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In The Republic of Finland ( Finnish: Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the southeast and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west. Finland has land frontiers with Sweden, Norway and Russia and... Finland, some A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. Comic books are often called comics, especially in the U.K.. Although the term implies otherwise, the subject matter in comic books is not necessarily humorous. In fact, it varies widely. Many early comic books were... comic books have also had versions published in A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. The number of speakers, and the area itself, can be of arbitrary size. It follows that a dialect for a larger... dialects of the Finnish is spoken by the majority (92%) in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is an official language in Finland. Finnish is a member of the Finno-Ugric language family and is an agglutinative language which modifies the forms of both noun and adjective depending on their roles... Finnish language. It is not known whether this idea exists in other countries.

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Aku Ankka

Aku Ankka, the Finnish translation of Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic book character best known for his cartoons from Walt Disney Studios. Donald is a white anthropomorphic duck with yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He usually wears a sailor shirt and cap — but no pants (except when he goes swimming). Some... Donald Duck, has been translated to many dialects. All the stories in the albums are by Carl Barks ( March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was a famous Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck and the Beagle Boys. The quality of his scripts and drawings earned him the nick names The Duck Man... Carl Barks.

  • Isoon taloon ankka, Pohjanmaa (Österbotten) is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to: Pohjanmaa - a Historical province of Sweden Pohjanmaan lääni - a former County of Sweden (Counties in Finland) Pohjois-Pohjanmaan maakunta - a current Region of Finland Etelä-Pohjanmaan maakunta - a current Region of Finland Pohjanmaan maakunta... Pohjanmaa dialect, 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. Events January January 1998 - A massive ice storm, caused by El Niño, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to... 1998
  • Kui, sanos Aku, Abo redirects here. ABO is also a major determinant of blood type Turku, Åbo in Swedish, Aboa in Latin, is a city in Finland, founded in the 13th century. The exact year of foundation is not commonly agreed, but tradtionally it is often dated from the year 1229. According to... Turku dialect, 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. Events Kosovo War Shooting in Littleton, Colorado, United States, leaves several high school students dead. Y2K preparation was a major event in 1999 both in... 1999
  • Rotsi on mut byysat puuttuu, Helsinki slang, 2000 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ 2000 From Wikipedia 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Popular culture also holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd... 2000
  • Kyä viksup päriää, Tampere (Swedish name Tammerfors) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes: Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. Since the two lakes differ in level by 18 metres, the Tammerkoski rapids linking them have been an important power source throughout history, most recently for generating electricity. Tampere... Tampere dialect, 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, 2001 is also the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millenium. Popular culture, however, often views the year 2000 as holding this distinction. 2001 is also the year... 2001
  • Avojalakanen ankka, Oulu dialect, 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom Autism Awareness Year in the United Kingdom Events January Euro banknotes in circulation throughout the twelve countries of the European Union that... 2002
  • Voe tokkiisa, Aku, Savo (Savolax) is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to: Savo - a historical Province of Sweden (Historical provinces of Finland) Pohjois-Savon maakunta - a current Region of Finland Etelä-Savon maakunta - a current Region of Finland Eastern Finland - a current Province of Finland A dialect... Savo dialect, 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. Pascal Couchepin becomes President of the Confederation in... 2003
  • Kaik lutviutuup, South Carelian dialect, 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) Elections were held in 73 countries during 2004. See a list of elections... 2004

Asterix

A shrewd, cunning little warrior; all perilous missions are immediately entrusted to him. Asterix gets his superhuman strength from the magic potion brewed by the druid Getafix… Asterix (French: Ast rix) is a fictional character, created in 1959 as the hero of a series of French comic books by... Asterix was the first comic book to be translated into a Finnish dialect and can be said to have started the phenomenon.

  • Opeliksin orjalaeva (Asterix and Obelix All at Sea), Savo dialect, 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. Events January January 3 - NBCs Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 - Mister Rogers receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame... 1997
  • Luaksolaesten lempi ( Asterix and the Great Divide is the twenty-fifth volume of the Asterix series. It was first published in 1980. In this volume, two rival chiefs, Cleverdix and Majestix, have been elected to govern a village in Gaul. Through various incidents, a ditch has been dug through the village dividing... Asterix and the Great Divide), Savo dialect, 1999
  • Kallija tyttölöi (Asterix and the Secret Weapon), Carelian dialect, 2000
  • Asteriksim boikkane mukul (Asterix and Son), Rauma is a town of ca. 37,000 inhabitants on the west coast of Finland, 92 kilometres north of Turku, and 50 kilometres south of Pori. Granted town privileges on May 17th 1442 (then under the rule of Sweden), Rauma is known of its high quality lace (since the 18th... Rauma dialect, 2001

Lätsä

Lätsä is the Finnish translation of Andy Capp is a long-running comic strip character created by Reg Smythe, seen in the London Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror since August 5, 1957. Originally a single-panel cartoon, it was later expanded to four panels. The name is a play on words; Andy Capp sounds like a... Andy Capp.

  • Hämpih hanu, Tampere dialect, 2000

Masi

Masi is the Finnish translation of Beetle Bailey (begun on September 4, 1950) is a comic strip set in the United States Army, written by Mort Walker. It is among the oldest comic strips still being made by the original creator, and it is also among the most popular comic strips. King Features Syndicate is the... Beetle Bailey.

  • Tuntematon Masi, various dialects including Savo, Pohjanmaa, Turku, Helsinki slang, Finnish-Swedish and Finnish-English, 2000

Velho

Velho is the Finnish translation of The Wizard of Id is a comic strip by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart which began on November 9, 1964. It is syndicated by Creators Syndicate. The Wizard of Id is set during the Middle Ages. The principal Id characters include the King, Sir Rodney (the knight) and, of course... The Wizard of Id.

  • Näläkämoan noeta, Kainuu is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. It is located in the Oulu province and it borders the regions of Northern Ostrobothnia, North Karelia and Northern Savonia. In the east it also borders to Russia. The administrative capital is Kajaani (or three-J Kajjjaani, with an extremely long palatal... Kainuu dialect, 2001

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Comic book - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2914 words)
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine or book containing sequential art in the form of a narrative.
Some of the earliest comic books were simply collections of comic strips that had originally been printed in newspapers, and it was the commercial success of these collections led to work being created specifically for the comic-book form, which fostered specific conventions such as splash pages.
Comics published after World War II in 1945 are sometimes referred to being from the Atomic Age (referring to the dropping of the atomic bomb), and books published after Nov. 1961 are sometimes referred to as being from the Marvel Age (referring to the advent of Marvel Comics).
Comic book - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (2921 words)
Most books are first published as a hard cover oversized book, usually 48 or 64 pages, with later re-releases in soft cover.
DC comics has used the annual issue of their titles to played a theme as well as introduce new characters to their public (how Garth Ennis's character Hitman was created).
In Italy, comics (known as fumetti) made their debut as humouristic strips at the end of the 19th century, and later evolved in adventure stories inspired by those coming from the U.S. After World War II, however, artists like Hugo Pratt and Guido Crepax imposed Italian comics to an international audience.
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