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<!-- Note for editors: This category is different from the most comic categories, since it sorts comics by name instead of sorting them in chronological order by default using the "DEFAULTSORT" tag hidden in the comic card template.
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To add new comics in the right order in this category, use this format on a comic's category section: [[Category:Comics_sharing_name|NAME OF THE SERIES AND NUMBER]]. Replace "NAME OF THE SERIES AND NUMBER" with the actual name of the series and a number, like this: [[Category:Comics_sharing_name|Barrel 1]].
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To change the position of the comic links in this category, you can use [[Category:Comics_sharing_name|the expected position]].
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-->*There are several comics that almost or do share their name with at least one other comic.
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This list includes all comics that have identical or similar names, varying by a few characters.
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**Click to expand for a more detailed explanation:
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Sometimes this is because they are part of a [[:Category:Comic series|comic series]], where often the only part of the titles that changes is the episode number of the comic. A few comics share the exact same name, without being part of a series, such as:
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*Sometimes this is because they are related in a [[:Category:Comic series|direct series]], where it is just a number (part number) that changes, though this is not the case with all series.  
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*[[786: Exoplanets]] and [[1071: Exoplanets]]. Both images were originally named <code>exoplanets.png</code>. When the latter was published, this broke the former on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com], so it was renamed <code>exoplanets_2010.png</code>.
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**But a few comics actually share the exact same name, without being directly in a series (sorted after oldest pair, i.e. the 2nd comic's age):
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*[[60: Super Bowl]] and [[1480: Super Bowl]]. No images broke because the first one is a {{w|JPG}} file and the second one is a {{w|PNG}} file.
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***[[786: Exoplanets]] and [[1071: Exoplanets]].
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*[[827: Business Idea]] and [[1721: Business Idea]]. When the first comic was released, the image file and the comic title were the same and there was a conflict both on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] and [[1721:_Business_Idea#Trivia|on this site]]. Randall renamed the second comic [[827: My Business Idea]] and the comic image <code>my_business_idea.png</code>.
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****Both images were originally named <tt>exoplanets.png</tt>. When the latter was published, this broke the former, which was then renamed <tt>exoplanets_2010.png</tt>.
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***[[60: Super Bowl]] and [[1480: Super Bowl]].
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There are also other pairs of comics where the only difference is that one of the titles is plural:
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****No images broke because the former is a {{w|JPG}} file and the latter is a {{w|PNG}} file.
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*[[1027: Pickup Artist]] and [[1178: Pickup Artists]].
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***[[827: Business Idea]] and [[1721: Business Idea]].
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*[[518: Flow Charts]] and [[1195: Flowchart]].
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****When the latter was released, the image file and the comic title were the same and there was a conflict on xkcd ([[1721:_Business_Idea#Trivia|and on this site]]).
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*[[235: Kite]] and [[1614: Kites]].  
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****The former comic was then renamed [[827: My Business Idea]] by Randall. He had to rename both the image file and the comic title to fix the conflict.
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*[[441: Babies]] and [[1650: Baby]].
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**And at least six other pairs of comics only differ in that one of the titles is plural:
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*[[1373: Screenshot]] and [[1863: Screenshots]].
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***[[1027: Pickup Artist]] and [[1178: Pickup Artists]].
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*[[716: Time Machine]] and [[1203: Time Machines]].
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***[[518: Flow Charts]] and [[1195: Flowchart]].
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***[[235: Kite]] and [[1614: Kites]].  
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***[[441: Babies]] and [[1650: Baby]].
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***[[1373: Screenshot]] and [[1863: Screenshots]].
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***[[716: Time Machine]] and [[1203: Time Machines]].
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*All comics that thus share name with only up to one different character are listed here.
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**Exceptions are made for instance if:
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***The plural form changes more than just adding an "s", like for "baby" vs. "babies",
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***A word is split in two words in one comic's name and not the other like "flow charts" vs "flowchart", where also the plural is changed. <!-- Sorry, there are three comics sharing this name -->
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*Finally, there is a series of new year comics with the year changing to match the new year's number.
 
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