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1. Who is the artist and co-creator of the series?

From Quiz Promethea

Answer: J. H. Williams III

Williams got into comics in 1991 and earned kudos for work on "Batman" and "Starman." He drew the one-shot "Son of Superman" and also co-created "Chase" with D. Curtis Johnson.

From Quiz Popeye Comic Strips

Answer: 1929

Popeye first appeared the same year as "Tarzan" and "Flash Gordon" hit the funny papers. It was also the year of the great stock market crash.

From Quiz A Quiz of "Questionable Content"

Answer: Worry Hat

In Marten's youth, his mother used to give him the Worry Hat to help him calm down whenever he was upset or had nightmares. A few strips later, while happily singing and drying dishes, Hannelore hits her head on an open cabinet door and bleeds on the hat, which she feels very badly about.

From Quiz Meet "The Order of the Stick"!

Answer: To destroy the evil lich Xykon.

Roy inherited his father Eugene's blood oath of vengeance against Xykon, who had slain Eugene's mentor. However, since Xykon is bent on unleashing an extremely destructive creature known as the Snarl, Roy's quest is now no less than protecting the universe itself.

From Quiz Mary Worth

Answer: Advice

Mary loved to give advice whether or not it was requested or desired. She advised on marital problems, drug and alcohol addiction, parental issues, identity theft, teen pregnancy, financial problems, and advice itself. In a 2007 story line, a 90-year old "competitor" moved into her complex and started giving advice. Mary was jealous of Ella Byrd, but in the end they became friends and decided there was room for both to give advice. Of course, Ella eventually left and Mary had the strip to herself again.

From Quiz Mandrake the Magician

Answer: At the college of magic.

In the comic series, Mandrake studied magic at the 'Collegium Magikos', located in a cave somewhere in the Himalaya Mountains. His teacher was Theron, an expert at magic. Theron had a magic crystal which had made him ageless. Mandrake was his favourite pupil and thus Mandrake acquired his hypnotic powers. In one of the later comics, it is revealed that Theron is also Mandrake's father. (No. 142, 1969, 'The College of Magic') Mandrake series made its first appearance on 11 June 1934 as a syndicated comic series published by King Features Syndicate.

From Quiz "The Piranha Club", part 1

Answer: Floyd

The strip was originally called "Ernie". As the other characters grew in popularity, Grace renamed it. Poor ol' Ernie is the fall guy for the other characters' schemes.

From Quiz "Oor Wullie" - Scotland's Favourite Boy

Answer: our William

Although known mainly by his shortened name, Wullie was sometimes called William, especially by his schoolteachers and some of the girls in his class. In one sketch he left his schoolbag at home, so his teacher said "No books William? You'll just have to share with Primrose". His friends were very amused at this, and started calling him Wilhemina!

From Quiz Remember the "Oink!" Comic? - Part 2

Answer: Susie

Susie and Pete were happy together for a while, until Pete bribed the "Oink!" artist to draw him without his pimples, and then he started being unkind to all his zitty friends and insisting Susie snog whether she wanted to or not. Sadly, the artist re-introduced Pete's pimple (after he found he couldn't use "Oink!" currency in the real world). Susie yelled at Pete immediately after that "Pus off, zithead!" (presumably ance-izing better-known foul language...) and that was that.

From Quiz Remember the "Oink!" Comic?

Answer: Uncle Pigg

Uncle Pigg's staff (with the exception of the "Plops" - the animated small dung heaps who were the office assistants) were all pigs. I think this comic was created by vegetarians, it often made butchers out to be sadists and monsters, not to mention numerous "hints" that pigs, cows and sheep were living beings too.

From Quiz "Mutts" Comic Strip

Answer: Ozzie

Earl refers to his owner as "My Ozzie." The one who gives him treats, rubs his belly, and takes him for rides.

From Quiz Pablo's "Pearls Before Swine" Quiz

Answer: a giant oven mitt

At first Pig just put on two normal oven mitts until Rat told him that oven mitts would only protect his hands, but Pig is so stupid that he decided to put on a giant oven mitt to protect his whole body.

From Quiz Mad Magazine

Answer: Harry Truman

"Mad" first came out in the summer of 1952, Truman's last year as president.

From Quiz Madam and Eve

Answer: England

Mother Anderson came to South Africa on vacation to visit her daughter Gwen. She liked it so much that she decided to live there.

From Quiz The Wee Laddie From Scotland

Answer: PC Murdoch

PC Murdoch often catches Wullie up to mischief; although he tells him off, he always lets him off with a smile and a wink.

From Quiz Little Nemo in Slumberland

Answer: Winsor McCay & McCay

Winsor McCay was one of the first professional comic strip writers. McCay had incredible endurance in writing a full page comic every Sunday for almost 22 years!

From Quiz Mad Movie Satires A-Z

Answer: The Adnauseum Family

Barry Sonnenfeld's 1991 big screen representation about the cartoon and sitcom family starred Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, and Christopher Lloyd. It was satirized in Mad #311.

From Quiz "Richie Rich" Rules!

Answer: Reggie Van Dough

Reggie had a baby sister named Penny who was very cute and seemingly not selfish at all.

From Quiz LXG--Volume I

Answer: Mina Murray

Although Campion was the first person seen in the comic, he never became a member of the League.

From Quiz The Phantom

Answer: Kit

Kit Walker is the name given to all the first male children in the family. All Phantoms have been called Kit.

From Quiz The Phantom

Answer: Ghost who walks

From this, comes his alias of "Walker."

From Quiz 9 Chickweed Lane

Answer: New Hampshire

It's in an unnamed New Hampshire college town.

From Quiz The Ultimate "Luann" Quiz

Answer: 1985

"Luann" was first syndicated under News America, then in 1987 under King Features Syndicate, and then transferred over to United Feature from 1996 until now.

From Quiz I Go "Pogo"

Answer: Joe McCarthy

Simple J. wanted to tar and feather other swamp residents (to make them into birds), burned the bird watching manual, and was last seen chasing Molester Mole into the swamp.

From Quiz Alfred E. Neuman

Answer: 1800's

He first appeared in the 1800's in advertisements for dentists, etc.

From Quiz Player Versus Player

Answer: Cole Richards

The others are from comic books and a radio show.

From Quiz Penny Arcade

Answer: John Gabriel

The character's name is John Gabriel, but he goes by 'Gabe'.

From Quiz Promethea

Answer: 5th century Egypt

Issue #1 begins in Alexandria in 411 C.E., with a little girl running away, on her doomed father's orders. In the desert, she meets Thoth and Hermes and tells them her name, "Promethea".

From Quiz Popeye Comic Strips

Answer: Thimble Theatre

"Thimble Theatre" had already been running for ten years when Popeye made his unceremonious entrance. He was intended as a one-off character, appearing in one plotline, and then he disappeared. Irate letters caused the strip's creator to rethink things.

From Quiz "Pearls Before Swine"

Answer: Zebra (Zeeba)

The crocs are very persistent, and will stop at nothing to get a bite of "Zeeba"!

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