Comics and marijuana have a long, storied history together. 

You might even say they're best buds. 

From underground comix icons like the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers to the print adventures of movie characters Jay and Silent Bob (as well as their alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic), comics and weed go together like Cool Ranch Doritos and OG Kush.

In honor of 4/20, we take a look at 10 pot high-lights from the pages of comic books.  

1. Fritz the Cat Gets High for the First Time

The Strain: Fritz the Cat (1969), R. Crumb

Why the Buzz: This underground comix feline got his first whiff of weed in the company of some racially problematic crows in the late '60s. But it wasn't until Fritz toked up during his big screen debut in 1972 that people actually took notice. 

2. Trashman Rolls a Joint Before Kicking Ass

The Strain: 1969's Trashman strip by Spain Rodriguez, collected in Trashman Lives! (1989)

Why the Buzz: Trashman will always be the workingman's anarchistic hero and watching him get high in order to mow through fascist cops just goes to prove marijuana doesn't sap your ambition and energy. 

3. The Work of Vaughn Bode

The Strain: 1970's "Piss Poor Pot Pusher," collected in Vaughn Bode's Erotica Vol. 1 (1997)

Why the Buzz: For potheads of a certain generation, Bode is considered a patron saint for his marijuana-fueled comic and his most famous creation, Cheech Wizard. In fact, there's even a type of pot seed named after the character.

3. The Great Marijuana Debate

The Strain: 1972's "The Great Marijuana Debate," reprinted in Dope Comix #1 (1978); by Kim Deitch, Denis Kitchen, Jay Lynch and Peter Poplaski

Why the Buzz: This pro-and-con argument in comics form is an entertaining historical document, given how widespread marijuana decriminalization and legalization is becoming nowadays. 

5. Swamp Thing, World's Best Pot Dealer

The Strain: Hellblazer #63 (1993); written by Garth Ennis, illustrated by Steve Dillon

Why the Buzz: On his 40th birthday, John Constantine asks the Swamp Thing for a special favor. Plus, he shows his party-goers how to roll an Olympic-size joint. 

6. Floronic Man Gets High on His Own Supply: Himself

The Strain: Batman: Shadow of the Bat #56-58 (1996); written by Alan Grant, illustrated by Ben Taylor and Stan Woch

Why the Buzz: The Floronic Man, who can control vegetation, becomes a literal "pothead" thanks to the stoner scientist in charge of regenerating his broken body. That leads him to pursue a dual-pronged mission: Save the world through pot and get everyone high while doing it. Of course, Batman's a total buzzkill, and he puts the Floronic Man through a radical and rapid detox regimen.

7. Spidey's Pal Scores Some Questionable Weed

The Strain: Marvel Comics Fast Lane PSA (1999)

Why the Buzz: This four-part public service message ran throughout various Marvel comics at the end of the 20th century, apparently when weed was causing a rash of multi-vehicle crashes on massive suspension bridges in large metropolitan areas (which never happened). And when pretending to smoke weed turned you into a complete douchebag (which was true then and still is now). To learn more about the origins of this PSA, head down to your local library or, better yet, check out this 2014 Comics Alliance story about Fast Lane.

8. Freaky Things Get Stoned to See Straights

The Strain: The Filth (2002); written by Grant Morrison, illustrated by Chris Weston

Why the Buzz: Here's a quick rundown of who lights up in this trippy 13-issue Vertigo series:

• Dmitri-9 (top right), a foul-mouthed, Russian chimp who used to be a cosmonaut and is now an assassin
• Anders Klimakks (bottom left), a Dutch porn star who ejaculates mutant, jet-black semen
• Spartacus Hughes, a nasty, former super-duper secret agent who disrupts the way the world works by doing things like giving the U.S. president surgically enhanced breasts

Take a minute to light up yourself while you let your head wrap around those characters. 

9. It's True: Jughead Freakout Is a Stoner

The Strain: Criminal: The Last of the Innocent (2011); written by Ed Brubaker, illustrated by Sean Phillips

Why the Buzz: The creators have made no bones that Vladmir "Freakout" Frykowski is a stand-in for Archie Comics character and suspected stoner Forsythe Pendleton "Jughead" Jones III. In fact, the entire story arc is a dark, skewed look at the imagined adult lives of surrogates for Archie Andrews and the Riverdale gang.

10. Why the Joker is Always Smiling

The Strain: Harley Quinn Annual #1; written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, illustrated by John Timms

Why the Buzz: Is it really a surprise that Harley Quinn or any of Batman's villains are self-medicating? Wonder if Floronic Man hooked her up.