and Martin Prince, Bart is finally able to buy the comic, but ends up fighting with his two best friends over who gets to keep it.