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Fantastic Island that can be seen in comics (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

superman

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'can be seen in comics' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'fantastic island' is the wordplay.
'fantastic' becomes 'super' (I've seen this in another clue).
'island' becomes 'Man' (the Isle of Man is an example).
'super'+'man'='SUPERMAN'

'that' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for superman that I've seen before include "Ideal male" , "Crime-fighting hero" , "comic figure" , "Cartoon character" , "Nietzsche hero; comic-strip character" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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