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[[Randall]] first posted an April Fool's comic on Sunday, April 1, 2007. This comic was not numbered; sequentially, it came between [[242: The Difference]] and [[243: Appropriate Term]]. It has not been preserved in the official xkcd archives, though it survives on a [http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3701 thread in the xkcd forums]. | [[Randall]] first posted an April Fool's comic on Sunday, April 1, 2007. This comic was not numbered; sequentially, it came between [[242: The Difference]] and [[243: Appropriate Term]]. It has not been preserved in the official xkcd archives, though it survives on a [http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3701 thread in the xkcd forums]. | ||
| − | Other than this instance, Randall did not | + | Other than this instance, Randall did not generally post joke comics on April 1st unless it was one of the three designated comic release days (Monday, Wednesday and Friday). But on Friday, April 1, 2011 with [[880: Headache]], he has released a real April Fools' Day joke annually. Beginning with the following year with [[1037: Umwelt]], he began releasing an April Fools Day comic on April 1st, notwitstanding what day of the week it fell on by shifting the comic's release to that day. |
| − | + | Prior to 2011, due to the 2008 leap year, April 1st coincided with a comic release day only once: [[563: Fermirotica]] in 2009. This comic has no obvious ties to April Fools Day and does not appear to be intended to mark that date. | |
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Only exception to this before 2011 is the [[404: Not Found]] in 2008, but this is a meta-comic, since it in fact doesn't exist. | Only exception to this before 2011 is the [[404: Not Found]] in 2008, but this is a meta-comic, since it in fact doesn't exist. | ||
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Revision as of 13:35, 5 April 2016
Comics that were put up on April Fools' Day as an April Fools' Day joke.
Randall first posted an April Fool's comic on Sunday, April 1, 2007. This comic was not numbered; sequentially, it came between 242: The Difference and 243: Appropriate Term. It has not been preserved in the official xkcd archives, though it survives on a thread in the xkcd forums.
Other than this instance, Randall did not generally post joke comics on April 1st unless it was one of the three designated comic release days (Monday, Wednesday and Friday). But on Friday, April 1, 2011 with 880: Headache, he has released a real April Fools' Day joke annually. Beginning with the following year with 1037: Umwelt, he began releasing an April Fools Day comic on April 1st, notwitstanding what day of the week it fell on by shifting the comic's release to that day.
Prior to 2011, due to the 2008 leap year, April 1st coincided with a comic release day only once: 563: Fermirotica in 2009. This comic has no obvious ties to April Fools Day and does not appear to be intended to mark that date.
Only exception to this before 2011 is the 404: Not Found in 2008, but this is a meta-comic, since it in fact doesn't exist.
Pages in category "April fools' comics"
The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
