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The Addams Family
Aladdin
Archie & Jughead
Augie Doggie
Archangel
Arthur & Buster
Akira
Alice in Wonderland
Alfred E. Neuman
Alley Oop
American Splendor
Anastasia
Andy Capp
Angelica Pickles
Aquaman
Arlo and Janis
Asterix
The Atom
The Authority
The Avengers

B
Babs and Buster Bunny
Bambi
The Banana Splits
Batman
Barney
Barnaby
Barney Baxter
Beany and Cecil
The Beast
Beetle Bailey
The Berenstain Bears
Betty Boop
Beauty and the Beast
Battle Angel Alita
Battle Royale
Blade of the Immortal
Blade, Vampire Hunter
Blondie
Bloom County
Bringing Up Father
Bugs Bunny
Bushroot
A Bug's Life
Buz Sawyer

C
Calvin & Hobbes
Captain America
Captain Marvel
Casper, the Friendly Ghost
Caillou
Charlie Brown
Chip n Dale
Cinderella
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Colossus
Conan vs bear
Conan
The Crimson Avenger
The Crow
Cyberchase
Cyclops

D
Daredevil
Daffy Duck
The Defenders
Dennis the Menace (US)
Dennis the Menace & Gnasher (UK)
Dick Tracy
Dilbert
Donald & Daisy Duck
Doonesbury
Dracula
Dragon Ball
Dragon Tales
Dynamo
Dumbo

E
E-Man
Egghead
Elongated Man
Ernie

F
The Fantastic Four
The Far Side
Fantasia
Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids
Felix the Cat
The Flash
Flash Gordon
The Flintstones
The Fly
For Better or for Worse
The Fox
The Fox & the Crow
FoxTrot
Frankenstein
Fritz the Cat
Fruits Basket
Full Metal Alchemist
Futurama

G
Garfield
Gasoline Alley
George of the Jungle
Extraordinary League of Gentlemen
George Shrinks
GI Joe
Goofy & Pluto
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost Rider
Green Arrow
Green Lantern
Gremlins
The Grinch who stole Christmas
Gunsmith Cats

H
Hawkman
Hellboy
Hellblazer
Hellsing
He-Man & the Masters of the Universe
Hellcat
Henry
Herbie
Herb and Jamaal
Hercules
Huey, Dewey & Louie
The Incredible Hulk
The Impossibles
The Human Torch

I
Ice Age
Iceman
Invisible Woman
The Incredibles
Inspector Gadget
Inspector Willoughby
Iron Man

J
Jakers
Jay Jay the Jet Plane
Jean Grey - Pheonix
The Jetsons
Jiminy Cricket
Jonny Quest
Josie & the Pussycats
Jonah Hex
Judge Dredd
Judge Parker
Justice League of America
JSA - Justice Society of America

K
Knights of the Galaxy
Krazy Kat

L
Lady and the Tramp
Lady Luck
Li'l Bad Wolf
Land of the Dead
The Legion of Super Heroes
The Little People
Lion King
Lone Wolf and Cub
Looney Tunes

M
Mad magazine
Mandrake the Magician
Marin Manhunter
Maya & Miguel
The Mask
Men in Black (MIB)
The Mighty Crusaders
The Mighty Heroes
The Mighty Thor
Mickey & Minnie Mouse
Miss America
Modesty Blaise
Monsters Inc
Mother Goose & Grimm
Mr Fantastic
The Mystery Men

N
Nancy Drew
Finding Nemo
New Kids On The Block
Naruto
Nausicaa
Nightcrawler

O
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Outland

Woody Woodpecker

The Woodpecker's first appearance was as a supporting character in an Andy Panda cartoon, Knock Knock (1940). The script was written by Ben "Bugs" Hardaway, who, at Warner Bros., had co-directed the first cartoon featuring the embryonic Bugs Bunny; and in fact, Woody owes much of his personality to Bugs. His unique laugh, created by voice actor Mel Blanc (and later adopted by Blanc's successors in the role, including Hardaway himself and Lantz's wife, Grace Stafford), provided an easily recognizable trademark, and was enough to ensure the character's return.
The Cracked Nut, a 1941 Lantz Studio production, kicked off Woody's own series and, incidentally, was the film in which he received his name. (Like Droopy, Chip'n'Dale and many other cartoon stars, Woody was not named until his second outing.) That series included two Oscar nominees for Best Cartoon The Dizzy Acrobat (1943) and Musical Moments from Chopin (1947, where he shared billing with Andy Panda) and one nomination for Best Song, the one he sang in Wet Blanket Policy (1948). There were virtually no highlights from the late 1940s on; and yet, the series continued far beyond the heyday of Hollywood cartoons. The last one was Bye Bye Blackboard (1972) a total of approximately 200 cartoons.
Like most cartoon characters of the time, Woody also appeared in comic books. In 1942, he started making a few guest appearances with Andy Panda or Oswald the Rabbit in Dell's New Funnies, an anthology title that featured the Lantz characters. Within a couple of years, he was its star. In 1947 Dell started devoting a few issues of Four Color Comics to Woody. By 1952 he was in his own regularly-published comic, which continued until 1984. In the early 1990s, a few of the Dell issues were reprinted by Harvey Comics.
Except for a single 1946 story drawn by Walt Kelly, creator of Pogo, not one of the hundreds of American comics featuring Woody was notable for outstanding quality. A few stories written and drawn by Freddie Milton have had very favorable reviews, but those were published only in Europe.
It was, however, in the comic books that a couple of supporting characters were introduced. In New Funnies #182 (1952), Woody rescues a pair of woodpecker boys named Nuthead and Splinter from a tiger. Over the next few months, Nuthead's name metamorphosed into Knothead, Splinter metamorphosed into a girl, and they were retconned into Woody's nephew and niece. As such, Knothead and Splinter later turned up in the cartoons.
Woody's first TV show started October 3, 1957 on NBC. Walter Lantz himself acted as its host, and used the position to show the young viewers how animation was made.
Woody's trademark laugh is still heard from time to time in the more obscure kidvid slots. He also made an appearance in Disney's 1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit. And in 1999, Fox Kids Network debuted a series of new Woody Woodpecker cartoons (with Chilly Willy and Space Mouse in the back segments) on their Saturday morning lineup. So there's life in that old laugh yet.
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P
Peanuts
Peter Pan
The Phantom
Phantom 2040
Phantom Lady
The Pink Panther
Pinocchio
Pixie & Dixie
Plastic Man
Pocahontas
Pokemon
Popeye the Sailor
Preacher
Private Snafu
Professor X
The Punisher

Q
Quackula
Quicksilver

R
Red Sonja
Red Dwarf
Rescue Rangers
Rex the Wonder Dog
Richie Rich
Rip Hunter, Time Master
Rip Kirby
Ripley's Believe It or Not
Road Runner
Rocky & Bullwinkle
Robin the Boy Wonder
Roger Rabbit
Ronin
Rugrats

S
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Sagwa
Sad Sack
Sally Forth
Santa Claus
Scooby Doo
Scrooge McDuck
Sesame Street
The Seven Dwarfs
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle
Shazam!
The Shield
Shrek
Silver Surfer
The Simpsons
The Small Society
Sleeping Beauty
Smurfs
Snow White
Space Family Robinson
Space Ranger
Spawn
Speedy Gonzales
Spider-Man
Spy vs Spy
Sonic the Hedgehog
South Park
Spirited Away
SpongeBob SquarePants
The Spirit
Star Wars
Starman
Sub-Mariner
Sugar & Spike
Super Rabbit
Superboy
Supergirl
Superman
Supermouse
Super Mario Brothers
Swamp Thing
Sylvester and Tweety

T
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
Tales from the Crypt
Tales of the Bizarro World
Tarzan
Tazmanian Devil
The Teen Titans
Teletubbies
Toy Story
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Thing
Thomas the Tank Engine
The Three Bears
The Three Mouseketeers
Three Little Pigs
Timmy the Timid Ghost
Tiny Toons
Tintin
Trigun
Tom & Jerry
Tomb of Dracula
Top Cat
Tweety Bird

U
Uncle Pennybags
Uncle Sam (Quality Comics)
Uncle Sam (traditional)

V
V for Vendetta
Vampirella
Vigilante

W
The Waking Dead
Wallace & Gromit
The Watchmen
Werewolf
Winnie the Pooh
Wonder Woman
Wolverine
Woody Woodpecker

X
The X-Men

Y
Y The Last Man
Yellow
The Yellow Kid
Yellow Submarine
Yosemite Sam

Z
Zatanna the Magician
Zatara the Magician
Ziggy
Zot!

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