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Episode 1426 Talkback: Top 5 Animals in Comics

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In this long-overdue return to the Top Five format, CGS goes to the dogs. . . and cats, horses, ducks, dragons, gorillas, etc.! It's our tribute to animal characters (super-powered, anthropomorphic, and otherwise) in comics. Each Geek sounds the fanfare for his five favorite furred, finned, and/or feathered fellows featured in four-color fiction! Don't miss this episode; it's gonna be a wild one! (1:13:42)

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  • fredzillafredzilla Posts: 2,131
    Who cares what it's about? TOP 5 EPISODE!!! I love these. Usually great banter.
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  • CalibanCaliban Posts: 1,358
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    'Nuff said
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  • rebisrebis Posts: 1,820
    Caliban said:

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    'Nuff said

    WINNER!
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  • rebisrebis Posts: 1,820
    edited October 2013
    After reading the topic, these are the 1st five off the top of my head.
    In no particular order.

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    Bucky O'Hare; It's Mike Golden. nuff said.
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    These aren't from comics, but my mind immediately went to these animated animal sidekicks.
    Goliath from Young Samson
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  • rebisrebis Posts: 1,820
    GREAT ODIN'S RAVENS!
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  • John_SteedJohn_Steed Posts: 2,087
    edited October 2013


    :x Top 5 lists
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  • fredzillafredzilla Posts: 2,131
    edited October 2013
    I've always been fond of Koj... By thy side!

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    I'm really diggin the re-released Herobear and the Kid from KaBoom!

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    I'll think of some more...
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  • nweathingtonnweathington Posts: 6,748
    Okay, I have to limit myself here, or it will be impossible to make a list. I'm going only with animals that first appeared in comic books—not cartoons, and not comic strips.

    Anthropomorphic Top 5
    Honorable Mention: Usagi Yojimbo, Pogo Possum, Sam & Max
    5. Herman Vermin (from Gregory)
    4. Scrooge McDuck
    3. Albert the Alligator (from Pogo)
    2. Stupid, Stupid Rat Creatures (from Bone)
    1. Cerebus

    Non-Anthropomorphic Top 5
    Honorable Mentions: Krypto, Power Girl’s cat, Matthew the Raven (from Swamp Thing), Lockjaw
    5. Zabu (from Ka-Zar)
    4. Topo (from Aquaman) — Sorry, @JamieD, but Topo has it all over Tusky.
    3. Man-Eating Cow
    2. Lying Cat
    1. Bobo, Detective Chimp

    Overall Top 5
    5. Albert the Alligator
    4. Lying Cat
    3. Stupid, Stupid Rat Creatures
    2. Detective Chimp
    1. Cerebus
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  • fredzillafredzilla Posts: 2,131
    edited October 2013
    nweathington said:

    4. Lying Cat

    Oh, jeez. I would have to agree and add Lying Cat simply based on this most recent sequence from Saga (I read this and suddenly my allergies flared up, but I don't have allergies...):

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  • GregGreg Posts: 1,946
    edited October 2013
    Tawny
    Pink Panther
    Snoopy & Woodstock
    Quick Draw McGraw
    Devil Dinosaur

    oh and ...
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  • John_SteedJohn_Steed Posts: 2,087
    My Top 5:

    Dogmatix
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    Opus the Penguin
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    Inspector Canardo
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    Fat Freddy's Cat
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    Gon
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  • John_SteedJohn_Steed Posts: 2,087
    edited October 2013
    (double post)
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  • Chuck_MelvilleChuck_Melville Posts: 3,003
    It's a hard list to finalize -- there are so many good choices, and I already see several that were overlooked.

    Dalgoda
    Blacksad
    Captain Carrot
    Inspector LeBrock
    The Beasts Of Burden
    Howard The Duck
    Krypto
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    My Little Pony...
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  • ShaneKellyShaneKelly Posts: 156
    UGH!!!! I totally should have had Opus on my list. RRrrrrr.... I can't believe I forgot him. I also toyed with Blacksad earlier in the day and then spaced out on it during the episode.
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  • WebheadWebhead Posts: 458
    Love these "TOP 5" episodes they are always good fun and make for great conversation.
    Here is my top 5 in no particular order

    1. Devil Dinosaur
    2. Red Wing
    3. Lockjaw
    4. Howard The Duck
    5. Monkey Joe
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  • Mr_CosmicMr_Cosmic Posts: 3,200
    Cosmo the Russian telepathic dog from Guardians of the Galaxy.

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  • JamieDJamieD Posts: 210
    nweathington said:

    Okay, I have to limit myself here, or it will be impossible to make a list. I'm going only with animals that first appeared in comic books—not cartoons, and not comic strips.

    Anthropomorphic Top 5
    Honorable Mention: Usagi Yojimbo, Pogo Possum, Sam & Max
    5. Herman Vermin (from Gregory)
    4. Scrooge McDuck
    3. Albert the Alligator (from Pogo)
    2. Stupid, Stupid Rat Creatures (from Bone)
    1. Cerebus

    Non-Anthropomorphic Top 5
    Honorable Mentions: Krypto, Power Girl’s cat, Matthew the Raven (from Swamp Thing), Lockjaw
    5. Zabu (from Ka-Zar)
    4. Topo (from Aquaman) — Sorry, @JamieD, but Topo has it all over Tusky.
    3. Man-Eating Cow
    2. Lying Cat
    1. Bobo, Detective Chimp

    Overall Top 5
    5. Albert the Alligator
    4. Lying Cat
    3. Stupid, Stupid Rat Creatures
    2. Detective Chimp
    1. Cerebus

    Where the hell is the damn dislike button when I need it B-)
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  • nweathingtonnweathington Posts: 6,748
    JamieD said:

    nweathington said:

    Okay, I have to limit myself here, or it will be impossible to make a list. I'm going only with animals that first appeared in comic books—not cartoons, and not comic strips.

    Anthropomorphic Top 5
    Honorable Mention: Usagi Yojimbo, Pogo Possum, Sam & Max
    5. Herman Vermin (from Gregory)
    4. Scrooge McDuck
    3. Albert the Alligator (from Pogo)
    2. Stupid, Stupid Rat Creatures (from Bone)
    1. Cerebus

    Non-Anthropomorphic Top 5
    Honorable Mentions: Krypto, Power Girl’s cat, Matthew the Raven (from Swamp Thing), Lockjaw
    5. Zabu (from Ka-Zar)
    4. Topo (from Aquaman) — Sorry, @JamieD, but Topo has it all over Tusky.
    3. Man-Eating Cow
    2. Lying Cat
    1. Bobo, Detective Chimp

    Overall Top 5
    5. Albert the Alligator
    4. Lying Cat
    3. Stupid, Stupid Rat Creatures
    2. Detective Chimp
    1. Cerebus

    Where the hell is the damn dislike button when I need it B-)
    Dude, Topo is a freaking artist!

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    He’s also an intellectual!

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    Plus he’s great on the farm!

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  • Chuck_MelvilleChuck_Melville Posts: 3,003
    All hail Topo!!
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  • Mr_CosmicMr_Cosmic Posts: 3,200
    "Plus he's great on the farm!"

    =))
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  • mwhitt80mwhitt80 Posts: 4,638
    JamieD, topo is a boss. He does all that stuff mentioned above;he's the leader of the Aquaman Salvation Squad.
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  • fredzillafredzilla Posts: 2,131
    Finally got to all five. In no particular order...
    (see my previous post)
    Koj (Tellos)
    Herobear
    Lying Cat (Saga)

    and rounding out the five...

    Bandit, Tinker, and Pirate (counting them all as one entry, 'cause I can)
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    Matthew the crow
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  • matchkitJOHNmatchkitJOHN Posts: 1,030
    edited October 2013
    nweathington said:

    Okay, I have to limit myself here, or it will be impossible to make a list. I'm going only with animals that first appeared in comic books—not cartoons, and not comic strips.

    Anthropomorphic Top 5
    Honorable Mention: Usagi Yojimbo, Pogo Possum, Sam & Max
    5. Herman Vermin (from Gregory)
    4. Scrooge McDuck
    3. Albert the Alligator (from Pogo)
    2. Stupid, Stupid Rat Creatures (from Bone)
    1. Cerebus

    Non-Anthropomorphic Top 5
    Honorable Mentions: Krypto, Power Girl’s cat, Matthew the Raven (from Swamp Thing), Lockjaw
    5. Zabu (from Ka-Zar)
    4. Topo (from Aquaman) — Sorry, @JamieD, but Topo has it all over Tusky.
    3. Man-Eating Cow
    2. Lying Cat
    1. Bobo, Detective Chimp

    Overall Top 5
    5. Albert the Alligator
    4. Lying Cat
    3. Stupid, Stupid Rat Creatures
    2. Detective Chimp
    1. Cerebus

    As I was listening I actually thought of dividing my like that.
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  • matchkitJOHNmatchkitJOHN Posts: 1,030
    The alternates lists dumps were awesome.
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  • Chuck_MelvilleChuck_Melville Posts: 3,003
    Sam Simeon!! Has no one mentioned Sam Simeon!?
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  • nweathingtonnweathington Posts: 6,748
    edited October 2013
    Chuck_Melville said:

    Sam Simeon!! Has no one mentioned Sam Simeon!?

    You know I love Angel and the Ape (well, mostly Bob Oksner’s art on Angel and the Ape), but not so much because of Sam, if you know what I mean.

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    (Still should have put him on my Honorable Mention list, though.)
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  • Mr_CosmicMr_Cosmic Posts: 3,200
    fredzilla said:

    nweathington said:

    4. Lying Cat

    Oh, jeez. I would have to agree and add Lying Cat simply based on this most recent sequence from Saga (I read this and suddenly my allergies flared up, but I don't have allergies...):

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    I just got around to reading this issue and my allergies hit me too.
    Lovely scene...lovely book.
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  • luke52luke52 Posts: 1,392
    I can't believe no one has mentioned Dr Dinosaur!
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  • ChrisBeckettChrisBeckett Posts: 535
    Great episode, guys! Love the top Fives (it even gets me to come out and comment, see?)

    #5 (Shane, here's another you might grit your teeth over): Timber, Snake-Eyes's wolf from G.I. Joe. G.I. Joe was my gateway drug to comic collecting, so I had to include him.
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    #4 Gorilla Grodd: My favorite superhero is the Flash, and Gorilla Grodd is one of many great villains in his rogues' gallery. Had to include this evil simian.
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    #3 Blood: from the Richard Corben adaptation of Harlan Ellison's Vic & Blood stories, including "A Boy and his Dog." An intelligent canine with a smart-ass temperament who does what he can to keep Vic, his companion, alive. This was a prose story, and I believe a film, before it was a comic. But there are no rules in top 5, so here it is.
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    #2 Matthew the Raven. Neil Gaiman's Sandman is probably my favorite comic series of all time. So, I gotta include Matthew. Another animal with a sarcastic tone who found redemption when Morpheus took him into his realm after he'd been a major supporting character in Swamp Thing, as Matthew Cable.
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    #1 @Caliban beat me to it. And as he noted, 'nuff said.
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    chris
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  • bralinatorbralinator Posts: 5,967
    Great topic!!

    Lockjaw, Lockheed, Krypto, Br'er Rabbit, and Black Pete would have been my choices...
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