Origin of the term, "Comic"

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3 February 2007, 09:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lufbery Forum Ace Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 2,515	Origin of the term, "Comic" Hi all, Does anyone have a definitive source for the origin of the term "Comic" that was applied to Sopwith's night fighter versions of the Strutter and Camel (and Pup too?)? I always thought that the term was applied to those planes because they looked "funny" compared to the standard versions, but that is just a guess. Regards, __________________ Drew Ames "Drew can talk -- by Jove, how the man can talk!" -- James Norman Hall in "High Adventure"

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6 February 2007, 06:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lufbery Forum Ace Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 2,515	Hmm, I thought somebody would know a bit more about these nifty planes, and why they were called, "Comic". Regards, __________________ Drew Ames "Drew can talk -- by Jove, how the man can talk!" -- James Norman Hall in "High Adventure"

7 February 2007, 10:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
StephenLawson Shot Down Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 9,778	Here you go Drew; Origins of the term, "Comic".

7 February 2007, 01:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lufbery Forum Ace Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 2,515	Thanks, Stephen. __________________ Drew Ames "Drew can talk -- by Jove, how the man can talk!" -- James Norman Hall in "High Adventure"

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