I run the Vintage comic hub....
I have topics that appear every few minutes...I need more
in this format...list of current topics
tTopics = {
[1] = "In 1827, Rudolphe Topffer created a comic strip \"The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck\"",
[2] = "In 1895, Richard Outcault's Yellow Kid was the first comic strip to use balloons.",
[3] = "In 1859, Wilhelm Bush published caricatures comic called \"Max und Moritz\".",
[4] = "In 1895, \"Yellow Kid\" debuted in the New York City newspaper \"The World\".",
[5] = "In 1940, \"Brenda Starr\" the first cartoon strip written by a woman.",
[6] = "In 1932, Siegel and Shuster create Superman.",
[7] = "In 1939, Bob Kane creates Batman.",
[8] = "In 1939, C.C. Beck creates Captain Marvel.",
[9] = "In 1941, psychologist William Moulton Marston creates Wonder Woman.",
[10] = "In 1940, Batman becomes the first superhero with a sidekick: Robin",
[11] = "In 1941, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby create Captain America.",
[12] = "In 1939, Martin Goodman founds Timely Comics.",
[13] = "In 1939, Red Tornado, the first female superhero appears.",
[14] = "In 1936, Lee Falk creates Phantom",
[15] = "In 1884, \"Ally Sloper's Half Holiday\", was published in the UK.",
[16] = "In 1899, a Funny Folks comic book came out a close first stab at a format to the modern comic",
[17] = "In 1901, The Blackberries came out and is the first known full color comic book.",
[18] = "In 1910, Mutt & Jeff created a new format, reprinting daily strips in black and white.",
[19] = "In 1922, the first monthly comic book came out, Comics Monthly and lasted 12 issues. Price of 10 cents.",
[20] = "In 1926, Little Orphan Annie and Smitty comics came out. Price 60 cents.",
[21] = "In 1929, Dell Publishing took a crack at a regular Comic Book. The comic was called The Funnies.",
[22] = "In 1930 - 31, Walt Disney publishers the Mickey Mouse Book.",
[23] = "In 1930, first issue of Tijuana Bibles, a sexual content comic.",
[24] = "In 1936, The Clock, widely accepted as being the first American masked superhero, created by George Brenner.",
[25] = "In 1942, Mary Marvel, the first female version of a male superhero debuts",
[26] = "In 1939, Marvel Comics #1 published by Timely Comics.",
[27] = "In 1976, National Periodical Publications offically became DC Comics.",
}
any help appreciated
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