(SCOTT) MCCLOUD, REINVENTING COMICS — The heart of comics lies in the space between the panels where the reader's imagination makes still pictures come alive! It's a process that can be quantified, classified, and even measured, yet remains utterly mysterious.
| A. | Publisher of "The Amazing Spider-Man" | MARVEL |
| B. | Blockhead, dimwit, dope, imbecile | CRETIN |
| C. | Common action sequence in the funnies | CHASE |
| D. | Verisimilitudinous | LIFELIKE |
| E. | Supply for some cartoonists (2 wds.) | OILPAINT |
| F. | Underdog's coming-out-on-top | UPSET |
| G. | Strip involving official incompetence | DILBERT |
| H. | Cartooning award named for Goldberg | REUBEN |
| I. | Some touching-up to enhance a face | EYESHADOW |
| J. | Get a light bulb over one's head? | IDEATE |
| K. | Batman and Robin, to the Riddler | NEMESES |
| L. | Skedaddle, hightail it, absquatulate | VAMOOSE |
| M. | The primary purpose of italics | EMPHASIS |
| N. | Frizzy-haired girl drawn by Ernie Bushmiller | NANCY |
| O. | Skewed take on cows, dogs, bears, dinosaurs, etc. (3 wds.) | THEFARSIDE |
| P. | Occasion for a "thud," "pow" or "splat" | IMPACT |
| Q. | Talking head with headlines | NEWSCASTER |
| R. | Space separating boxes in a cartoon strip | GUTTER |
| S. | Game Tom plays with Jerry? (3 wds.) | CATANDMOUSE |
| T. | How Joe Palooka acts | OAFISHLY |
| U. | Glee, jollity, a lot of laughs | MIRTH |
| V. | Little areas dividing parts | INTERSTICES |
| W. | "Stop what you're doing and run! The cops are here!" (2 wds.) | CHEESEIT |
| X. | Funny-paper strips, graphic novels, etc. (2 wds.) | SEQUENTIALART |