October 25, 2009
FFF Results Post #186—Pals

On Friday,
CR readers were asked to "Name Five Comic Characters You'd Want As Your Friend." This is how they responded.
Nat Gertler
1. Linus Van Pelt
2. A Shmoo
3. 'Mazing Man
4. Omaha the Cat Dancer
5. Alfred Pennyworth
*****
Richard Barker
1. Galactus
2. Hobbes
3. Joe Pi
4. Bradbury
5. Marvin
*****
Chris Arrant
1. Lockheed (from X-Men)
2. Zee (from DMZ)
3. Rose (from Bone)
4. Yelena (from Transmetropolitan)
5. Kaneda (from Akira)
*****
Ben Towle
* Daddy Warbucks (who once remarked, "you should be able to count your good friends on the fingers of one hand--even if you're missing a couple of fingers")
* "The Baron" from Derf's
Punk Rock and Trailer Parks
* Buddy Bradley
* Rob from "Get Fuzzy"
* Peter Parker
*****
Michael May
1. Flash Gordon
2. Wonder Woman
3. Abe Sapien
4. Steve Rogers
5. Alfred Pennyworth
*****
Will Pfeifer
1. Flex Mentallo
2. Foggy Nelson
3. Pat Patton (from Dick Tracy)
4. Mr. Talky Tawny
5. Reuben Flagg
*****
Peter MacDonald
1. Zonker Harris
2. Cutter John
3. Ben Urich
4. Ray Dominguez
5. Wolverine MacAlistaire
*****
Tom Spurgeon
1. Linus Van Pelt
2. Little Orphan Annie
3. Captain Easy
4. Joe "Robbie" Robertson
5. Jimmy Olsen
*****
Marc Sobel
1. Foggy Nelson
2. Maggie Chascarillo
3. Buddy Bradley
4. Concrete
5. Hobbes
*****
Michael Grabowski
1. Marlys!
2. Schroeder
3. Calvin
4. Krazy Kat
5. Griffy
*****
Alan David Doane
1. Hopey Glass
2. Magic Boy
3. Ben Grimm
4. Shermy
5. Tesla Strong
*****
Buzz Dixon
1. Gladstone Gander
2. Dondi
3. Rip Kirby
4. & 5. Arlo and Janis Day
*****
John Karpinski
* Krazy
* Popeye
* Amy Racecar
* Captain Marvel (Shazam)
* Ray Smuckles
*****
Russell Lissau
1. Zonker Harris
2. Bruce Wayne
3. Selina Kyle
4. Hobbes
5. Milo Bloom
*****
Mark Coale
1. jack knight
2. Jules Folquet
3. Roger Hayden/Psycho Pirate
4. Flycatcher (from Fables)
5. Hobbes
*****
Evan Dorkin
1. Captain Haddock
2. Mr. Tawney
3. Walt Wallet
4. Scribbly
5. Yotsuba
*****
J. Colussy-Estes
1. Maggie & Hopey (They're a matched set)
2. Jackeen O'Malley
3. Kenji from 20th Century Boys
4. Sluggo
5. Afrodisiac
*****
Fred Hembeck
1. Pete Ross
2. Jimmy Olsen
3. Peter Parker
4. Steve Rogers
5. Mary Perkins
*****
Scott Dunbier
* Skeezix
* Denny Colt
* Joanie Caucus
* Popeye
* Hellboy
*****
Austin English
1. lisa from hate
2. wimpy from popeye
3. pluck from fuzz and pluck
4. alec from eddie campbell's comics
5. the entire cast of steven weissman's yikes
*****
Adam Casey
1. The Goon
2. Fone Bone
3. Doiby Dickles
4. Hobbes
5. Clint Barton
*****
Tom Bondurant
1. Denton Fixx
2. Alfred Pennyworth
3. Ben Grimm
4. Joanie Caucus
5. Zatanna Zatara
*****
Danny Ceballos
1. Pogo
2. Nancy
3. Pupshaw
4. John P.
5. Delirium
*****
Mike Lynch
* Mr. O'Malley
* Maggie Chascarillo
* Walt Wallet
* Yotsuba
* Gomez Addams
*****
Dustin Harbin
1) Popeye: for entertainment mainly, but also, seriously--dude’s tough
2) Richie Rich: to buy drinks, seems like a nice guy, knows how to get out of a pinch using only head-sized rubies
3) Charlie Brown: it’s good to have a friend to take care of a little
4) Colossus or Nightcrawler: I love strange people with accents
5) Lewis Trondheim: nuff said. Not to mention, falls under #4 as well.
*****
Michael DeForge
* Woozy Winks
* Cutter John
* Ikegaki from Drifting Classroom
* Foggy Nelson
* Shrimpy from Shrimpy and Paul
*****
William Burns
* Mo Testa
* Tom Strong
* Sara Felton
* Harvey Pekar
* Dogbert
*****
Richard Pachter
1. Superman
2. Luther Arkwright
3. Cherry Poptart
4. Reed Richards
5. Leo Quintum
*****
Paul Dwyer
1. Beartato
2. Jeff from Mutt & Jeff
3. Lio
4. Sluggo Smith
5. Heraclio Calderon
*****
Johnny Bacardi
1. Marvel's Hercules
2. Bat Lash
3. Dominic Fortune
4. Jingle Belle
5. Patsy Walker
*****
Michael Dooley
Golden Eyes
Flapper Fanny
Marla Drake
Sylvia
Gemma Tate
*****
Steven Thompson
* Dave from
Nexus
* Bernie the Brain from
Sugar and Spike
* Pete Ross from
Superboy
* Helper from
Gyro Gearloose
* Jughead from
Archie
*****
Gary Usher
1. Maggie (Love and Rockets)
2. Betty Brant (Spider-Man)
3. Etta Candy (GA Wonder Woman)
4. Alicia Masters (Fantastic Four)
5. Guadalupe (Palomar)
*****
James C. Langdell
1. Goat (from Pearls Before Swine)
2. Alfred Pennyworth
3. The Shoveler (especially as played in the film by William H. Macy)
4. Rev. Sloan (in Doonesbury)
5. Gyro Gearloose's Little Helper
*****
Bill Matheny
1) Jughead
2) Woodstock
3) Tonto
4) Big Boy
5) Conchy
*****
Stergios Botzakis
1. Ben Grimm
2. Heraclio
3. Linus Van Pelt
4. Flaming Carrot
5. Betty Cooper
*****
suggested by Nat Gertler
*****
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