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And now, I continue the irregular feature:
A Comic What I Like: Tiny Ghosts
Why I Like It: It's artfully done, but neither pretentious nor self-conscious about. The comics are two photos and two sentences. Sometimes they're funny, but can be wistful, creepy, sweet, grim, disturbing, touching or ambiguous. There are recurring characters, but each two-sentence story stands on its own.

Contest entries are pouring in at the rate of one a day! It doesn't take a Math Genius to realize that the odds of winning are still pretty good. But, if you don't enter, you won't win!

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