Comic-strip trivia

[screech-owl]

*Originally posted by LindyHopper *
22. Zits: What’s the name of Hector and Jeremy’s band?

Goat Cheese Pizza.

27) Zits: What does Jeremy’s father do for a living?

He’s an orthodontist.

[lno]

*Originally posted by LindyHopper *
28) For Better or For Worse: What was the name of Michael Patterson’s first serious girlfriend?

I’d hazard a guess that Rhetta from MondoFoods was his first -serious- girlfriend.

Of course, it’s early in the morning and I’ve gotta rush off to work, so I can’t research any of the other questions…

[RealityChuck]

26. What is Blondie’s maiden name?

Boopadoop

Name the character:

29. “Cushlomochree!”
30. “Zip . . . Pow!”
31. “By George Y. Wells, you never forgets.”
32. “You bring the duck.”
33. “Notary Sojak”

[Olentzero]

29. "Cushlomochree!"

I don’t remember his name! He was a homburg-wearin’, cigar-smokin’ fairy godfather. Didn’t Syd Hoff draw that one?

30. "Zip . . . Pow!"

“Li’l’ angel!” Ignatz the Mouse.

31. "By George Y. Wells, you never forgets."

That’s a Walt Kelly-ism if I ever saw one; only character I remember uttering that is Albert the Alligator but I could be mistaken.

32. "You bring the duck."

J. Wellington Wimpy.

33. "Notary Sojak"

Smokey Stover. 1506 nix nix!

[foolsguinea]

*Originally posted by Olentzero *
29. "Cushlomochree!"

I don’t remember his name! He was a homburg-wearin’, cigar-smokin’ fairy godfather. Didn’t Syd Hoff draw that one?
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Good memory, except for the names.
“Cushlamochree!” was the standard exclamation of Jackeen J. O’Malley, the “homburg-wearin’, cigar-smokin’ fairy godfather,” as you say, in Crockett Johnson’s classic strip Barnaby.

More:

34. B.C.: What did the masked mystery-man who jumped out of the telephone-tree call himself?

35. Steve Canyon: What branch of the service was Steve in?

[Iguana_Boy]

*Originally posted by LindyHopper *
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25) What is Frieda (Peanuts) always trying to get Snoopy to do?
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Play with her cat (I think).

[lno]

She “plays with her cat” as much as the next girl, but this is neither the time nor the place.

[Rilchiam]

*Originally posted by LindyHopper *
25) What is Frieda (Peanuts) always trying to get Snoopy to do?

Chase rabbits.

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

Martha MacRae. He met her at camp, then they ended up at the same middle school.

Deanna, to whom he is now married, was his elementary-school crush, but she moved after grade 5.

[kawliga]

*Originally posted by foolsguinea *

34. B.C.: What did the masked mystery-man who jumped out of the telephone-tree call himself?

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The Midnight Skulker?

[KarlGrenze]

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

The name of the lawyer is Larceny Pettyfogger?

[dougie_monty]

He constantly raided Elmer’s “cawwot patch.”
35. Wee Pals: What is the name of the neighborhood bully?
36. Who drew Toonerville Trolley?
37. Peanuts: a) What was the name of the cat?
b) What was the name of the black kid?
38. *Dick Tracy: * What were the names of B. O. Plenty’s wife and daughter?
39. 9 Chickweed Lane: What is the name of Edda and Amos’ homeroom teacher?
40. Zip Comix: What prominent physical feature does Mr. Natural have?
41. What is on the top of Zippy’s (Bill Griffin) head?

[jcgmoi]

36. Fontaine Fox

37. a) Faron

38. Gravel Gertie and Sparkle

[Fenris]

*Originally posted by dougie_monty *
**18. Archie: What is Reggie’s father’s first name, and what does he do for a living? **

Don’t know about the comic strip, but in the comic books (more often than not, Archie wasn’t noted for tight continuity) Reggie’s dad was also named Reggie and was a newspaper publisher.

Fenris

[Fenris]

*Originally posted by RealityChuck *
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26. What is Blondie’s maiden name?

Boopadoop

Name the character:

29. “Cushlomochree!”**

Jakeen J. O’Malley.

29a. Name the club he belonged to.

29b. Name Barnaby’s dog.

29c. Who/what was Atlas?

Fenris (who thinks that a Calvin and Hobbes crossover with Barnaby would have been wonderful)

[lurkernomore]

37b) Franklin?

[exchicagoan]

STEVE CANYON was in the U S AIR FORCE.

B O PLENTY AND “GRAVEL GERTY’S” daughter’s name was SPARKLE PLENTY------I wanted the doll but never got it.

[11811]

New questions:
11. Li’l Abner: What is the name of “The World’s Dirtiest Rassler”? Earthquake McGoon
12. Wonder Woman: What is her mother’s name?
13. Rose Is Rose: What is Rose’s husband’s name?
14. Encyclopedia Brown: What did E.B. do in each Sunday strip?
15. What was the name of the Army camp in *Beetle Bailey?*Camp Swampy
16. Dennis the Menace: What is Margaret’s last name?
17. The Born Loser: How did the little boy used to wear his (blond) hair?
18. Archie: What is Reggie’s father’s first name, and what does he do for a living? **

[RealityChuck]

29a. Name the club he belonged to.

29b. Name Barnaby’s dog.

29c. Who/what was Atlas?

29a. The Leprechauns, Elves, and Little Men Chowder and Marching Society (somewhat mangled)
29b. Gorgon
29c A Mental Giant

Do you have the Del Rey reprints, too? (BTW, my story “Pest Control,” in the premiere issue of “Realms of Fantasy,” is a tribute to Barnaby – the main characters are Barnaby and Jane grown up and married.)

42. Where did Ignatz get his bricks?
43. Which strip featured Pussy Gato?
44. Who “writes” Fearless Fosdick?
45. What newspaper does Shoe edit?

[Fenris]

[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by RealityChuck *
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29a. The Leprechauns, Elves, and Little Men Chowder and Marching Society (somewhat mangled)**

Just a little mangled, you reversed Leprechauns and Elves. But close enough!

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Do you have the Del Rey reprints, too? **

Yeah. All…six(?) of them. There were supposed to be 12, before Judy Lynn Del-Rey’s untimely death. <sigh> Judy Lynn Del-Rey was the best editor of an SF book line ever. I knew that during her reign I could by ANY DelRey book and it would be at worst a fun piece of fluff. It’s like she planned her line thinking “Hmmmm…would Fenris like this?”. Plus she reprinted quirky stuff that no-one else would (Thorne Smith, Barnaby, a run of Ruth Plumly Thompson OZ books). Boy, do I miss those days.

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(BTW, my story “Pest Control,” in the premiere issue of “Realms of Fantasy,” is a tribute to Barnaby – the main characters are Barnaby and Jane grown up and married.)**

I must get a copy of this…know any sites that sell back issues?

Fenris

[foolsguinea]

(kawliga got this one)
34. “The Midnight Skulker” is correct.

(and lurkernomore beat me to it)
37b. Franklin, of course.

(I must add…)
40. Mr. Natural has a long beard and kind of a big nose–oh, I guess all Crumb characters have big noses.

__________more questions:
46. Calvin & Hobbes: What did G.R.O.S.S. stand for?
47. What was the name of the strip with a character called Dinty Moore?