Actually "Sans Bullshit Sans" (http://www.sansbullshitsans.com/) name is more inappropriate. "Comic Mono" or "Comic Sans" names sound better. Also "Comic Mono" font is not bad, just takes a bit getting used to. I'm using "Roboto Mono Light" at 14px for code and love it.

For a long time I thought it was called "Comic" because of the hilarious faces font snobs pull when you show it to them, but apparently it's because it was inspired by the text in comic books.

I think it's sort of transcended all that, though. It's now the legendary Comic Sans from the land beyond taste, more meme than font.

So you're trying to convince us you legitimately though it was named, before anyone saw it, based on a presumed reaction people would have when they did?

Pardon me, I think my bullshit meter just exploded.

I think it is called that after Comic Chat, where it was featured.

Straight from the horse's mouth: http://www.connare.com/whycomic.htm

Originally designed for Microsoft Bob, missed that deadline, came out in the Win95 Plus Pack.

The working name was "Comic Book". Probably because it is based on multiple comic books, primarily The Dark Knight Returns. I've also seen Watchmen mentioned in other interviews as a primary source for the shapes though he doesn't mention it in his page on the font.

That might just be my personal taste, then. But no, I think a fun handwriting-style font is inappropriate for all of the cases mentioned.

Handwriting doesn't necessarily mean "fun".