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February 27, 2016


FFF Results Post #448—Animal People

On Friday a couple of weeks ago, CR readers were asked to "Name Five Favorite Anthropomorphized Comics Characters." This is how they responded.

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Michael Dooley

1. Desdemona (Bud Fisher)
2. Kitty (Cliff Sterrett)
3. Pete the Pooch (Milt Gross)
4. Mr. Mock Duck (George Herriman)
5. Gorgon (Crockett Johnson)

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Marty Yohn

1. Hobbes
2. John Blacksad
3. Rat (Pearls Before Swine)
4. Pogo
5. Frog Thor

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Jones

1. Gladstone Gander
2. Man-Hog (kind of the reverse Gladstone, really)
3. Bum Bil Bee
4. Beauregard Bugleboy
5. Marvin the Red

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Andrew Mansell

1. Clonezone the Lizigator
2. Gyro Gearloose
3. Sgt. Kemlo Caesar
4. Mr. Elephant (of Myopia)
5. "Bum" Bill Bee

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Ali T. Kokmen

1. Oedi (from Dreadstar)
2. Ch'p (Green Lantern)
3. Fritz the Cat
4. Booga (from Tank Girl)
5. Thor, Frog of Thunder

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Michael G. Pfefferkorn

1. Scrooge McDuck
2. DI Archie LeBrock
3. Jose Carioca
4. John Blacksad
5. Gorilla Grodd

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Sean Kleefeld

1. Fone Bone
2. Churchy LaFemme
3. Ignatz Mouse
4. Hobbes
5. Bob the Squirrel

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Justin J. Major

1. Fred Milton (#1!!!)
2. Snoopy
3. Roastbeef
4. Hobbes
5. Waldo

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Michael Buntag

1. Snoopy
2. Jake the Dog
3. Krazy Kat
4. Manhog
5. Jake Gallo

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Dave Knott

* Gen
* Cerebus
* John Blacksad
* Howard the Duck
* Lewis Trondheim's avian self-caricature

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Rob Salkowitz

1. The Wraith
2. Howard the Duck
3. Captain Carrot
4. Wonder Warthog
5. Omaha the Cat Dancer

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Joe Schwind

1. (Heckle and) Jeckle
2. Toadettes
3. Happy Hedgehog
4. Mr. Peanut
5. Drinky Crow

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Terry Eisele

* Hip Flask
* Howard the Duck
* Mark Kalesniko's recurring dog protagonist
* Rickey Rat (Three Fingers)
* King Tiger Eating a Cheeseburger

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Patrick Watson

1. Herbert the Duck
2. Usagi Yojimbo
3. Cerebus
4. Sabretooth Swordsman
5. Prince Tuftan

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Joe Gordon

* Gene the Hackman, from Kingdom in 2000 AD
* John Blacksad
* Howard the Duck
* Opus the Penguin (Bloom County)
* Detective Inspector LeBrock (from Bryan Talbot's Grandville series)

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Michael May

1. Blacksad
2. Miyamoto Usagi
3. Gorilla Grodd
4. Detective Inspector Archie LeBrock
5. Koj (Tellos)

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Buzz Dixon

1. Howard The Duck
2. Eek & Meek (does that count as one or two?)
3. Cerebus the Aardvark
4. Bode's Lizards
5. Every April 1st, Arlo And Janis' cat, Ludwig (cartoonist Jimmy Johnson grants him the power of speech on that one day)

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Michael Grabowski

1. Cerebus
2. Lenny the Frog
3. Uncle Scrooge
4. Hobbes
5. Frank

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Marc Arsenault

1. Horus (in Nikopol)
2. Felix the Cat
3. Gorilla Grodd
4. The Wraith
5. Vladek Spiegelman

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Tim Hayes

1. Booga from Tank Girl
2. Ferdinand the Minotaur chef from Wonder Woman
3. B.H. Calcutta (Failed) from The Perishers strip
4. Krypto in Starwinds Howl
5. Stewart the rat

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William Burns

* Horace Horsecollar
* Howard the Duck
* Clonezone the Lizigator
* Pogo
* Sheba

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John Vest

1. Mr. Tawky Tawny
2. Omaha The Cat Dancer
3. Dalgoda
4. Mickey Rat
5. Mr. Toad

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Oliver Ristau

1. McConey
2. Neil The Horse
3. Squeak The Mouse
4. Owl
5. Damien

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idea and examples provided by John Vest; thanks, John!

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