Day 70: Smurf

The Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs) are a fictional group of small sky blue creatures who live in Smurf Village somewhere in the woods. The Belgian cartoonist Peyo introduced Smurfs to the world in a series of comic strips, making their first appearance in the Belgian comics magazine Le Journal de Spirou on October 23, 1958. The English-speaking world perhaps knows them best through the popular 1980s animated television series from Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Smurfs.

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Day 69: Popeye the Sailor

Popeye the Sailor is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows. He was created by Elzie Crisler Segar, and first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929.

Although Segar's Thimble Theatre strip, first published on December 19, 1919, was in its tenth year when Popeye made his debut, the sailor quickly became the main focus of the strip and Thimble Theatre became one of King Features' most popular strips during the 1930s.

In 1933, Max and Dave Fleischer's Fleischer Studios adapted the Thimble Theatre characters into a series of Popeye the Sailor theatrical cartoon shorts for Paramount Pictures.

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Day 68: Madman

Madman (aka Frank Einstein) is a fictional character from the comic book of the same title created by Mike Allred. Madman is not your average hero. Named after Frank Sinatra and Albert Einstein, his name is also a pun on Frankenstein.

Frank was a hitman who was killed in a car accident, then stitched back together and brought back to life by a pair of mad scientists, Dr. Egon Boiffard and Dr. Gillespie Flem. This resurrection leaves Frank with supernatural reflexes and a slight degree of precognitive and empathic power.

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Day 67: Runt of the Litter

Runt of the Litter is a fictional character from the Disney animated film Chicken Little. Runt, together with Abby Mallard (the Ugly Duckling) and Fish out of Water, are the only friends of Chicken Little, who suffers under a reputation for being crazy since he caused a panic saying the sky was falling. Runt is easily frightened and prone to panic, but keeps himself calm through 70's music.

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