Comic-strip trivia

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Here’s a thread for exchange of trivia about CS’s, even as far back as The Yellow Kid. :slight_smile:

  1. Garfield: What is Jon’s last name?
  2. Nancy: What was the name of Aunt Fritzi’s boyfriend?
  3. Superman: How did Jimmy Olsen summon Superman?
  4. Bugs Bunny, comic books only: How did Bugs constantly irritate Elmer Fudd?
  5. Donald Duck, comic books only: What was the name of the club Huey, Dewey and Louie belonged to?
  6. Family Circus: What item of Billy’s clothing is always undone?
  7. Tumbleweeds: What is the name of the town’s newspaper?
  8. Wee Pals: Why does one of the kids (I forgot his name! :o) wear dark glasses?
  9. Blondie: What is the name of J. C. Dithers’ wife?
    • Apartment 3-G:*What was the name of the old Greek man?
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Arbuckle.

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Cora

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#5 : The Junior Woodchucks.

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“Heel, Spandex Boy!”
So, what did I win?

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You win the booby prize, funny man! Jimmy had a signal watch! :stuck_out_tongue:

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#6. His shoestrings.

UncleBilly

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In Garfield, name Odie’s first owner.

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Lyman

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Cora

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  1. Fritzi’s boyfriend was Phil Fumble.
  2. The Desert Denouncer.
  3. Dix. (He may be blind.) :frowning:
  4. Aristotle Papagoras.
    New questions:
  5. Li’l Abner: What is the name of “The World’s Dirtiest Rassler”?
  6. Wonder Woman: What is her mother’s name?
  7. Rose Is Rose: What is Rose’s husband’s name?
  8. Encyclopedia Brown: What did E.B. do in each Sunday strip?
  9. What was the name of the Army camp in Beetle Bailey?
  10. Dennis the Menace: What is Margaret’s last name?
  11. The Born Loser: How did the little boy used to wear his (blond) hair?
  12. Archie: What is Reggie’s father’s first name, and what does he do for a living?
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  1. Swampy
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  1. Earthquake McGoon.
  2. Queen Hippolyte. (to whom you never say “your momma!”)
  3. Jimbo. He’s a decent Neanderthal.
  4. Good question. Drop his pants, maybe?
  5. Swampy, as answered above.
  6. Wade. She was played by Jeannie Russell in the sitcom.
  7. Wilberforce Thornapple? Um … parted in the middle? I don’t think I can get this one either.
  8. Hoo. Um. I’ll hazard a guess that since Reggie was Reginald Mantle III, his father was Reginald Mantle II. And knowing Reggie, his father was probably a pimp.
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Oh, that’s funny. :stuck_out_tongue: He solved a mystery every week.

He used to wear his hair in sausage curls, like Margaret in Dennis the Menace.

Hohohohoho, still funny. :stuck_out_tongue: In a Little Archie story in the 50s, Archie’s dad Fred referred to Mr. Mantle as “Melvin.” (Where did you read that Reggie was “Reggie Mantle III”?) He is the publisher of the local newspaper in Riverdale. :stuck_out_tongue:

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I hunted online for Reggie’s father’s name for about twenty minutes before I gave up. Reggie’s name was listed as Reginald Mantle III several places - here and here are two quick links.

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OK, the only open question (as far as I can tell) is #4, about Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. Now, since I haven’t read a Bugs Bunny comic book in over 20 years, I can’t answer that one (although my subconscious keep piping up with “Everything?”). Therefore, I have some new ones:

  1. For Better or For Worse: What was the name of the Patterson family’s first dog?

  2. Mother Goose & Grimm: What’s the name of the really fat cat?

  3. FoxTrot: What’s the name of Paige’s fantasy lover?

  4. Zits: What’s the name of Hector and Jeremy’s band?

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Farley.

Pierre.

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OK, smart guy:

  1. What’s ironic about the name of the lawyer in the Wizard of Id?

  2. What does Jon Arbuckle (Garfield) do for a living?

  3. What is Frieda (Peanuts) always trying to get Snoopy to do?

  4. What is Blondie’s maiden name?

  5. Zits: What does Jeremy’s father do for a living?

  6. For Better or For Worse: What was the name of Michael Patterson’s first serious girlfriend?

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  1. cartoonist
    25)fetch the stick (I’m guessing on this one based on the play)
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Sumo. The purple cat is Attila.