The Ren & Stimpy Show was a monthly comic book series published by Marvel Comics, based on the Nicktoon of the same name. It was the first comic based on any Nickelodeon property, though Marvel's initial plan to do an anthology comic featuring all the Nicktoons. (Rugrats would eventually get its own comic book in 1997 and again in 2017, while Doug would not be adapted to comics until after its move to Disney.) The comic ran for 44 issues plus several specials, with most of the stories written by comic scribe Dan Slott.
History[]
Marvel Comics optioned the rights to produce comic books based on Nickelodeon properties in 1992. The initial plan was to have an anthology comic featuring several Nicktoons properties. Marvel produced 44 issues of the ongoing series, along with several specials under the Marvel Absurd imprint. Most of these were written by comic scribe Dan Slott. One Ren & Stimpy special #3, Masters of Time and Space, was set up as a "Choose Your Own Adventure" and with a time travel plot, took Slott six months to plot out in his spare time. It was designed so that it was possible to choose a path that would eventually be 20 pages longer than the comic itself. Issue #6 of the series starred Spider-Man battling Powdered Toast Man. The editors named the "Letters to the Editor" section "Ask Dr. Stupid", and at least one letter in every column would be a direct question for Dr. Stupid to answer.[1] This comic series lasted from December 1992 – July 1996.
Ren Höek • Stimpy J. Cat • Mr. Horse • Powdered Toast Man • Muddy Mudskipper • Mr. and Mrs. Pipe • The Announcer Salesman • Haggis MacHaggis • Wilbur Cobb • The Fire Chief • Mrs. Buttloaves • George Liquor • Abner Dimwit • Ewalt Nitwit • Svën Höek • Waffle Woman • The Shaven Yak • Kowalski Lummox • Bubba Lummox • Jiminy Lummox • The Lout Brothers • Stinky Wizzleteats • Reverend Jack Cheese • Jose Poo • The Nerve Ending Fairy • The Bloody Head Fairy • Victor • Anthony • Anthony's Dad • Brainchild • The Ghost • The Baboon • The Dogcatcher • The Barrette Beret Girl Scouts •
