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NOTE FOR EDITORS: This category is different from the most comic categories, since it sorts comics by name instead of sorting them in chronological order by default using the "DEFAULTSORT" tag hidden in the comic card template.
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To add new comics in the right order in this category, use this format on a comic's category section: [[Category:Comics_sharing_name|NAME OF THE SERIES AND NUMBER]]. Replace "NAME OF THE SERIES AND NUMBER" with the actual name of the series and a number, like this: [[Category:Comics_sharing_name|Barrel 1]].
 
 
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This list includes all comics that have identical or similar names, varying by a few characters.
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:''Not to be confused with [[Comic series]].
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</noinclude>These comics have identical or similar names, varying by a few characters. Sometimes, this is because they are part of a [[:Category:Comic series|comic series]], where often the only difference is the episode number of the comic. A few comics share the exact same name without being part of a series<noinclude>, such as:
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Sometimes this is because they are part of a [[:Category:Comic series|comic series]], where often the only part of the titles that changes is the episode number of the comic. A few comics share the exact same name, without being part of a series, such as:
 
 
*[[786: Exoplanets]] and [[1071: Exoplanets]]. Both images were originally named <code>exoplanets.png</code>. When the latter was published, this broke the former on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com], so it was renamed <code>exoplanets_2010.png</code>.
 
*[[786: Exoplanets]] and [[1071: Exoplanets]]. Both images were originally named <code>exoplanets.png</code>. When the latter was published, this broke the former on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com], so it was renamed <code>exoplanets_2010.png</code>.
 
*[[60: Super Bowl]] and [[1480: Super Bowl]]. No images broke because the first one is a {{w|JPG}} file and the second one is a {{w|PNG}} file.
 
*[[60: Super Bowl]] and [[1480: Super Bowl]]. No images broke because the first one is a {{w|JPG}} file and the second one is a {{w|PNG}} file.
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*[[827: Business Idea]] and [[1721: Business Idea]]. When the first comic was released, the image file and the comic title were the same and there was a conflict both on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] and [[1721:_Business_Idea#Trivia|on this site]]. Randall renamed the second comic [[827: My Business Idea]] and the comic image <code>my_business_idea.png</code>.
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*[[827: Business Idea]] and [[1721: Business Idea]]. When the second comic was released, the image file and the comic title were the same and there was a conflict both on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] and [[1721:_Business_Idea#Trivia|on this site]]. Randall renamed the first comic [[827: My Business Idea]] and the comic image <code>my_business_idea.png</code>.
  
 
There are also other pairs of comics where the only difference is that one of the titles is plural:
 
There are also other pairs of comics where the only difference is that one of the titles is plural:
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*[[1027: Pickup Artist]] and [[1178: Pickup Artists]].
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*[[518: Flow Charts]],  [[1195: Flowchart]] and [[1488: Flowcharts]].
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*[[235: Kite]] and [[1614: Kites]],
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*[[441: Babies]] and [[1650: Baby]].
 
*[[441: Babies]] and [[1650: Baby]].
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*[[1373: Screenshot]] and [[1863: Screenshots]].
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*[[518: Flow Charts]], [[1195: Flowchart]], and [[1488: Flowcharts]].
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*[[561: Well]] and [[3004: Wells]].
 
*[[716: Time Machine]] and [[1203: Time Machines]].
 
*[[716: Time Machine]] and [[1203: Time Machines]].
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*[[1027: Pickup Artist]] and [[1178: Pickup Artists]].
 
*[[1256: Questions]] and [[1448: Question]].
 
*[[1256: Questions]] and [[1448: Question]].
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*[[1373: Screenshot]] and [[1863: Screenshots]].
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*[[1490: Atoms]] and [[3050: Atom]].
 
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Latest revision as of 11:10, 3 August 2025

Not to be confused with Comic series.

These comics have identical or similar names, varying by a few characters. Sometimes, this is because they are part of a comic series, where often the only difference is the episode number of the comic. A few comics share the exact same name without being part of a series, such as:

There are also other pairs of comics where the only difference is that one of the titles is plural:

Pages in category "Comics sharing name"

The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total.

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A

B

C

E

F

H

I

J

K

O

P

Q

R

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T

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