Signed book: Childhood Is Hell. First edition. NY: Pantheon Books, 1989. Softcover, 9 x 9. Signed on the inside front cover in red ink by Matt Groening, who adds the date, "11/22/1988," and a fantastic full-length sketch of Bart Simpson with an inscription in a speech bubble above: "To Brian & Paula." In fine condition. An incredibly early sketch of Springfield's favorite troublemaker—at this juncture, the Simpson family were still only in their second season on The Tracey Ullman Show, and still over a year away from making their Fox network debut on December 17, 1989—one of the earliest Simpsons sketches known to exist.
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