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E. C. Segar, an Uncommon card
Elzie Crisler Segar, known by the pen name E. C. Segar, was an American cartoonist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 63
- Power
- 129
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 83,000
Power 129 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
E. C. Segar quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the E. C. Segar card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Carl Barks described Segar as "the ______ genius as far as I was concerned".
Answer
unbridled. Carl Barks described Segar as "the unbridled genius as far as I was concerned". From the E. C. Segar article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He created Popeye in ____, introducing the character in his comic strip Thimble Theatre.
Answer
1920s. He created Popeye in 1929, introducing the character in his comic strip Thimble Theatre. From the E. C. Segar article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Darkness at Noon. Darkness at Noon 73 · Andrew Levitas 70 · E. C. Segar 66 · Black Square 63 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He created Popeye in 1929, introducing the character in his comic strip Thimble Theatre.
- Charles M. Schulz said of Segar's work: "I think Popeye was a perfect comic strip, consistent in drawing and humor".
- Carl Barks described Segar as "the unbridled genius as far as I was concerned".
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The E. C. Segar article was read about 83,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 63: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get E. C. Segar
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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- Alvis SaladinUncommon · History · ATK 69 DEF 60
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, E. C. Segar (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : New York Evening Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
