Bugs Bunny, Bart Simpson, and Betty Boop have long since been ingrained into the fabric of pop culture ... as these are the most iconic cartoon characters of the 21st century, so far.

However, on top of that, some characters from the realm of pop culture are imaginary. That is to say, they do not “exist,” such as it is, in the world of the piece of entertainment.

These characters have some physical resemblance to others shown in various forms of popular culture. Sometimes the design is strictly the basis for drawing a parallel. Other times, aspects such as ...