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[[Image:Futurama Comic 6.jpg|right|thumb|Xmas Time Is Fear]]
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'''US Issue Number''': 006<br />
'''UK Issue Number(s)''': 008<br />
'''Title Caption''': Printed in Mint Condition!<br /><!--These can vary between US and UK issues, add if needed-->
'''Published (US)''': October 24th 2001
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'''Trade Paperback''': Futurama Adventures
 
==The Story==
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===Act I===
The [[Robot Mafia]] trades their list of marks to the [[Robot Devil]] in exchange for immunity from [[Santa Claus|Santa]]. The [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]] announces that for his community service, the staff will be performing ''The Story of Xmas''. [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] leaves to receive a prize a lifetime supply of beer he won. The prize was a fake, Robot Devil offers Bender $5 for each person he can get to times square on Xmas Eve to meet Santa who's been re-programmed. The crew continue rehearsal and on TV [[Richard Nixon's head|Nixon]] confirms the Robot Devil's story. Bender continues to spread the good news, but meets up with [[Fender]] who got a better deal, so he heads back to see the Devil.
 
===Act II===
Bender sees the Devil talking with a head-in-a-jar about the plan involving a still evil Santa, and captures it on tape. He informs the others and the crew head to &radic;2 News to give [[Morbo]] the exclusive. Nixon interupts and insists they broadcast from the White House. Santa intercepts them in the limo. They awaken in the Robot Devil's torture chamber, where it is revealed that this was all part of Nixon's plan to look heroic before starting his re-election campaign. However, Robot Santa and the Robot Devil begin fighting over the vice presidency they were both promised. Fry, Leela, Bender and Nixon escape in time to appear in the last scenes of the play.
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==Additional Info==
[[Image:Zombie Jesus Nativity.jpg|right|thumb|Baby Zombie Jesus?]]
===Trivia===
*[[Kif Kroker|Kif]] is in the background yet again.
*''The Story of Xmas'' is performed by the staff of Planet Express. It appears to involve the birth of [[Religion#Zombie Jesus|Zombie Jesus]], Ebenezer Omicronian, the wise Omicronians, the monolith, six ghosts and [[Mom]] (played by Amy).
**A nativity scene is in the background of one shot, Zombie Jesus' mother appears to be a fembot.
*The ''Salvation Army'' now collects weapons for the defenseless to protect themselves on Xmas Eve instead of collecting money.
*Santa and the Devil are on each other's lists.
 
===Quotes===
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*'''Professor''': Well, we should get back to our rehearsal. Leela, how about we block your love scene with Zoidberg?
*'''Fry''': Leela, don't you get it? This is what Xmas is supposed to be like! Besides, why would Nixon lie?
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===Questions===
*Who did that?
**Fry did.
 
===Alien Language Sightings===
'''Time''': <br />
'''Location''': <br />
'''Language''': [[Alien Languages#AL1|AL1]]<br />
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===Inside References===
*Bender & Fender perform the secret Robot House hand shake.
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===Special Features===
*Comic - ''[[Horrible Gelatinous Blob|H.G. Blob]] in Revenge of the Blob''<br/> H.G. Blob goes to the cinema where he sees 20th century classic horror ''The Blob''. He enjoys seeing the blob devourer people. Someone insults H.G., calling him the Blob's cousin so he does what comes naturally.
**First appearance of Mrs Blob.
 
===Characters===
(In alphabetical order)
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*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]
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*[[Cubert Farnsworth]]
*[[Robot_Mafia#Donbot|Donbot]]
*[[Fender]]
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]
*[[iZac]]
*[[Robot_Mafia#Joey Mousepad|Joey Mousepad]]
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]
*[[Linda]]
*[[Morbo]]
*[[Nibbler]]
*[[Richard Nixon's head|Nixon's head]]
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]
*[[Robot Devil]]
*[[Sal]]
*[[Santa Claus]]
*[[Scruffy]]
*[[Tinny Tim]]
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]
 
==Comic Credits==
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*Writer
**[[Eric Rogers]]
*Pencils
**[[James Lloyd]]
*Inks
**[[Steve Steere, Jr.]]
*Colors
**[[Dave Stewart]]
*Letters
**[[Karen Bates]]
*Editor
**[[Bill Morrison]]
*Naughty But Nice
**[[Matt Groening]]
 
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