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Five comics have titles in this format, but it is more often in the caption or the title text.  
 
Five comics have titles in this format, but it is more often in the caption or the title text.  
  
The mere presence of the word "news" is insufficient, or the portrayal of ''newspapers''<!-- might it be worth also having a "Category:Newspapers" or perhaps "Category:Headines"? -->, the comic [[1062: Budget News]] qualifies due to its title, not the "Daily News" newspaper within it. [[997: Wait Wait]]  
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The mere presence of the word "news" is insufficient, or the portrayal of ''newspapers''<!-- might it be worth also having a "Category:Newspapers" or perhaps "Category:Headines"? -->, the comic [[1062: Budget News]] qualifies due to its title, not the "Daily News" newspaper within it. And thus a comic like [[997: Wait Wait]] with several newspapers does not belong here.
  
 
If it is a sentence where it alludes to "good" and/or "bad" news, then it does not belong here.<!-- Suggesting "Category:Good News" or maybe something like "Category:Fortune"? -->
 
If it is a sentence where it alludes to "good" and/or "bad" news, then it does not belong here.<!-- Suggesting "Category:Good News" or maybe something like "Category:Fortune"? -->
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[[1062: Budget News]] seems to have been the first comic, with this kind of News. It even used it for the title. Actually the first four comics all used it in the title and after that it only happened one more time, as of 2026, with [[2984: Asteroid News]].
 
[[1062: Budget News]] seems to have been the first comic, with this kind of News. It even used it for the title. Actually the first four comics all used it in the title and after that it only happened one more time, as of 2026, with [[2984: Asteroid News]].
  
At the time this category was created, the comic that caused this was [[3203: Binary Star]], where the news is mentioned in the caption, a Space News.
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At the time this category was created, the comic that prompted it was [[3203: Binary Star]], where the news is mentioned in the caption, a Space News.
  
This category should not be confused with [[Category:News anchor]]. There could be a News part of such a comic, like in [[2984: Asteroid News]], but generally that is no the case.
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This category should not be confused with [[:Category:News anchor]]. There could be a News part of such a comic, like in [[2984: Asteroid News]], but generally that is not the case.
  
 
Also comics using the word News in the title (or any other way) is not part of this category if it is not used as described above. For instance like in [[2505: News Story Reaction]] or [[2174: First News Memory]]
 
Also comics using the word News in the title (or any other way) is not part of this category if it is not used as described above. For instance like in [[2505: News Story Reaction]] or [[2174: First News Memory]]
  
 
So far, there have been the following types of news:
 
So far, there have been the following types of news:
#Budget News: [[1062: Budget News]] - 1. comic to use this format in the title - also first using news like this.
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#Budget News: [[1062: Budget News]] - 1st comic to use this format in the title - also first using news like this.
#Mystery News: [[1280: Mystery News]] - 2. comic to use this format in the title  
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#Mystery News: [[1280: Mystery News]] - 2nd comic to use this format in the title  
#Local News: [[1699: Local News]] - 3. comic to use this format in the title
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#Local News: [[1699: Local News]] - 3rd comic to use this format in the title
#Morning News: [[1996: Morning News]] - 4. comic to use this format in the title - four in a row, and then a long break
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#Morning News: [[1996: Morning News]] - 4th comic to use this format in the title - four in a row, and then a long break
 
#Sad news: [[2624: Voyager Wires]]
 
#Sad news: [[2624: Voyager Wires]]
 
#Huge space news: [[2717: L6 Lagrange Point]]
 
#Huge space news: [[2717: L6 Lagrange Point]]
 
#Physics news: [[2775: Siphon]]
 
#Physics news: [[2775: Siphon]]
 
#Big math news: [[2861: X Value]]
 
#Big math news: [[2861: X Value]]
#Asteroid News: [[2984: Asteroid News]] - 5. comic to use this format in the title - so far the last
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#Asteroid News: [[2984: Asteroid News]] - 5th comic to use this format in the title - so far the last
 
#Astronomy News: [[2991: Beamsplitters]]
 
#Astronomy News: [[2991: Beamsplitters]]
 
#Geopolitical news: [[2996: CIDABM]]
 
#Geopolitical news: [[2996: CIDABM]]

Latest revision as of 18:16, 8 February 2026

This is for comics that present "<Subject> News" as title, subtitle or similar, in the same manner as we are presented with Facts and Tips in Category:Fun fact and Category:Tips categories.

Five comics have titles in this format, but it is more often in the caption or the title text.

The mere presence of the word "news" is insufficient, or the portrayal of newspapers, the comic 1062: Budget News qualifies due to its title, not the "Daily News" newspaper within it. And thus a comic like 997: Wait Wait with several newspapers does not belong here.

If it is a sentence where it alludes to "good" and/or "bad" news, then it does not belong here.

Click to expand for a more detailed explanation:


1062: Budget News seems to have been the first comic, with this kind of News. It even used it for the title. Actually the first four comics all used it in the title and after that it only happened one more time, as of 2026, with 2984: Asteroid News.

At the time this category was created, the comic that prompted it was 3203: Binary Star, where the news is mentioned in the caption, a Space News.

This category should not be confused with Category:News anchor. There could be a News part of such a comic, like in 2984: Asteroid News, but generally that is not the case.

Also comics using the word News in the title (or any other way) is not part of this category if it is not used as described above. For instance like in 2505: News Story Reaction or 2174: First News Memory

So far, there have been the following types of news:

  1. Budget News: 1062: Budget News - 1st comic to use this format in the title - also first using news like this.
  2. Mystery News: 1280: Mystery News - 2nd comic to use this format in the title
  3. Local News: 1699: Local News - 3rd comic to use this format in the title
  4. Morning News: 1996: Morning News - 4th comic to use this format in the title - four in a row, and then a long break
  5. Sad news: 2624: Voyager Wires
  6. Huge space news: 2717: L6 Lagrange Point
  7. Physics news: 2775: Siphon
  8. Big math news: 2861: X Value
  9. Asteroid News: 2984: Asteroid News - 5th comic to use this format in the title - so far the last
  10. Astronomy News: 2991: Beamsplitters
  11. Geopolitical news: 2996: CIDABM
  12. Big news: 3027: Exclusion Principle
  13. Cosmology News: 3066: Cosmic Distance Calibration
  14. Maritime news: 3119: Flettner Rotor - In the title text. This comic is also a Tips comic.
  15. Space news: Binary Star