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Hugo N. Frye, a fictional figure, purportedly the founder of the Republican Party in New York State, made up by Cornell University students in 1930 as a prank designed to embarrass several state politicians. Anthony Godby Johnson, (probably) fictitious author of Rock and a Hard Place: One Boy's Triumphant Story.
The Last Three of Venus – Venusian scientists, adversaries of Dan Dare; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; The Lone Gunmen – ardent conspiracy theorists and computer hackers who frequently assist central X-Files characters Mulder and Scully, though they sometimes have their own adventures
The names have been changed to protect the innocent." In parody, the Square One Television "Mathnet" segments (an affectionate send-up of Dragnet) begins each episode with "The story you are about to see is a fib, but it's short. The names are made up, but the problems are real."
A pseudonym is a name adopted by a person for a particular purpose, which differs from their true name. A pseudonym may be used by social activists or politicians for political purposes or by others for religious purposes. It may be a soldier's nom de guerre or an author's nom de plume.
The following characters appear in H. P. Lovecraft's story cycle — the Cthulhu Mythos. Overview: Name. The name of the character appears first. Birth/Death. The date of the character's birth and death (if known) appears in parentheses below the character's name. Ambivalent dates are denoted by a question mark. Description. A brief description ...
Name Species Film/show Notes Barney Tyrannosaurus rex: Barney & Friends: The friendly, optimistic, 200,000,000-year-old, purple title character of the iconic PBS series Baby Bop Triceratops: A three-year-old green girl and a companion of Barney. B.J. Protoceratops: A seven-year-old yellow boy and a companion of Barney. Riff Saurolophus
This is a list of fictional sports teams, athletic groups that have been identified by name in works of fiction but do not really exist as such.Teams have been organized by the sport they participate in, followed by the media product they appear in. Specific television episodes are noted when available.
Attributing the profession of journalist to a fictional character allows many possibilities for the author: reporters may travel extensively and face adventures (like Tintin), are among the first to have news of disasters and crimes (like Clark "Superman" Kent and Peter "Spider-Man" Parker), and are supposed to be good at establishing communication.