#8988, aired 2023-12-06 | CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS $400: Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley wrote a poem about a "Little Orphant" named this who would later inspire a comic strip Annie |
#8988, aired 2023-12-06 | CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS $800: Even with inflation this "Peanuts" character was always willing to give her advice for 5 cents Lucy |
#8988, aired 2023-12-06 | CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS $1200: It followed the imaginative adventures of a 6-year-old boy & his trusty toy tiger Calvin and Hobbes |
#8988, aired 2023-12-06 | CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS $1600: You could say it's wife Helga who wears the skins in the family in this strip Hägar the Horrible |
#8988, aired 2023-12-06 | CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS $2000: Though his original strip ended in 1975, this character lives on as Georgia's state 'possum Pogo |
#14, aired 2023-05-17 | COMIC STRIPS $200: This little friend of Snoopy in "Peanuts" was unnamed until 1970, when he was named for a recent festival Woodstock |
#14, aired 2023-05-17 | COMIC STRIPS $400: Bill Watterson received 2 Reuben Awards for best cartoonist for this beloved strip Calvin and Hobbes |
#14, aired 2023-05-17 | COMIC STRIPS $600: This huge sandwich first appeared in the comics in 1936; it's, of course, on the menu at Blondie's restaurant in Orlando, Florida a Dagwood |
#14, aired 2023-05-17 | COMIC STRIPS $800: In addition to plundering & pillaging, this red-bearded Viking has appeared in ads for Mug Root Beer & Skol Lager Hagar the Horrible |
#14, aired 2023-05-17 | COMIC STRIPS $1000: Characters in this current strip include an arrogant rat, a humble dimwitted pig & a duck who guards the pig's front lawn Pearls Before Swine |
#8039, aired 2019-07-18 | COMIC STRIPS $400: She's the platinum-tressed bride of Dagwood Bumstead Blondie |
#8039, aired 2019-07-18 | COMIC STRIPS $800: This "Dilbert" creator received an MBA from Berkeley (Scott) Adams |
#8039, aired 2019-07-18 | COMIC STRIPS $1200: Lincoln Peirce created this character, who's actually just 4 1/2 feet tall Big Nate |
#8039, aired 2019-07-18 | COMIC STRIPS $1600: This comic strip sportscaster has stayed current, covering Anthony Davis & Roger Goodell Tank McNamara |
#8039, aired 2019-07-18 | COMIC STRIPS $2000: In a classic early strip, Offissa Pupp protects this feline Krazy Kat |
#7734, aired 2018-04-05 | COMIC STRIPS $400: One of Santa's helpers, Beanie is this type of benevolent elf that sounds like a junior Girl Scout a brownie |
#7734, aired 2018-04-05 | COMIC STRIPS $800: Debuting in 1989, the office everyman seen here is drawn by this cartoonist (Scott) Adams |
#7734, aired 2018-04-05 | COMIC STRIPS $1200: These two comic stars are different in some fundamental ways, but both love good food Marmaduke and Garfield |
#7734, aired 2018-04-05 | COMIC STRIPS $1600: Tank McNamara's name should help you know that his early history included time in this sport football |
#7734, aired 2018-04-05 | COMIC STRIPS $2000: He was created by former greeting card artist Tom Wilson Ziggy |
#7133, aired 2015-09-23 | CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS $400: In 2013 this lasagna-loving cat celebrated his 35th birthday Garfield |
#7133, aired 2015-09-23 | CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS $800: Even with inflation this "Peanuts" character was always willing to give her advice for 5 cents Lucy |
#7133, aired 2015-09-23 | CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS $1200: It followed the imaginative adventures of a 6-year-old boy & his trusty toy tiger Calvin and Hobbes |
#7133, aired 2015-09-23 | CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS $1600: You could say it's wife Helga who wears the skins in the family in this strip Hagar the Horrible |
#7133, aired 2015-09-23 | CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS $2000: Though his original strip ended in 1975, this character lives on as Georgia's state 'possum Pogo |
#6781, aired 2014-02-24 | COMIC STRIPS IN OTHER WORDS $200: Initials frequently seen following Vancouver B.C. |
#6781, aired 2014-02-24 | COMIC STRIPS IN OTHER WORDS $400: Our 20th president Garfield |
#6781, aired 2014-02-24 | COMIC STRIPS IN OTHER WORDS $600: Latin for a statement that doesn't follow from what came before Non Sequitur |
#6781, aired 2014-02-24 | COMIC STRIPS IN OTHER WORDS $800: Mongrel dogs, informally Mutts |
#6781, aired 2014-02-24 | COMIC STRIPS IN OTHER WORDS $1000: Superman's dark twin Bizarro |
#6287, aired 2012-01-10 | COMIC STRIPS $200: Aaugh! This comic strip character was torn between a summer camp flame named Peggy Jean & the little red-haired girl Charlie Brown |
#6287, aired 2012-01-10 | COMIC STRIPS $400: Ack! In 2010 Ms. Guisewite said her "creative biological clock" was ticking & ended this strip after 34 years Cathy |
#6287, aired 2012-01-10 | COMIC STRIPS $600: This Scott Adams title guy with a gravity-defying tie accidentally invented a death ray that interested North Korea Dilbert |
#6287, aired 2012-01-10 | COMIC STRIPS $800: Duke has been Gov. of American Samoa, GM of the Redskins & a lobbyist for the NRA in this comic strip Doonesbury |
#6287, aired 2012-01-10 | COMIC STRIPS $1000: On December 8, 1980 Berkeley Breathed began his magnum opus with the debut of this strip Bloom County |
#5962, aired 2010-07-13 | COMIC STRIPS $400: In one panel, this "Far Side" cartoonist showed a group of cavemen tossing a cow in the air to make a milkshake (Gary) Larson |
#5962, aired 2010-07-13 | COMIC STRIPS $800: Jeff & Akbar eternally question their love for each other in his "Life in Hell" comic strip Matt Groening |
#5962, aired 2010-07-13 | COMIC STRIPS $1200: The prehistoric-set B.C. included this blonde character whose name sounds like that of a cartoon coyote Wiley |
#5962, aired 2010-07-13 | COMIC STRIPS $1600: This penguin settled in "Bloom County"; he later starred in his own strip Opus |
#5962, aired 2010-07-13 | COMIC STRIPS $2000: "The Family Circus" follows the life of Mommy, Daddy, Billy, Jeffy, Dolly & this baby brother with a 2-letter name P.J. |
#4385, aired 2003-10-03 | CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS $200: In 1933 Dagwood's dad disinherited him for marrying this woman whose maiden name was Boopadoop Blondie |
#4385, aired 2003-10-03 | CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS $400: When Dik Browne died in 1989, his son Chris took over this Viking strip Hagar the Horrible |
#4385, aired 2003-10-03 | CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS $600: Kingdom in which you'll find Bung, the drunken court jester Id |
#4385, aired 2003-10-03 | CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS $800: First name of the title character Doonesbury Michael |
#4385, aired 2003-10-03 | CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS $1000: Dating back to 1934, it's been called "the mother (or grandmother) of all soap-opera strips" Mary Worth |
#4378, aired 2003-09-24 | COMIC STRIPS $200: Rerun is Linus' little brother in this comic strip Peanuts |
#4378, aired 2003-09-24 | COMIC STRIPS $400: In 2003 this lasagna-loving cat celebrated his 25th anniversary as a comic strip character Garfield |
#4378, aired 2003-09-24 | COMIC STRIPS $600: This Great Dane lives with Dottie, Phil, Barbara & Billy Winslow Marmaduke |
#4378, aired 2003-09-24 | COMIC STRIPS $800: In a Mike Peters comic strip, Attila is Mother Goose's cat; he's Mother Goose's dog Grimm |
#3288, aired 1998-12-16 | CHARACTERS IN COMIC STRIPS $100: Ratbert, Catbert & Dogbert Dilbert |
#3288, aired 1998-12-16 | CHARACTERS IN COMIC STRIPS $200: Andrea, Irving & Mr. Pinkley Cathy |
#3288, aired 1998-12-16 | CHARACTERS IN COMIC STRIPS $300: It's the strip whose title characters are seen here
[created by Mike Peters] Mother Goose and Grimm |
#3288, aired 1998-12-16 | CHARACTERS IN COMIC STRIPS $400 (Daily Double): Aleta, Prince Arn & Galan Prince Valiant |
#3288, aired 1998-12-16 | CHARACTERS IN COMIC STRIPS $400: Helga, Honi & Hamlet Hägar the Horrible |
#1787, aired 1992-05-12 | COMIC STRIPS $100: 'When first published in 1968, this Garry Trudeau strip was titled "Bull Tales" Doonesbury |
#1787, aired 1992-05-12 | COMIC STRIPS $200: This sister of Charlie Brown was introduced into the "Peanuts" comic strip in 1959 Sally |
#1787, aired 1992-05-12 | COMIC STRIPS $300: "Arf" – this dog belongs to Little Orphan Annie Sandy |
#1787, aired 1992-05-12 | COMIC STRIPS $400: This strip was inspired by cartoonist Hank Ketcham's 4-year-old son Dennis the Menace |
#1787, aired 1992-05-12 | COMIC STRIPS $500: He's Dagwood Bumstead's irascible boss Mr. Dithers |
#1381, aired 1990-09-10 | COMIC STRIPS $100: Crimestoppers' Textbook is a Sunday feature of this detective strip Dick Tracy |
#1381, aired 1990-09-10 | COMIC STRIPS $200: Playing hip college student Joe Cool is among this Peanuts character's many fantasies Snoopy |
#1381, aired 1990-09-10 | COMIC STRIPS $300: Murat Young, creator of the successful "Blondie" strip, was better known by this nickname "Chic" |
#1381, aired 1990-09-10 | COMIC STRIPS $400: When this strip began during the Depression, it was called "Apple Mary" Mary Worth |
#1381, aired 1990-09-10 | COMIC STRIPS $500: Chiquita Banana & the Campbell's Soup Kids were drawn by this "Hagar the Horrible" cartoonist (Dik) Browne |
#1217, aired 1989-12-12 | COMIC STRIPS $100: This bumbling, green-skinned witch has a buzzard pal named Gaylord Broom-Hilda |
#1217, aired 1989-12-12 | COMIC STRIPS $300: It's the word that completes the title of the "Brenda Starr" comic strip Reporter |
#1217, aired 1989-12-12 | COMIC STRIPS $400: Lee Falk created this crimefighter, "The Ghost Who Walks", in 1936, & the strip is still going strong the Phantom |
#279, aired 1985-10-03 | COMIC STRIPS $100: Jim Davis named this cat after his grandfather, not the 20th president Garfield |
#279, aired 1985-10-03 | COMIC STRIPS $200: John Steinbeck wrote the preface of a book about this Al Capp character Li'l Abner |
#279, aired 1985-10-03 | COMIC STRIPS $300: Standard comment of Little Orphan Annie's dog Sandy Arf! |