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Mystery character of the month

Here are your clues for your first Thread Mystery Character of the new year! Bonne chance!

This character is delightfully iconic — instantly recognizable on the page — but, beloved as they are, they play second fiddle to the "big guy."

This character debuted in the 1940s but really came into their own a decade or so later.

When this character disappeared and then reappeared in the screen version of this series, their costume was legendary and often imitated. And although there have been many incarnations of it, the essentials have stayed the same.

This character makes a distinctive sound that instantly identifies them as who they are.

When you know who this character is, email me at kmiller@mpr.org.

— Kerri Miller

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