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Who are (or were) some of your favorite comic book characters?

Have Your Say Jan. 28, 2011 - 03:23AM JST ( 39 )

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smartacusJan. 28, 2011 - 11:18AM JST

Let's see, growing up, I loved (and still do) the Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck comics. They are so hard to find nowadays; most have become collectors' items. Of course, I enjoyed Peanuts, Andy Capp, Blondie and Beetle Bailey. One of the reasons I am sad about the decline of newspapers is because I miss those comics. Sure, some of them can be read online, but that's not the same thing.

At least, I can still subscribe to the Phantom.
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kyushujoeJan. 28, 2011 - 11:57AM JST

Eight Ace! Noble symbol of humankind's perpetual failure to do the right thing and philosopher extraordinaire.
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FoxieJan. 28, 2011 - 12:02PM JST

Asterix and Obelix. Tom and Jerry. The Simpsons. Donald Duck. Vicky the Viking. Lucky Luke. Goofy.
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stevecpfcJan. 28, 2011 - 12:05PM JST

Roger Melly, Sid the sexist, Andy Capp.
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Zenny11Jan. 28, 2011 - 12:07PM JST

Asterix & Obelix, Isnogood, Yoko Tsuno, Andy Capp, Love Is.
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Zenny11Jan. 28, 2011 - 12:08PM JST

Forgot Lucky Luke.
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nisegaijinJan. 28, 2011 - 12:34PM JST

Asterix and Obelix
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PapigiulioJan. 28, 2011 - 12:38PM JST

Donald Duck, Sjors and Sjimmie (dutch), Suske and Wiske (belgian). Never liked Asterix and Obelix. Read also some Tintin. When I became older I started reading american comics like: Witchblade, Darkness, Danger Girls.

Oh and one of my favorites: Garfield.
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RecruiterJan. 28, 2011 - 01:17PM JST

Donald Duck
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herefornowJan. 28, 2011 - 02:07PM JST

Dick Tracy and Popeye.
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NoripinheadJan. 28, 2011 - 02:07PM JST

Captain Marvel. Billy Batson became him with the utterance of a single word: Shazam!
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mrskitJan. 28, 2011 - 02:32PM JST

unfortunately my parents thought comic books were vulgar (because they were from AMERICA,,,,parents were British),,,,so it wasnt until i was in Junior high that i could read Asterix,,,,,best comic,,,,ever :D
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pamelotJan. 28, 2011 - 03:07PM JST

Fabulous Furry Freak Bros., Fritz the Cat, and Mr. Natural...
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KronosJan. 28, 2011 - 04:24PM JST

Neil Gaiman's Sandman Jesse Custer in Preacher John Constantine in Hellblazer
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Zenny11Jan. 28, 2011 - 04:27PM JST

Forgot to add 2000AD(Judge Dredd, Nemesis, etc).
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GWJan. 28, 2011 - 05:39PM JST

the far side!!
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kyushujoeJan. 28, 2011 - 06:06PM JST

@stevecpfc

Roger Melly, Sid the sexist, Andy Capp.

You're conjuring up a very sexist image there. Next you'll be telling us you're a Palace fan!
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stevecpfcJan. 28, 2011 - 06:58PM JST

kyushujoe; I actually didn`t think what i would look lik from my choices, sound a bit like a Jim Davidson type or maybe Andy Gray.
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kyushujoeJan. 28, 2011 - 08:14PM JST

Or a bit of Fru T Bunn?
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kyushujoeJan. 28, 2011 - 08:18PM JST

@mrskit

unfortunately my parents thought comic books were vulgar

And they were quite correct, young lady! You should consider yourself very lucky to have been so well protected for so long!
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keika1628Jan. 28, 2011 - 08:28PM JST

The Bash Street Kids & The Phantom , I use to change all the speech bubbles of Lord Snooty and insert Denis The Menace dialog ,
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spikemillwoywoyJan. 28, 2011 - 08:45PM JST

couldnt get enough of Mad.(Alfred Neuman if it has to be a character)
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Antonios_MJan. 28, 2011 - 09:59PM JST

Asterix, Lucky Luke, Tintin, Conan the Barbarian (he was also a comic book character) and everything coming from Disney and Carl Barks.
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HermioneGrangerJan. 28, 2011 - 10:43PM JST

Penance and M from Generation X.
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mrskitJan. 28, 2011 - 11:40PM JST

kyushuejoe thanks,,,im 30 now :D not so young! but yes, Asterix is still a favourite
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BurakuminDesJan. 29, 2011 - 02:57AM JST

Charisma Man is definitely the best.
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yabitsJan. 29, 2011 - 03:01AM JST

Early (to 1966) Peanuts, Calvin and Hobbes.
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FadamorJan. 29, 2011 - 03:44AM JST

(American comics) Calvin and Hobbes, Milo and Opus from "Bloom County", Frazz

(Manga) Almost everyone in "Gin-Tama" (Uhuh!), Negi Springfield ("Mahou Sensei Negima!"), Goto Nagi ("Umi no Misaki")
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imacatJan. 29, 2011 - 09:19AM JST

Dennis the Menace (Beano), Union Jack Jackson (Warlord), Lord Peter Flint (Codename: Warlord, Warlord), the Jocks and the Geordies (Dandy), the Modern Parents (Viz), Victorian Dad (Viz)
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eigokunJan. 29, 2011 - 03:29PM JST

Ditto for Calvin and Hobbes, best comic strip ever. Calvin was making Suzie absolutely livid all the time hahah. Liked the friendship with the imaginary tiger, snowman bits and all the insights into life.
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yasukuniJan. 29, 2011 - 08:24PM JST

Kind of hard to admit, but I liked Archie comics. Then again I must have been poor because I usually just got to read cousins's comics.

Sad Sack and Spooky the Ghost - I think he was a spinoff from Casper. Man, I am getting old.

Not really a comic, but nothing beats the comic strip ad about theskinny guy who gets sand kicked in his face, does the charles atlas course, becomes a "he- man" and gets the girls. Must have seen that hundreds of times on the back pages of other comic books.

Looks like I'm just raving while I wait for the soccer to start.
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yabitsJan. 29, 2011 - 09:56PM JST

Kind of hard to admit, but I liked Archie comics.

I liked them too. Especially when Moose would get steamed when he thought some guy was getting too close to his gal, Midge. Who, like Betty and Veronica, were drawn to look pretty hot.

but nothing beats the comic strip ad about theskinny guy who gets sand kicked in his face

Oh yeah? What about the "Sea Monkeys?" With the "close-up" drawing of them looking like a family out for a picnic. Nothing but damned brine shrimp.
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toyotomiJan. 29, 2011 - 11:04PM JST

None, I was reading Evelyn Waugh and George Orwell. No time for comics, I wanted to read real literature.
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toyotomiJan. 29, 2011 - 11:06PM JST

I mean no offence to comic lovers, it just wasn't my taste.
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yasukuniJan. 30, 2011 - 01:11AM JST

Yabits, yeah the sea monkeys! Weren't there also xray vision glasses too?

Betty and Veronica made me wish I was born in the US.
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forinagaiJan. 30, 2011 - 06:30AM JST

Judge Dread from the original 2000 A.D. comic.
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tenguleavingsJan. 30, 2011 - 10:27AM JST

Where to start? At the beginning--the old Spiderman cartoon with the theme everyone knows led to an interest in the funnybooks on the spinner in the drugstore, where I discovered the Marvel Star Wars run, then the brilliant Larry Hama's take on GI Joe, which naturally led to the Punisher, and then on to the Todd McFarlane Spiderman and Daredevil. Soon all the X-Men books were on the list, along with Sin City when it debuted in serial form in Dark Horse Presents. And I still have the full run of the Vertigo version of Shade, the Changing Man, and nothing has topped Planetary for me in recent years. I've only kept up with the comics world tangentially, but they've obviously made their mark.
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ngeorgeJan. 30, 2011 - 12:10PM JST

John Constantine, Rorschach, Alf Tupper, The Drunken Bakers, Miracle Man (by Moore and Gaiman).
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nothereillegalJan. 31, 2011 - 12:10AM JST

Master Bates & Seaman Staines from Captain Pugwash.