Memorize these and recognize 33.3% of all Comic Books clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Tracy | 9 | Tess Trueheart; Chief Brandon; Pruneface |
| 2 | Garfield | 8 | In 2013 this lasagna-loving cat celebrated his 35th birthday |
| 3 | the Incredible Hulk | 8 | Gamma rays from an exploding bomb caused Dr. Bruce Banner to become this superhero |
| 4 | Spider-Man | 7 | This web-slinging superhero made his debut in 1962 in "Amazing Fantasy" No. 15 |
| 5 | Calvin and Hobbes | 7 | It followed the imaginative adventures of a 6-year-old boy & his trusty toy tiger |
| 6 | Nancy | 6 | Fritzi Ritz; Sluggo; Rollo |
| 7 | Hagar the Horrible | 6 | Helga, Honi & Hamlet |
| 8 | Pogo | 5 | Though his original strip ended in 1975, this character lives on as Georgia's state 'possum |
| 9 | Li'l Abner | 5 | Dogpatch |
| 10 | Rex Morgan, M.D. | 5 | This "M.D." created by Nicholas Dallis in 1948 is still going strong |
| 11 | Wonder Woman | 4 | In a 1994 contest among the Amazons Artemis defeated Diana & was named this heroine |
| 12 | Superman | 4 | This alien hero made his debut in Action Comics No. 1, June 1938 |
| 13 | Snoopy | 4 | He was born at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm & has a mustache-wearing brother named Spike |
| 14 | Mutts | 4 | Earl, Woofie & Guard Dog are the featured canines in this Patrick McDonnell strip |
| 15 | Doonesbury | 4 | Rev. Scot Sloan; Zonker; B.D. |
| 16 | Dennis the Menace | 4 | His dog is "Ruff" but not tough |
| 17 | Cathy | 4 | Andrea, Irving & Mr. Pinkley |
| 18 | Blondie | 4 | In 1933 Dagwood's dad disinherited him for marrying this woman whose maiden name was Boopadoop |
| 19 | Batman | 4 | After Bruce Wayne's back was broken by Bane, Jean Paul Valley took over as this hero |
| 20 | Wolverine | 3 | Told to create a character called this, Len Wein learned the real animal is short, hairy & will attack an enemy 10 times its size |
| 21 | Underdog | 3 | "There's no need to fear", this comic is once again here |
| 22 | the Katzenjammer Kids | 3 | Bratty bros. whose German name means both "hangover" & "the yowling of cats" |
| 23 | Prince Valiant | 3 | Aleta, Prince Arn & Galan |
| 24 | Dilbert | 3 | Ratbert, Catbert & Dogbert |
| 25 | Beetle Bailey | 3 | Camp Swampy |
| 26 | the Thing | 3 | How's a "bayou" tell us the name of this slimy half-human DC character |
| 27 | The Family Circus | 3 | Dolly, Jeffrey, Billy & P.J. |
| 28 | Matt Groening | 3 | This cartoonist who won the 2012 Icon Award originally started going to the con to promote his "Life in Hell" strip |
| 29 | Andy Capp | 3 | He's Willi Wakker in Germany, Angelo Capello in Italy & Andre Chapeau in France |
| 30 | The Green Arrow | 3 | This colorful DC Comic superhero has been fighting crime since his first appearance in 1941 |
| 31 | The Wizard of Id | 2 | The King, Sir Rodney, The Spirit |
| 32 | the Phantom | 2 | Lee Falk created this crimefighter, "The Ghost Who Walks", in 1936, & the strip is still going strong |
| 33 | The Far Side | 2 | In this comic, Gary Larson had a fish named Carl "embedded in Styrofoam shoes", sent to sleep with the humans |
| 34 | the Avengers | 2 | The debut issue of this Marvel group including Thor & Iron Man cost 12 cents in 1963; a mint copy today can fetch $15,000 |
| 35 | Stephen Colbert | 2 | "I am America (and So Can You!)" |
| 36 | Shazam! | 2 | When Gomer said it, he stayed a Marine private, but when Billy Batson says it he becomes Captain Marvel |
| 37 | Peanuts | 2 | Rerun is Linus' little brother in this comic strip |
| 38 | Opus | 2 | This penguin settled in "Bloom County"; he later starred in his own strip |
| 39 | Odie | 2 | Garfield finds this dog a pushover, usually over edge of table |
| 40 | Non Sequitur | 2 | Latin for a statement that doesn't follow from what came before |
| 41 | Mary Worth | 2 | Dating back to 1934, it's been called "the mother (or grandmother) of all soap-opera strips" |
| 42 | Marmaduke | 2 | In 2010 this Great Dane leaped from the funny papers to the big screen in a live action film with Owen Wilson providing his voice |
| 43 | Little Orphan Annie | 2 | Harold Gray never explained why he gave her blank eyes |
| 44 | Linus | 2 | In the "Peanuts" comic strip, this blanket-toting character is Lucy van Pelt's brother |
| 45 | Jughead | 2 | Jellybean is the baby sister of this Archie Comics character |
| 46 | Herman | 2 | Creator Jim Unger joked that the syndication of this panel in East Germany brought down the Berlin Wall |
| 47 | Dagwood & Blondie | 2 | For years Herb & Tootsie Woodley have been neighbors to this couple |
| 48 | Charlie Brown | 2 | Created in 1950, he finally hit a home run on March 30, 1993 |
| 49 | Buster Brown | 2 | In 1902 Richard Outcault created this mischievous kid who later went into shoe biz |
| 50 | Bizarro | 2 | Superman's dark twin |
These appear 8+ times. Memorize these first.
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