When Jeff Albertson (Comic Book Guy) spills his drink on Radioactive Man #1000, he explains that it repels soda onto lesser comics. The "lesser comics" that the soda bounces onto are Bongo Comics, the publisher of Simpsons comics.
Hank Azaria won an Emmy for this episode.
It is revealed that Comic Book Guy's real name is Jeff Albertson.
Nelson and "Sideshow" Bob Terwilliger and Matt Groening (The Simpsons creator) are also banned for life from the Android's Dungeon.