Comic Strip Characters: Graphic names from Ace to Oola
Ace
Ace Drummond was a daring young Charles Lindberghish pilot introduced to Sunday comics supplements in 1935, created by two actual World War I aces. Ace, like fellow playing card-appellations Jack and King, is beginning to be heard more in nurseries. Several celebs—Natalie Appleton, Tom Dumont, and Jennie Finch and Casey Daigle—have Aces for sons.
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Lola Says:
lara_jane Says:
I love Dash as a nickname for Dashiell. Cute, spunky nickname and strong, romantic full name. Perfection.
Etta is super fab as well.
I have a 5-month-old great-nephew named Ace, and he is… well, ace.
mjeezy13 Says:
I could maybe see Oola as a nn for Fionnuala, kinda like how my baby cousin calls my Fiona “Ona”.
Poppy528 Says:
I really fancy Ace as an (occasional) nickname for Wallace. Don’t have too much to say on comic books, they were never really my thing…
I hope you run a list of comic book villains in the future!
Mischa Says:
I love the spunky Barnaby! As it’s so similar to Ava and Ella, I can see Etta becoming popular. Today, I heard the sad news that the great singer Etta James died!
mermuse Says:
Trying to convince my friends to name their baby boy due in June “Barnaby.” They aren’t digging it.
jessesgirl Says:
Of all these I like just Dash and Archie! Cool read though!
aunt_ning Says:
My nephews name is Jason but my other little nephew couldnt say Jason and he started calling him Ace and it stuck
TinaBina Says:
Is it just me or is this article recycled? I read this a while ago…
Jacquelini Says:
Not just you….re-run.
Saranel Says:
Weird
lara_jane Says:
Not just a re-run, but a recent one, too! This was originally posted within the last week! Strange indeed!
LexieM Says:
Not really name oriented but for those of you who fancy “Nemo”. Winsor McCay also created one of the first animated films called “Little Nemo” (1911?) which is incredibly famous.
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Barnaby, Cicero, Dash, India & Dot are my favorites on this list! I love old comics, I used to read some of these in my Babci’s back room!
Awesome collection!