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FICTIONAL HEROES NEVER DIE!
Real heroes are only human. They lived and die
like the rest of us. But fictional heroes are
different. They began life many years ago and
they will live on in fiction in the future. Here
are some favorite twentieth-century fictional
heroes. (Greenall 1995)
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Teacher vs. Students

• You teacher will give you a series of clues about
  one specific fictional hero. If you can guess the
  name of the hero before he/she shows you the
  picture, you get a point. If you cannot guess the
  name of the hero, then he/she gets a point.

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This Character

• Began in 1939
• Saved Gotham City, with the help of Robin
• Has been fighting crime for 60 years
• Has three TV series, the most popular in 1960
• Has films and movies
• Fights criminals like the Penguin, Catwoman and
  the Joker

Who is he?
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This Character

• Whats up Doc? (1937)
• Has been eating carrots
• Has appeared in comic books, newspaper strips and
  cartoon films
• As long as people laugh at rabbits

Who is he?
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This Character

• Has been living with pet Snoopy (1950)
• First appeared in Peanuts
• Has been playing baseball and going to school
• First appearance on TV was in 1965
• Has made three cinema movies

Who is he?
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This Character

• Has been the husband of Wilma and father of
  Pebbles (1960)
• Best friends are Betty and Barney Rubble
• Has been living at 345 Cave Stone Road, in
  Bedrock
• Yabba Dabba Do!

Who is he?
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This Character

• Has been a Stoor Hobbit (1980)
• Was once known as Smeagul
• Has been living in Gladden Fields
• Possessed the One Ring
• My Precious
• Had his ring stolen by Bilbo Baggins

Who is he?
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This Character

• Has been working for the British Secret service,
  as spy 007 (1953)
• Fleming first wrote about him in Casino Royale
• First film was Dr. No (1962)
• Has appeared in over twenty films
• The Cold War has finished, Russians are not the
  enemy, but bad people are still out there

Who is he?
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This Character

• Has been singing and dancing on TV, as a green
  frog (1957)
• Became famous with the Muppets (1967)
• 235 million people in 100 countries have seen
  hundreds of Muppet shows
• There have also been three films
• Success has not changed him he remains the same
  color

Who is he?
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This Character

• Has been a space fighting princess since 1977
• Was adopted and raised by the Alderaan royal
  family
• Is the sister of Luke Skywalker and daughter of
  Darth Vader
• Has been in love with Han Solo since she first
  saw him

Who is she?
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This Character

• Was sent to Earth in a rocket, as an infant
• Raised as Clark Kent
• Has been wearing a red cape and fighting crime,
  since 1938
• Has been in hundreds of comics and movies

Who is he?
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Teacher ?
Students ?