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September 20, 2009
FFF Results Post #181—Name Game
On Friday,
CR
readers were asked "Suggest Four Comics-Related Names You'd At Least Consider Giving To A Child And One You Wouldn't, Not Saying Which Is Which." This is how they responded.
Evan Dorkin
1. Aleta
2. Sparky
3. Kara
4. Jeep
5. Harley Quinn
*****
Aaron White
* Akane
* Jaka
* Maggie
* Valentina
* Rhino
*****
Joe Schwind
* Veronica
* Jonah
* Minnie
* Tracy
* Iodine
*****
Tom Bondurant
1. Linus
2. Norrin
3. Selina
4. Barda
5. Dondi
*****
Marc Sobel
1. Hopey
2. Skeezix
3. Rusty
4. Enid
5. Ignatz
*****
Scott Dunbier
Kirby
Skeezix
Burma
Val
Ditko
*****
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Nat Gertler
1. Licensable
2. Lotta
3. Jughead
4. Uatu
5. Superman-Tim
*****
Andrew Mansell
1. Rerun
2. Poteet
3. Maggie
4. Seth
5. Swee' Pea
*****
Rob Clough
1. Violet
2. Linus
3. Pepper
4. Spike
5. Richie
*****
Peggy Burns
* dagwood
* lulu
* betty
* enid
* tubby
*****
Thomas Scioli
1. Kirby
2. Ikaris
3. Monsteroso
4. Avia
5. Kamandi
*****
Danny Ceballos
1. Henry
2. Annie
3. Olive
4. Dororo
5. Maybonne
*****
Mark Coale
1. Stig
2. Schroeder
3. Natasha
4. Ernesto
5. Jacques
*****
Buzz Dixon
1. Ace
2. Betty
3. Cricket
4. Donald
5. Farbinny
*****
Paul Sloboda
1. Aurora
2. Mirth
3. Binkley
4. Dormammu
5. Longshot
*****
Sean Kleefeld
1. Kirby
2. Batson
3. Calvin
4. Herge
5. Forbush
*****
Kenny Penman
* Maggie
* Penny
* Terry
* Vivian
* Rand
*****
Richard Pachter
1. Lois
2. Clark
3. Perry
4. Martha
5. Brainiac
*****
Greg McElhatton
1. Kirby
2. Shermy
3. Booster
4. Magnus
5. Thorn
*****
Fred Hembeck
1. Lulu
2. Alvin
3. Gloria
4. Wilbur
5. Tubby
*****
Pat Lewis
1. Josie
2. Linus
3. Windsor
4. Reed
5. Churchy
*****
Chris Arrant
1. Violet
2. Logan
3. Phoncible
4. Ororo
5. Luther
*****
Uriel A. Duran
1) Vespula
2) Tequila
3) Fethry
4) Atari
5) Kull
*****
Tom Spurgeon
1. Lulu
2. Fortunato
3. Cain
4. Sluggo
5. Tintin
*****
Gil Roth
* Doyle
* Hopey
* Conan
* Ignatz
* Reuben
*****
Michael Grabowski
1. Linus
2. Kirby
3. Olive
4. Seth
5. Huey
*****
Michael Aushenker
1. Popeye
2. Heathcliff
3. Kal-El
4. Marmaduke
5. Dorkin
*****
Stergios Botzakis
1. Selina
2. Groo
3. Orion
4. Modesty
5. Herbie
*****
Grant Goggans
1. Nikolai
2. Melvin
3. Zonker
4. Finnigan
5. Modesty
*****
topic suggested by Evan Dorkin
*****
*****
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