TODAY'S NEWS: Trying to get caught up after being out of commission last week. Of course, the deadline for the Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards is here, and I'm still figuring out my nominations...

THE 200 COMICS CONTEST!

To enter:
1. Correctly identify the first comic (by number) in which each character below appears.
2. Decode this email address: askdreldritch.com   @   contest
3. Email your answer to the address above by midnight, Sunday January 21, 2007!

Winners will be selected by random drawing from all correct entries.

One lucky winner will receive an Ask Dr. Eldritch t-shirt!
Two lucky winners will receive the last of the "When Trolls Dream" magnets!

Characters
Allesandra
Barry & Randall
Byron
Darla Shaughnessy
Dr. Eldritch & Kari Proctor
Ed the Tentacle Monster
Grandma Clara
Ping
Professor Boffin
Shazzgoth
Sudbury
The Eater of All
The Geeks
The Lawyers
The Reference Librarian
Trevor
Val