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Examples of [[Last Name Basis]] in [[Web Comic]].
Examples of [[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]] in [[{{SUBPAGENAME}}]] include:

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* Parley from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' is called by her last name, because everyone's too nice to call her [[Tomboyish Name|George]].
* Parley from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' is called by her last name, because everyone's too nice to call her [[Tomboyish Name|George]].
* Johnathan Gabriel from ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' usually goes by "Gabe."
* Johnathan Gabriel from ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' usually goes by "Gabe."
* Most of the pilots in ''Angels2200'' are referred to by their callsign or last name.
* Most of the pilots in ''Angels2200'' are referred to by their callsign or last name.
** Nicknames instead of first or last names are pretty common among enlisted troops of all services, especially to enforce a [[One Steve Limit]] if there's more than one soldier of the same last name and rank.
** Nicknames instead of first or last names are pretty common among enlisted troops of all services, especially to enforce a [[One Steve Limit]] if there's more than one soldier of the same last name and rank.
* Nolan from ''[[Regular Guy]]''.
* Nolan from ''[[Regular Guy]]''.
* The title character of [[Its Walky]] goes by Walkerton. He doesn't actually LIKE his nickname Walky (At best he tolerates it, there are only a few characters he actually doesn't mind calling him that). Almost no one calls him "David".
* The title character of ''[[Walkyverse|It's Walky!]]'' goes by Walkerton. He doesn't actually LIKE his nickname Walky (At best he tolerates it, there are only a few characters he actually doesn't mind calling him that). Almost no one calls him "David".
* All of the government-employed characters in ''Doomsday, My Dear'' refer to each other by last name: Zahra, Bowden, Young, et cetera. A few characters refer to Khepry and Chet by their first names, but no one uses Cyril's.
* All of the government-employed characters in ''Doomsday, My Dear'' refer to each other by last name: Zahra, Bowden, Young, et cetera. A few characters refer to Khepry and Chet by their first names, but no one uses Cyril's.


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Examples of Last-Name Basis in Web Comics include:

  • Parley from Gunnerkrigg Court is called by her last name, because everyone's too nice to call her George.
  • Johnathan Gabriel from Penny Arcade usually goes by "Gabe."
  • Most of the pilots in Angels2200 are referred to by their callsign or last name.
    • Nicknames instead of first or last names are pretty common among enlisted troops of all services, especially to enforce a One Steve Limit if there's more than one soldier of the same last name and rank.
  • Nolan from Regular Guy.
  • The title character of It's Walky! goes by Walkerton. He doesn't actually LIKE his nickname Walky (At best he tolerates it, there are only a few characters he actually doesn't mind calling him that). Almost no one calls him "David".
  • All of the government-employed characters in Doomsday, My Dear refer to each other by last name: Zahra, Bowden, Young, et cetera. A few characters refer to Khepry and Chet by their first names, but no one uses Cyril's.
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