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Written by Mary Fetzer

The fascinating characters of the newspaper's daily comics keep us coming back every day. Some of our favorites -- Charlie Brown, for example -- have been around for decades!

Check out our list of baby names taken from the most popular comic strips.

The Archies

The Archies comic strip featured a garage band of fictional characters whose bubblegum pop music was recorded by real-life musicians.

Archie Andrews – the red-haired front man who handled the lead vocals and lead guitar for his self-titled garage band
Reggie Mantle – Archie’s tall, dark and handsome rival; bass guitar
Jughead Jones – the hamburger-loving best friend of Archie; drums
Betty Cooper – the blonde, blue-eyed girl-next-door who vied for Archie’s affections; tambourine
Veronica Lodge – the wealthy and sexy brunette who eventually married Archie; organ
Hot Dog – Jughead’s dog and the band’s mascot

Peanuts

The ongoing story of a boy named Charlie Brown and his childhood friends, by Charles M. Schulz, ran from 1950 to 2000.

The boys

Charlie Brown – the likeable, but very insecure, main character
Snoopy – Charlie Brown’s famous (and brilliant) beagle
Linus van Pelt – Charlie Brown’s best friend; always seen with his blanket
Shermy – one of the original four characters of the comic strip
Joe Cool – Snoopy’s sunglasses-wearing alter ego
Schroeder – the piano-playing prodigy; loved by Lucy
Franklin – African-American neighborhood kid
Pig Pen – unwashed neighborhood kid; always surrounded by a cloud of dust

The girls

Lucy van Pelt – Charlie Brown’s biggest critic; sister of Linus
Sally Brown – Charlie Brown’s little sister; in love with Linus
Peppermint Patty – baseball-playing tomboy who liked Charlie Brown; thinks Snoopy is a boy
Marcie – Peppermint Patty’s best friend; has secret crush on Charlie Brown
Violet Gray – Lucy’s friend; the only character whose clothes changed over time

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy is a brilliant, hard-hitting police detective created by Chester Gould in 1931. The comic strips memorable villains include Breathless Mahoney, Flattop Jones and Pruneface.

The Tracy Family

Dick Tracy – born in 1909, joined the police force in 1931, served as a lieutenant in US Navy Intelligence during WWII
Tess Trueheart – Dick Tracy’s wife and the mother of his three children
Bonnie Braids – daughter of Dick Tracy and Tess Trueheart; born in the back of a squad car
Joseph Flintheart Tracy – son of Dick Tracy and Tess Trueheart; named after Vitamin Flintheart
Junior Tracy – the adopted son of Dick Tracy and Tess Trueheart who became a police forensic artist
Sparkle Plenty –Junior Tracy’s second wife and the mother of their daughter Sparkle Plenty Jr.
Crystal Plenty – cousin of Sparkle Plenty and a female chauvinist vegan

Partners and allies

Pat Patton – Dick Tracy’s long-time partner who later became Chief of Police
Sam Catchem – Dick Tracy’s current partner
Lizz Grove – nightclub photographer turned police officer; special skill: hand-to-hand combat
Diet Smith – creator of the police department’s advanced crime-fighting equipment
Cal Bullet Sr. – highway police chief; murdered by his treasonous son, Cal Bullet Jr.
Dan Liu – real-life Chinese-American chief of the Honolulu police department who made cameo appearances in the comic strip
Lottie Latte – a transgender undercover agent for the FBI
Trace – police robot developed by Diet Smith industries
Bob Oscar (B.O.) Plenty –close personal (and smelly) friend of the Tracys

Brenda Starr

The glamorous red-haired Brenda Starr is a snazzy newsroom reporter/editor who exemplifies the modern woman. She was created by Dale Messick in 1940.

Brenda Starr – noted for her stylish appearance and steamy romances
Basil St. John – the guy with the black eye patch and black orchid serum who married Brenda
Felicity Fox – one of Brenda’s fellow reporters
Harry Rumples – Brenda’s reliable old friend
Jason – the inexperienced blogger who joins The Flash
Ringo – the code name of Basil’s mysterious Kazooki assistant; was in love with Brenda
Sage – the son of Basil and Wanda Fonda
Starr Twinkle St. John – the daughter of Brenda and Basil
Sterling Golden – the charming mayor
Tap Fitzpatrick – the district attorney
Wanda Fonda – talk show host and former wife of Basil