Night of the Automated Dead

"Night of the Automated Dead" is the seventy-third comic issue, released on November, 2014 in the US.

The Story
If you thought viruses were bad, just wait until Planet Express' morally bankrupt bending unit starts spreading a social  of his own around New New York City, causing a calamitous epidemic of  zombies!

Trivia

 * With this issue, Futurama Comics surpasses the original run in number of installments.
 * The plot of land the Planet Express building is on is one of the most expensive in New New York. was given it as a bribe from Mom for not telling anyone about the robots she buried there.
 * refers to her wristlojackimator as a "comm device".
 * has ten phones, one of which she uses for.

Allusions

 * The issue's title is a reference to the 1968 film .
 * The film's director,, is mentioned in the issue by.
 * s Robot Chicken soup to Chapek 9.
 * rides the soup can a la Dr. Strangelove.
 * mentions the board s and.
 * When the robot zombies get inside the Planet Express building, says the situation has gone from "bad-to-Kirkman", a reference to, who created .
 * The Hypnotoad apparently has a spin-off called Game of Toads, a reference to Game of Thrones, previously referenced in Futurama.

Continuity

 * On seeing zombie Calculon, reflects on the time they killed him.
 * It is possible that due to the zombie antivirus, he may be alive again. However there's no evidence of this.
 * Amy says Leela reads about the lives of courageous, a reference to the running gag of Leela reading books about brave animals.

Goofs

 * On the last page Morbo says "...I only hope for all of our sakes...", however the "f" in the word "for" is missing.
 * When Bender says "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, ?!", Professor Farnsworth responds with "Not quite. You see, the robots...", suggesting Bender's line has been altered from the first draft of the comic.

Characters

 * Calculon
 * Donbot
 * Joey Mousepad
 * Mom
 * Morbo
 * Pocket Pal
 * Robot Elders
 * Scruffy
 * Sportsbot 5000
 * Tinny Tim
 * Mom
 * Morbo
 * Pocket Pal
 * Robot Elders
 * Scruffy
 * Sportsbot 5000
 * Tinny Tim
 * Scruffy
 * Sportsbot 5000
 * Tinny Tim

Places

 * Chapek 9

Comic Credits

 * Script
 * Eric Rogers
 * Pencils
 * James Lloyd
 * Inks
 * Andrew Pepoy
 * Colors
 * Robert Stanley
 * Letters
 * Karen Bates