Assorted Comic Book Characters - 3 Quiz

Answer: Charlie Brown

The 'Beetle Bailey' comic series is set in a US army camp and features the capers of a soldier Beetle Bailey. The series was created by Mort Walker and was first published on 4 September 1950 by Kings Feature Syndicate. Sergeant Snorkel or Sarge is Beetle's boss who always picks on Beetle. General Halftrack is the head of Camp Swampy and Miss Buxley is the lovely secretary of the General who has a soft corner for Beetle.

Other popular characters in the series include Killer, Zero, Otto and Lt. Fuzz. Charlie Brown is a character from the 'Peanuts' series.

Answer: Ruff

'Dennis the Menace' by Hank Ketcham features the antics of a five year old boy always upto mischief. Ruff is the name of his dog, Hot Dog is the cat featured in the series, Joey is the best pal of Dennis and Mr. Wilson is the next door neighbour who is the target of Dennis's mischief. The popular series was first published in newspapers by Fantagraphic books on 12 March 1951.

Answer: Scott Adams

The 'Dilbert' series was created by Scott Adams and the series was first published on April 16, 1989 by United Feature Syndicate. The series features Dilbert and his co-workers at office, who include the pointy-haired boss, co-worker Alice and the popular Dogbert. Scott Adams takes a potshot at the way offices work, office policies and rules and the many things that happen in a corporate organisation.

Answer: Ming

Flash Gordon is a space warrior who has many adventures in different planets and defeats intergalactic villains. The series was created by Alex Raymond and first published by Kings Features Syndicate on 7 January 1934. Dale Arden is Flash's girlfriend who accompanies him on his adventures. Prof Zarkov is a scientist who helps Flash in his adventures. Prince Barin is the ruler of Arboria and a friend of Flash.

The master villain featured in the adventures is Ming the Merciless, ruler of Mongo who has evil designs on earth.

The first comic strip story 'On the Planet Mongo' (published from 7th January 1934 to 8th April 1934) introduced Flash Gordon and featured his fight with Ming.

Answer: False

The 'Dick Tracy' series features a smart police detective named Dick Tracy. The series is highly popular and has been made into TV serials and feature films. The series was created by Chester Gould and first published in newspapers on 4 October 1931 by Tribune Media Services.

Answer: Wendy

Casper is a friendly little ghost who likes to help people. His best friend is Wendy the little Witch. Casper is featured in many comic series including some with Richie Rich. The Casper series was created by Seymour Reit and Joe Oriolo and first seen in a book titled 'The Friendly Ghost' published in 1939. Later the Casper series was made into a cartoon series by Paramount and then published in comic format by Harvey publishers in 1952. Wendy made her first appearance in 'Casper the Friendly Ghost' Issue No. 20 published May 1954.

Answer: Dr. Bonkus

Similar to 'Beetle Bailey', the 'Sad Sack' series is also set in an army camp and features the capers of a private named Sack. The series was created by Sgt. George Baker during the Second World War. Just like Beetle, Sad Sack has to deal with an officious sergeant named Sarge. Rockjaw is the pot-bellied General, who heads the camp and Muttsy is Sack's dog. Dr. Bonkus is an army doctor featured in the 'Beetle Bailey' series.

The series was first published in the magazine 'Yank, the Army weekly' in June 1942 and later on became a popular comic series.

Answer: His cousin

Supergirl is a cousin of Superman and this character was created by Otto Binder and Curt Swan. On the planet Krypton, Superman was Kal-El and Supergirl was Kara Zor-El. Her father (a survivor of the original disaster) sends her to Earth so that Superman can take care of her. On Earth, she acquires magical powers and takes the identity of Linda Lee.

She has superpowers similar to Superman and is a member of the Legion of Superheroes. Supergirl made her first appearance in 'Superman' Issue number 123 published on August 1958.

Answer: Dot

'Little Lotta' comic series was published by Harvey Comics (creators of 'Richie Rich' and was first featured in the comic 'Little Dot' Issue number 1, published on September 1953. The series features a plump little girl Lotta who is fond of food and is very strong. Her friend is Dot, a little girl who likes polka dots.

Answer: Grand Vizier to the Caliph of Baghdad

Iznogoud is the Grand Vizier of the good natured Caliph Haroun El Plassid of Baghdad. Iznogoud wants to depose the Caliph and become Caliph himself. The series features the comic adventures of Iznogoud and his failed attempts to become Caliph. The series was created by Rene Goscinny (the creator of Asterix and Obelix) and Jean Tabary.

The series was first published in the magazine 'Record' on 15 January 1962.