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* Even worse than ''[[Garfield]]'', [[Doonesbury]].com had a complete archive dating all the way back to 1968.
* Even worse than ''[[Garfield]]'', [[Doonesbury]].com had a complete archive dating all the way back to 1968.
* Comics.com has, amongst dozens of comic strips, the entire ''[[Dilbert]]'' archive available to registered members. Dilbert has been running more-or-less continuously, 3 panels a day (8 on Sundays) since late 1989.
* Comics.com has, amongst dozens of comic strips, the entire ''[[Dilbert]]'' archive available to registered members. Dilbert has been running more-or-less continuously, 3 panels a day (8 on Sundays) since late 1989.
** The archive at [http://dilbert.com/fast the official Dilbert site] has 5300+ strips.
** The archive at [https://web.archive.org/web/20131101181547/http://www.dilbert.com/fast the official Dilbert site] has 5300+ strips.
* Comics.com also has the complete archive of ''[[Peanuts]]'', which ran from 1950 to 2000. That's nearly 18,000 strips, not counting reruns.
* Comics.com also has the complete archive of ''[[Peanuts]]'', which ran from 1950 to 2000. That's nearly 18,000 strips, not counting reruns.
** ''The Complete Peanuts'' plans on printing every strip in 25 volumes.
** ''The Complete Peanuts'' plans on printing every strip in 25 volumes.
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* Country singer [[Johnny Cash]] has released 55 studio albums in addition to live albums and compilations.
* Country singer [[Johnny Cash]] has released 55 studio albums in addition to live albums and compilations.
* As of 2012, the Canadian band [[Rush]] has released 18 studio albums, 8 live albums (including 2 double- and 2 triple-CD sets), 7 live DVD's (3 of which were remastered from VHS), and an EP. Perhaps a dozen compilations of singles and videos have been available at different times as well.
* As of 2012, the Canadian band [[Rush]] has released 18 studio albums, 8 live albums (including 2 double- and 2 triple-CD sets), 7 live DVD's (3 of which were remastered from VHS), and an EP. Perhaps a dozen compilations of singles and videos have been available at different times as well.
* [[The Rolling Stones]]. As [http://www.rollingstones.com/music their web page] says: "92 singles, 29 studio albums, 10 live albums and more songs than you can count."
* [[The Rolling Stones]]. As [https://web.archive.org/web/20120708151827/http://www.rollingstones.com/music their web page] says: "92 singles, 29 studio albums, 10 live albums and more songs than you can count."
* The Funk Brothers. They were the studio band for nearly all of the [[Motown Records]] releases between 1959 and 1972, including nearly every #1 song from that time period from an American artist.
* The Funk Brothers. They were the studio band for nearly all of the [[Motown Records]] releases between 1959 and 1972, including nearly every #1 song from that time period from an American artist.


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* ''[[Sinfest]]'' has a little bit of continuity, although it isn't necessary to read all 4000 or more previous comics to understand the current strips.
* ''[[Sinfest]]'' has a little bit of continuity, although it isn't necessary to read all 4000 or more previous comics to understand the current strips.
* ''[http://www.superosity.com Superosity]'' has been running daily since March 1999 and has over 3650 pages.
* ''[http://www.superosity.com Superosity]'' has been running daily since March 1999 and has over 3650 pages.
* ''[http://devilspanties.keenspot.com/index.html The Devil's Panties]''. A comic a day with rare exceptions since October 2001. Over 3350 strips.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100529051409/http://devilspanties.keenspot.com/index.html The Devil's Panties]''. A comic a day with rare exceptions since October 2001. Over 3350 strips.
* ''[[CVRPG]]'' has updated most weekdays since early 2005. The main storyline includes over 1700 comics, and with the backstories (one for each of the main characters except Princess), bonus story arcs, filler strips, and the related ''Darkmoon's Silly Webcomic'' (which exists in the same continuity), all of which are referenced in the main storyline, the total archive includes over 3300 strips and counting.
* ''[[CVRPG]]'' has updated most weekdays since early 2005. The main storyline includes over 1700 comics, and with the backstories (one for each of the main characters except Princess), bonus story arcs, filler strips, and the related ''Darkmoon's Silly Webcomic'' (which exists in the same continuity), all of which are referenced in the main storyline, the total archive includes over 3300 strips and counting.
* ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]'' has updated almost daily since 2002 and has over 3000 strips. Writer David Morgan-Mar once boasted that he had overtaken ''[[Freefall]]'' in number of strips and has stated a goal of publishing at least as many comics as ''Calvin & Hobbes'' creator Bill Watterson: 3,160. At least you can read them five at a time.
* ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]'' has updated almost daily since 2002 and has over 3000 strips. Writer David Morgan-Mar once boasted that he had overtaken ''[[Freefall]]'' in number of strips and has stated a goal of publishing at least as many comics as ''Calvin & Hobbes'' creator Bill Watterson: 3,160. At least you can read them five at a time.
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* ''[[Goblins]]'' is relatively short, with only about 350 strips or so, but they're full-page images that simply cannot be skimmed.
* ''[[Goblins]]'' is relatively short, with only about 350 strips or so, but they're full-page images that simply cannot be skimmed.
* Averted by the "first comic created specifically for web distribution", ''[http://www.zark.com/front/about.html Argon Zark]''. It has been running since June 1995, still updates almost every year, and has a grand total of 77 strips.
* Averted by the "first comic created specifically for web distribution", ''[http://www.zark.com/front/about.html Argon Zark]''. It has been running since June 1995, still updates almost every year, and has a grand total of 77 strips.
* ''[http://www.billvolk.com Volklore]'' avoids this, in a sense, by running backwards, so that taking an [[Archive Trawl]] is actually moving forward in the story.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20170601172334/http://billvolk.com/ Volklore]'' avoids this, in a sense, by running backwards, so that taking an [[Archive Trawl]] is actually moving forward in the story.
* ''[[Mezzacotta]]''. [http://www.mezzacotta.net/archive.php?date=-9999999999999-01-01 Here's the first strip]. Check out the date on the URL.
* ''[[Mezzacotta]]''. [http://www.mezzacotta.net/archive.php?date=-9999999999999-01-01 Here's the first strip]. Check out the date on the URL.
* ''[[The KAMics]]'' - "I was told by a friend that he was intimidated by the number of comics in my archive... pshaw! There was just under 800 at the time!"
* ''[[The KAMics]]'' - "I was told by a friend that he was intimidated by the number of comics in my archive... pshaw! There was just under 800 at the time!"
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