The Sun Also Raises!

"The Sun Also Raises!" is the sixty-fifth comic issue, released 30 January, 2013 in the US.

The Story
The stakes have never been higher when the Planet Express crew needs to deliver a check to an race to pay the Earth's solar power bill. But it is going to take a little gamesmanship and even more dumb luck to prevent another planetary Ice Age. Fortunately, Bender and Fry have both -- in spades.

Trivia

 * The shark at the beginning of the story literally bites Bender's "shiny, metal ass".

Allusions

 * The issue's title is a reference to the 1926 novel .

Goofs

 * The crew complain that they need Nibbler to produce Dark Matter to fuel, however, Dark Matter is rendered useless in Bender's Game, and all s are now fueled by whale oil.

Special Features

 * The Bongo Beat
 * Junk Mail
 * Bongo Bonus Stamp - Fender

Characters

 * Agnew
 * Amy
 * Bender
 * Borax Kid
 * Cubert
 * Professor Farnsworth
 * Fry
 * Hattie McDoogal
 * H.G. Blob
 * Hedonismbot
 * Hermes
 * Igner
 * Larry
 * Leela
 * Linda
 * Mom
 * Morbo
 * Nibbler
 * Nine
 * Nixon
 * Preacherbot
 * Scruffy
 * Smitty
 * URL
 * Wernstrom
 * Zoidberg

Comic Credits

 * Script
 * Ian Boothby
 * Pencils
 * James Lloyd
 * Inks
 * Dan Davis
 * Colors
 * Robert Stanley
 * Letters
 * Karen Bates