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* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'':
** Calvin's [[UnnamedParent parents are unnamed]]. Watterson once commented that he did this because the strip is presented from Calvin's viewpoint, and as such his parents are only important as his parents.
** The doctor which Calvin occasionally visits. Despite being one of the few reoccurring characters, his name is never mentioned.
** Calvin's [[UnnamedParent parents are unnamed]]. Watterson once commented that he did this because the strip is presented from Calvin's viewpoint, and as such his parents are only important as his parents.
** The doctor which Calvin occasionally visits. Despite being one of the few reoccurring characters, his name is never mentioned.
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** We've never heard Dilbert's mother's actual name. Fans call her [[FanNickname "the Dilmom"]].
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* In ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', the parents names are never revealed nor is the family last name. The full names of Rosalyn, Moe and Miss Wormwood are never told either. Susie Derkins is the only character whose full name is revealed. WordOfGod says that this was intentional on Watterson's part, because, as far as the strip was concerned, Calvin's parents were only important because they were Calvin's Parents. Sticking to this rule was a contributing factor (though certainly not the only reason) to [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome discarding the Uncle Max character after his first appearance]] -- having him unable refer to his brother and sister-in-law by name made writing dialogue for him incredibly awkward.
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* The Argentinian ComicStrip/{{Mafalda}} has the titular character's parents [[UnnamedParent remain nameless]] (except for a single strip in which her mother's name, Raquel, was mentioned). Another notorious point is her surname, which no one really cared much for- until a strip where a school test of hers was shown, including what appeared to be an M after her name. [[TheUnreveal Or half of it anyway, the rest was cut off by the panel's boundaries.]]
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** The full names of Marcie and Schroeder, and Pig-Pen's real name, are never revealed.
** Other characters ''were'' given last names, but these were hardly ever used, meaning that these characters effectively remained without surnames for most readers. For example, Peppermint Patty's surname (spoken only once) was "Reichart" (pronounced "rike-hart").
** Other characters ''were'' given last names, but these were hardly ever used, meaning that these characters effectively remained without surnames for most readers. For example, Peppermint Patty's surname (spoken only once) was "Reichart" (pronounced "rike-hart").
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** Other characters ''were'' given last names, but these were hardly ever used, meaning that these characters effectively remained without surnames for most readers. For example, Peppermint Patty's surname (spoken only once) was "Reichart" (pronounced "rike-hart").
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* The Argentinian ComicStrip/{{Mafalda}} has the titular character's parents [[UnnamedParent remain nameless]] (except for a single strip in which her mother's name, Raquel, was mentioned). Another notorious point is her surname, which no one really cared much for- until a strip where a school test of hers was shown, including what appeared to be an M after her name. [[TheUnreveal Or half of it anyway, the rest was cut off by the panel's boundaries.]]
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* ''ComicStrip/{{Nuts}}'': The child protagonist is never named.
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* In ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', the parents names are never revealed nor is the family last name. The full names of Rosalyn, Moe and Miss Wormwood are never told either. Susie Derkins is the only character whose full name is revealed. WordOfGod says that this was intentional on Watterson's part, because, as far as the strip was concerned, Calvin's parents were only important because they were Calvin's Parents.
** This is part of the reason why Watterson scrapped the Uncle Max character after his first appearance--it was altogether too awkward that Max couldn't refer to his brother by name.
** This is part of the reason why Watterson scrapped the Uncle Max character after his first appearance--it was altogether too awkward that Max couldn't refer to his brother by name.
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* In ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', the parents names are never revealed nor is the family last name. The full names of Rosalyn, Moe and Miss Wormwood are never told either. Susie Derkins is the only character whose full name is revealed. WordOfGod says that this was intentional on Watterson's part, because, as far as the strip was concerned, Calvin's parents were only important because they were Calvin's Parents.
** This is part ofParents. Sticking to this rule was a contributing factor (though certainly not the reason why Watterson scrapped only reason) to [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome discarding the Uncle Max character after his first appearance--it was altogether too awkward that Max couldn't appearance]] -- having him unable refer to his brother and sister-in-law by name.name made writing dialogue for him incredibly awkward.
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** The Little Red-Haired Girl's name is never revealed in the comic strip, though at least two of the animated specials ("It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown" and "Happy New Year Charlie Brown") called her "Heather". However, despite writing the specials himself, Schulz considered both the name and her appearance (in the strip she was TheGhost) non-canonical.
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** The Little Red-Haired Girl's name is never revealed in the comic strip, though at least two of the animated specials ("It's (''It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown" Brown'' and "Happy New Year Charlie Brown") ''WesternAnimation/HappyNewYearCharlieBrown'') called her "Heather". However, despite writing the specials himself, Schulz considered both the name and her appearance (in the strip she was TheGhost) non-canonical.
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* ''ComicStrip/TheBroons''. Only the older kids have names. Their parents are Maw and Paw Broon (and Paw's father is Grandpaw Broon), and their younger siblings are The Twins and The Bairn.
* In ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', the parents names are never revealed nor is the family last name. The full names of Rosalyn, Moe and Miss Wormwood are never told either. Susie Derkins is the only character whose full name is revealed. WordOfGod says that this was intentional on Watterson's part, because, as far as the strip was concerned, Calvin's parents were only important because they were Calvin's Parents.
** This is part of the reason why Watterson scrapped the Uncle Max character after his first appearance--it was altogether too awkward that Max couldn't refer to his brother by name.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' examples:
** The PointyHairedBoss does not have a name. Since most of the characters in the strip are his employees, Scott Adams gets around by having them refer to the character as "the Boss" and address him as "sir". In one episode of [[WesternAnimation/{{Dilbert}} the animated show]], the Boss signs a delivery form. The delivery man looks at the clipboard incredulously, and says "that's your name?" We never see what it is, however we later hear he signed as "Eunice". The same episode established that his name is NOT "Eunice" (it's his alias for line-dancing) or "Bob Johnson" (which he uses for mail fraud).
** Dilbert, Wally, Alice and all the other major human characters seem to ''[[OnlyOneName simply have no last names]]''. In [[http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/1998-02-01/ this strip]], two characters introduce themselves with their full names and then Alice introduces herself as... just Alice, as though [[OnlyOneName that were the only name she had]].
** The hyper-intelligent Garbage-Man: In an early strip, Dilbert tells another character his Garbage-Man's name is "Gus Simpson", but this may have been before the character of the Garbage-Man was fully developed, and could refer to someone else.
** We've never heard Dilbert's mother's actual name. Fans call her [[FanNickname "the Dilmom"]].
* 'The Dog' in ''ComicStrip/FootrotFlats'' has such an EmbarrassingFirstName that he never allows it to be said or revealed in any way in the comic, and holds a grudge against Aunt Dolly for giving him the name.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' examples:
** The full names of Marcie and Schroeder, and Pig-Pen's real name, are never revealed.
** Other characters ''were'' given last names, but these were hardly ever used, meaning that these characters effectively remained without surnames for most readers. For example, Peppermint Patty's surname (spoken only once) was "Reichart" (pronounced "rike-hart").
** The Little Red-Haired Girl's name is never revealed in the comic strip, though at least two of the animated specials ("It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown" and "Happy New Year Charlie Brown") called her "Heather". However, despite writing the specials himself, Schulz considered both the name and her appearance (in the strip she was TheGhost) non-canonical.
** Almost no adults in the strip are given names, and in the animated specials, they don't even have intelligible voices. One minor exception in the strip is Linus' teacher, who we know as "Miss Othmar".
** The girl who sits next to Rerun in school is never referred to by name, despite being a fairly major character for the last few years of the strip.
* The ''ComicStrip/{{Scamp}}'' newspaper comic makes the odd decision to state the fact that Lady and Tramp never got around to giving Scamp's siblings names. The comic runs for two months before they decide to address this fact and actually decide to start giving them one.
* The Argentinian ComicStrip/{{Mafalda}} has the titular character's parents [[UnnamedParent remain nameless]] (except for a single strip in which her mother's name, Raquel, was mentioned). Another notorious point is her surname, which no one really cared much for- until a strip where a school test of hers was shown, including what appeared to be an M after her name. [[TheUnreveal Or half of it anyway, the rest was cut off by the panel's boundaries.]]
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* ''ComicStrip/TheBroons''. Only the older kids have names. Their parents are Maw and Paw Broon (and Paw's father is Grandpaw Broon), and their younger siblings are The Twins and The Bairn.
* In ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', the parents names are never revealed nor is the family last name. The full names of Rosalyn, Moe and Miss Wormwood are never told either. Susie Derkins is the only character whose full name is revealed. WordOfGod says that this was intentional on Watterson's part, because, as far as the strip was concerned, Calvin's parents were only important because they were Calvin's Parents.
** This is part of the reason why Watterson scrapped the Uncle Max character after his first appearance--it was altogether too awkward that Max couldn't refer to his brother by name.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' examples:
** The PointyHairedBoss does not have a name. Since most of the characters in the strip are his employees, Scott Adams gets around by having them refer to the character as "the Boss" and address him as "sir". In one episode of [[WesternAnimation/{{Dilbert}} the animated show]], the Boss signs a delivery form. The delivery man looks at the clipboard incredulously, and says "that's your name?" We never see what it is, however we later hear he signed as "Eunice". The same episode established that his name is NOT "Eunice" (it's his alias for line-dancing) or "Bob Johnson" (which he uses for mail fraud).
** Dilbert, Wally, Alice and all the other major human characters seem to ''[[OnlyOneName simply have no last names]]''. In [[http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/1998-02-01/ this strip]], two characters introduce themselves with their full names and then Alice introduces herself as... just Alice, as though [[OnlyOneName that were the only name she had]].
** The hyper-intelligent Garbage-Man: In an early strip, Dilbert tells another character his Garbage-Man's name is "Gus Simpson", but this may have been before the character of the Garbage-Man was fully developed, and could refer to someone else.
** We've never heard Dilbert's mother's actual name. Fans call her [[FanNickname "the Dilmom"]].
* 'The Dog' in ''ComicStrip/FootrotFlats'' has such an EmbarrassingFirstName that he never allows it to be said or revealed in any way in the comic, and holds a grudge against Aunt Dolly for giving him the name.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' examples:
** The full names of Marcie and Schroeder, and Pig-Pen's real name, are never revealed.
** Other characters ''were'' given last names, but these were hardly ever used, meaning that these characters effectively remained without surnames for most readers. For example, Peppermint Patty's surname (spoken only once) was "Reichart" (pronounced "rike-hart").
** The Little Red-Haired Girl's name is never revealed in the comic strip, though at least two of the animated specials ("It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown" and "Happy New Year Charlie Brown") called her "Heather". However, despite writing the specials himself, Schulz considered both the name and her appearance (in the strip she was TheGhost) non-canonical.
** Almost no adults in the strip are given names, and in the animated specials, they don't even have intelligible voices. One minor exception in the strip is Linus' teacher, who we know as "Miss Othmar".
** The girl who sits next to Rerun in school is never referred to by name, despite being a fairly major character for the last few years of the strip.
* The ''ComicStrip/{{Scamp}}'' newspaper comic makes the odd decision to state the fact that Lady and Tramp never got around to giving Scamp's siblings names. The comic runs for two months before they decide to address this fact and actually decide to start giving them one.
* The Argentinian ComicStrip/{{Mafalda}} has the titular character's parents [[UnnamedParent remain nameless]] (except for a single strip in which her mother's name, Raquel, was mentioned). Another notorious point is her surname, which no one really cared much for- until a strip where a school test of hers was shown, including what appeared to be an M after her name. [[TheUnreveal Or half of it anyway, the rest was cut off by the panel's boundaries.]]
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