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Religion: anthropomorphic animal 
Name: Sam
Other Names: Samuel; Sam & Max
Classification:
hero
Publisher(s): 
Fishwrap Productions 
LucasArts; Nelvana
First Appearance: Sam & Max Freelance Police Special Edition #1 (1987): "Monkeys Violating the Heavenly Temple"
Creators: Steve Purcell
Number of Appearances: 62
Comic Book Appearances: 23
TV, Film Appearances: 24
Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 15
Ally: Max
Occupation: private investigator
Species: dog
Gender: male
Note: of "Sam & Max" detective partnership
Sam and Max may be best known for the video game series they starred in, starting with "Sam & Max Hit the Road" (1993). But the characters first appeared in comics, not in the game.
The first comic book Sam and Max appeared in was Sam & Max Freelance Police Special Edition #1, in a story titled "Monkeys Violating the Heavenly Temple."
Sam & Max Freelance Police Special Edition
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_&_Max
- http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=12340
- http://www.comicvine.com/sam/29-46861/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=32023
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0700760/