Memorize these and you could recognize 33.2% of all Comic Books clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man | 7 | The destruction of his red & blue suit has left him with just an all-black-with-white-arachnid model |
| 2 | Garfield | 7 | Jim Davis named this cat after his grandfather, not the 20th president |
| 3 | the Incredible Hulk | 7 | Gamma rays from an exploding bomb caused Dr. Bruce Banner to become this superhero |
| 4 | Dick Tracy | 6 | Crimestoppers' Textbook is a Sunday feature of this detective strip |
| 5 | Pogo | 5 | "Deck us all with Boston Charlie..." began the annual Christmas carol in this Walt Kelly strip |
| 6 | Wonder Woman | 4 | In 1986, DC Comics finally explained why costume of this Amazon princess looks like the U.S. flag |
| 7 | Superman | 4 | In 1986, DC eliminated the original version of this hero Siegel & Schuster created in 1938 |
| 8 | Snoopy | 4 | The model for him was a black & white dog given to 13-year-old Charles Schulz |
| 9 | Li'l Abner | 4 | John Steinbeck wrote the preface of a book about this Al Capp character |
| 10 | Hagar the Horrible | 4 | In addition to plundering & pillaging, this red-bearded Viking has appeared in ads for Mug Root Beer & Skol Lager |
| 11 | Doonesbury | 4 | 'When first published in 1968, this Garry Trudeau strip was titled "Bull Tales" |
| 12 | Cathy | 4 | Comic strip written & drawn by Cathy Guisewite |
| 13 | Batman | 4 | Frank Miller's "Dark Knight" series portrayed this Caped Crusader at the age of 50 |
| 14 | Calvin and Hobbes | 4 | Bill Watterson received 2 Reuben Awards for best cartoonist for this beloved strip |
| 15 | Wolverine | 3 | This X-Man has adamantium-laced, retractable claws in his forearms |
| 16 | Underdog | 3 | From his name you might conclude this cartoon canine wasn't expected to win many battles |
| 17 | Nancy | 3 | Fritzi Ritz is this little girl's aunt |
| 18 | Mutts | 3 | Mongrel dogs, informally |
| 19 | Dilbert | 3 | Ratbert, Catbert & Dogbert |
| 20 | Blondie | 3 | In 1933 Dagwood's dad disinherited him for marrying this woman whose maiden name was Boopadoop |
| 21 | the Thing | 3 | How's a "bayou" tell us the name of this slimy half-human DC character |
| 22 | The Green Arrow | 3 | Thiscolorful DC Comic superhero has been fighting crime since his first appearance in 1941 |
| 23 | The Wizard of Id | 2 | This Brant Parker-Johnny Hart strip features a small monarch, a cowardly knight & a magician |
| 24 | the Phantom | 2 | Lee Falk created this crimefighter, "The Ghost Who Walks", in 1936, & the strip is still going strong |
| 25 | the Katzenjammer Kids | 2 | Debuting in 1897 & still running in 2020, this strip revolving around "Kids" Hans und Fritz is the oldest in syndication |
| 26 | The Far Side | 2 | In this Gary Larson panel, a caveman says the end of a dino's spiky tail is "called the Thag-omizer... after the late Thag Simmons" |
| 27 | The Family Circus | 2 | Among others, Dolly, Jeffy, P.J., seen here |
| 28 | the Avengers | 2 | To avoid confusion with the Marvel title, Acme Eclipse used "Steed & Mrs. Peel" instead of this |
| 29 | Shazam! | 2 | When Gomer said it, he stayed a Marine private, but when Billy Batson says it he becomes Captain Marvel |
| 30 | Opus | 2 | This penguin settled in "Bloom County"; he later starred in his own strip |
| 31 | Odie | 2 | Jim Davis named this faithful friend of Garfield after a character he created for a car commercial |
| 32 | Non Sequitur | 2 | Latin for a statement that doesn't follow from what came before |
| 33 | Mary Worth | 2 | When this strip began during the Depression, it was called "Apple Mary" |
| 34 | Marmaduke | 2 | This Great Dane lives with Dottie, Phil, Barbara & Billy Winslow |
| 35 | Linus | 2 | Peanuts character known for his obsessive attachment to his blanket |
| 36 | Jughead | 2 | Nickname of Archie Andrews' friend Forsythe P. Jones |
| 37 | Dennis the Menace | 2 | His dog is "Ruff" but not tough |
| 38 | Charlie Brown | 2 | This "Peanuts" character got a sister named Sally in 1959 |
| 39 | Bizarro | 2 | "Weirdo" would be another name for this Dan Piraro comic that began as a replacement for "The Far Side" |
| 40 | Beetle Bailey | 2 | Though the strip started in 1950, he's still a private & only 22 years old |
| 41 | B.C. | 2 | Prehistoric strip which once put ants in gaudy coats to give "the color engravers something to do" |
| 42 | Archie Andrews | 2 | Riverdale |
| 43 | Archie | 2 | Jughead, Betty, Veronica Lodge |
| 44 | Andy Capp | 2 | This British character has a wife named Florrie & a friend named Chalkie |
| 45 | (Scott) Adams | 2 | Debuting in 1989, the office everyman seenhereis drawn by this cartoonist |
| 46 | the Classic Comics | 2 | In 2002 the Library of Congress had William B. Jones, Jr. speak on this 1941-1971 comic book series in its collection |
| 47 | Matt Groening | 2 | This cartoonist who won the 2012 Icon Award originally started going to the con to promote his "Life in Hell" strip |
| 48 | Jimmy Olsen | 2 | In 201 I "Superman's Pal", this bow-tie-wearing wannabe reporter, had to survive attacks by Codename: Assassin |