Ultimate Classic Comics Strips : II

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1. Whom did the Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate hire to write and draw 'Terry and the Pirates' after Milton Caniff left his creation? Gus Edson Joe Musial George Wunder Hy Eisman

2. Along with Johnny Hart, who helped create 'The Wizard of Id'? Bob Montana Mort Walker Brant Parker Jack Elrod

3. Of these four comic strip characters, who did not serve in the armed forces in their comic strip world during World War II? Skeezix Wallet Lil' Abner Joe Palooka Terry Lee

4. Who created and first wrote the classic comic strip, 'Abbie an' Slats'? Pat Sullivan Raeburn Van Buren Al Capp Elliot Caplin

5. In Walt Kelly's comic strip 'Pogo', who gave Pogo a Christmas present every year? Beareguard Hounddog Albert Alligator Porky Pine Howland Owl

6. What was the name of Barney Google's race horse in Billy DeBeck's classic strip, 'Barney Google'? Sully Spark Plug Rudy Pony Boy

7. Who wrote the classic single-panel comic strip, 'The Toonerville Folks'? Bob Montana Percy Crosby Tad Dorgan Fontaine Fox

8. In 1915, what two famous cartoonists were in Mexico and actually spent several days with Pancho Villa? Rudolf Dirks and George Herriman Rube Goldberg and Jimmy Swinnerton George McManus and Winsor McKay Bud Smith and Tad Dorgan

9. In Chester Gould's 'Dick Tracy', who did Tracy's adopted son, Junior, marry? Answer: (satellite servant)

10. In 1932, two years before his creation of 'Lil' Abner', Al Capp got a job drawing a single-panel strip called 'Colonel Gilfeather' for the Associated Press. After his short stint, which famous cartoonist took over the job? Milton Caniff Walt Kelly Ham Fisher Gene Ahern

11. Getting back to 'Dick Tracy', what disgusting villian actually caused some papers to drop the popular strip in 1959? Answer: (One Word)

12. In the middle of the golden-age of comic strips, many strips had a full page in the Sunday funnies. Many of these strips had a bonus strip above (and sometimes below the main strip. What were these second bonus strips known as)? Answer: (One Word)

13. Who created 'Bringing Up Father'? Bill Holman Ralph Briggs Fuller Sol Hess George McManus

14. What comic strip did children's author Crockett Johnson ('Harold and the Purple Crayon') create? 'King Aroo' 'Barnaby' 'Ming Foo' 'Smokey Stover'

15. Finally, who created the single-panel strip, 'The Timid Soul'? F.B. Opper V.T. Hamlin H.T. Webster P.C. Murdoch