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'''Dumbsday!''' is the eightieth [[Comic Listing|comic]] issue, released on {{date|24 August}}, [[2016]] <ref name="release date"/>  in the [[United States|US]]. <!-- insert brief plot summary here -->
'''Dumbsday!''' is the eightieth [[Comic Listing|comic]] issue, released on {{date|24 August}}, [[2016]] <ref name="release date"/>  in the [[United States|US]]. <!-- insert brief plot summary here -->


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=== Continuity ===
=== Continuity ===
*Nixon's head first became [[Earth]] president in "[[A Head in the Polls]]" in the year 3000 and has continued to use that loophole to be re-elected every four years, most recently in "[[Decision 3012]]".
*Nixon's head first became [[Earth]] president in "[[A Head in the Polls]]" in the year 3000 and has continued to use that loophole to be re-elected every four years, most recently in "[[Decision 3012]]".
*Everyone on Earth, excluding Fry, also suffered from reduced intelligence in "[[The Day the Earth Stood Stupid]]".
*Everyone on Earth, excluding Fry, also suffered from reduced intelligence in "[[The Day the Earth Stood Stupid]]". How Wernstrom got his hands on a baby one is unclear.
*Wernstrom was previously misidentified as "Wormstorm" in "[[How to Secede Without Really Trying]]".
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*Bernie Burnman is a cross between ''Marvel's'' Human Torch and American politician Bernie Sanders.
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==== Characters ====
==== Characters ====
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*{{Amy}}
*{{Bender}}
*{{Bender}}
*'''Debut''': Bernie Burnman
*[[Boxy Robot]]
*[[Calculon]]
*'''Debut''': Cloned head of Richard Nixon
*[[Cubert]]
*{{Farnsworth}}
*{{Fry}}
*{{Fry}}
*{{Hermes}}
*{{Leela}}
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*[[Linda]]
*[[Linda]]
*[[Mario]]
*[[Monique]]
*[[Morbo]]
*[[Morbo]]
*[[Nibbler]]
*{{Nixon}}
*{{Nixon}}
*'''Debut''': Cloned head of Richard Nixon
*[[Scruffy]]
*'''Debut''': The Visible Woman
*{{Wernstrom}}
*{{Wernstrom}}
*{{Zoidberg}}
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Revision as of 12:06, 25 August 2016

Dumbsday!
Futurama Comic 80.jpg
Characters on the cover: Bender.
US Publish Number80
Written byIan Boothby
Art byJames Lloyd
Published (US)24 August, 2016 [1]
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Dumbsday! is the eightieth comic issue, released on 24 August, 2016 [1] in the US.

The Story

When President Nixon discovers that the population is getting too smart to re-elect him again, he gets Dr. Wernstrom to create a machine that will make everyone stupider until Election Day. However, the Dumbsday device affects everyone but Fry, making him “the smartest man in the world.”

Additional Info

Continuity

Allusions

  • Bernie Burnman is a cross between Marvel's Human Torch and American politician Bernie Sanders.

Appearances

(In alphabetic order)

Characters

Comic Credits

References

  1. ^ a b [1]