Having been unconditionally known and accepted simply by his moniker of " Lucky Eddie ," no one of Hägar's entourage, not even Hägar himself, ever knew Lucky Eddie's " real " name until around the late-1990s & early-2000s, when he was asked directly ( by Hägar himself on both separate occasions ) to share his true name: during the first inquiry Eddie squawked out an unpronounceable screed which left him raw-throated and winded ; during the second inquiry, in which Eddie asked for Hägar's assurance that this revelation would be kept " in confidence ," Eddie whispers his " real " name into Hägar's ear, upon hearing which Hägar accidentally blurts out what was shared with him in secret in a fit of uncontrollable laughter, thus inadvertently revealing that Lucky Eddie's real name is " Fortuitous Eduardo.

* Hägar and Lucky Eddie are shown shipwrecked on a tiny island, though it is never disclosed how they got there nor how / when they will be rescued.

* Hägar and Lucky Eddie hopelessly outnumbered, or cornered at the edge of a cliff with a horde of enemy warriors charging them.

* Hägar and Lucky Eddie about to be burned at the stake.

The special starred Peter Cullen as Hägar, singer / actress Lainie Kazan as Helga, Lydia Cornell as Honi, child voice actor Josh Rodine as Hamlet, Jeff Doucette as Lucky Eddie, Don Most as Lute and veteran voice actor Frank Welker as Snert and Kvack.

Unlike Hägar, Eddie is educated enough to be able to read and speak in other languages — though paradoxically this does not make him any more intelligent.

Hägar the Horrible and Frank and Ernest are both drawn by the sons of the creators.

Hägar the Horrible is the title and main character of an American comic strip created by cartoonist Dik Browne ( 1917 – 1989 ), and syndicated by King Features Syndicate.

" Hagar the Terrible " was the nickname given to the late Dik Browne by his sons ; Browne adapted the name to Hägar the Horrible for the purposes of alliteration.

* In the UK, Hägar and other characters from the strip were also used to advertise Skol Lager beer, produced in Great Britain by Allied Breweries.

In 1989, a television special Hägar the Horrible: " Hagar Knows Best " produced by Hanna-Barbera and aired on CBS, based on the very first plotline when the strip began in 1973.

* Hägar the Horrible's Very Nearly Complete Viking Handbook by Dik Browne, Chris Browne ( trade paperback, 1985 ) Workman Pub.

* Dik Browne's Hägar the Horrible: We're Doing Lunch by Chris Browne ( 1991 ) Jove

* Dik Browne's Hägar the Horrible: Another Fish Story by Chris Browne ( 1992 ) Jove

* Dik Browne's Hägar the Horrible: Plunder Blunder by Chris Browne ( 1992 ) Jove

* Dik Browne's Hägar the Huggable by Chris Browne ( 1993 ) Jove

* Dik Browne's Hägar the Horrible: A Turn for the Worse by Chris Browne ( 1993 ) Jove

* Dik Browne's Hägar the Horrible: Funny Bunnies by Chris Browne ( 1994 ) Jove

* Hägar the Horrible: The Epic Chronicles: Dailies 1973-1974 by Dik Browne ( hardcover, November 2010 ) Titan Books ISBN 1-84856-233-0

* Hanna-Barbera's Popeye cartoons from the 1970s and 1980s, as well as Popeye and Son and the TV special Hägar the Horrible: Hägar Knows Best, are owned by King Features Syndicate.

The trademark logo mascot, " Miss Chiquita ," now Chiquita Banana, was created in 1944 by Dik Browne, who is best known for his Hägar the Horrible comic strip.

He is Honi's boyfriend, though Honi is in control of their relationship ( similar to Helga and Hägar ); they are perpetually engaged though they still haven't married.

Browne was recognized for his work by the National Cartoonists Society with their Humor Comics Strip Award in 1959, 1960, 1972 and 1977 for Hi and Lois, and again in 1984 and 1986 for Hägar the Horrible.

He received their Reuben Award for Hi and Lois in 1962 and for Hägar the Horrible in 1973.

Helga bickers with Hägar over his poor habits — such as forgetting to wash his hands after pillaging, or not wiping his feet before entering the hovel.

He shows no interest in becoming a Viking ( he wants to be a dentist ), which makes him the shame of the family to Hägar — though Helga and Honi are more tolerant and encourage his education.

In 2005, the strip celebrated its 75th anniversary with an extended story arc in which characters from other strips, including Curtis, Garfield, Beetle Bailey, and Hägar the Horrible, made appearances in Blondie.

As of 2010, Hägar is distributed to 1, 900 newspapers in 58 countries and translated into 13 languages.

Hägar ( sometimes written " Hagar ") is a shaggy, scruffy, overweight, red-bearded Viking.

Hägar is both a fierce warrior and a family man — with the same problems as your average modern suburbanite.

Kvack is Helga's friend and confidante — she will usually spy on Hägar and quack loudly whenever he does something he's not supposed to, such as having another hogshead of " Glögg " or " Wiffleberry wine ", Hägar's frequently-imbibed beverages.

* Hägar the Horrible was drawn by Wiley Miller ( Non Sequitur ): Hagar is visited by a systems analyst.

For instance, a daily strip in The Arizona Republic measures 4 " wide by 1 " deep, while the three-tiered Hägar the Horrible Sunday strip in the same paper is 5 " wide by 3 " deep.

Hi and Lois is a part of King Features, as is the other Browne family comic strip Hägar the Horrible ( done by Chance's brother Chris ).

Some other comics have also been translated into Breton, including Tintin, Spirou, Titeuf, Hägar the Horrible, Peanuts and Yakari.

Cartoons like Hägar the Horrible and Vicky the Viking, and sports uniforms such as those of the Minnesota Vikings and Canberra Raiders football teams have perpetuated the mythic cliché of the horned helmet.

The cartoons of the novel are primarily comic strip characters, as opposed to animated cartoon stars, with famous strip characters making cameos, such as Dick Tracy, Snoopy, Dagwood and Blondie Bumstead, Beetle Bailey, and Hägar the Horrible.

After his death Dik Browne's sons changed the title of the strip to Dik Browne's Hägar the Horrible in tribute.

Animation-industry writer Terence J. Sacks notes the juxtaposition of contrary qualities that make Hägar endearing to the reader: " Hägar's horned helmet, rough beard and shaggy tunic make him look somewhat like a caveman or primitive viking, but you also know Hägar has a soft underbelly occasionally exposed.

Hamlet asks Hägar if he can tell people they're Norwegian.

Hägar replies that it isn't necessary: " It might sound like bragging.

Hägar the Horrible uses a clear, sparse editorial-style line drawing, with minimal foreground or background detail, shading or embellishment.

Prior to Hägar, Browne was best known for co-creating the comic strip Hi and Lois with his partner, Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker.

Hägar the Horrible characters ( l. to r .): Snert, Hamlet, Helga, Hägar, Honi, Kvack

* Hägar (" the Horrible ") ( b. 940 ): the slovenly, overfed Viking protagonist.