Question: When was the production company that produces SpongeBob Comics formed?
Context: Filmwala Pictures is a Pakistani Film Production Company which is based in Karachi; the Production house was founded by Fizza Ali Meerza, who also produces the films for the production company.  Nabeel Qureshi has directed three films for the production company; "Na Maloom Afraad", and "Actor in Law".  and "Na Maloom Afraad 2".  Fizza Ali Meerza has also served as writer and producer for the films. Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint US produced stories for the British weekly comic market.  Marvel UK later did produce original material by British creators such as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Steve Dillon, and Grant Morrison. Trump Productions LLC is an American television production company established by Donald Trump in 2004 that serves as the entertainment business wing of the Trump Organization.  The company produces numerous network and cable television shows including "The Apprentice" and "Celebrity Apprentice" in association with Mark Burnett Productions.  The New York television production firm produces both his "The Apprentice" and "Celebrity Apprentice" programs as well as the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants, which the Trump Organization said are collectively worth a total of $15 million and entertainment has brought in more than $4 million in revenue in 2015. United Plankton Pictures, Inc. is an American film and television production company that was formed in 1998 by Stephen Hillenburg.  It is associated with Hillenburg's animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999), in association with Nickelodeon Animation Studio, and other related media (such as the "SpongeBob Comics" (2011)).  The company's headquarters is located in Burbank, California.  The company's logo is Plankton. Outerbanks Entertainment is the production company of screenwriter Kevin Williamson, based in Los Angeles, California, USA.  It currently produces the CW series The Vampire Diaries.  Past credits include "Dawson's Creek" (1998-2003).  It also produced the series "Glory Days" for The WB and "Wasteland" for the ABC network.  It also served as the production company on "Scream 4".  Its name is a reference to Williamson's origins in Oriental, North Carolina. Vincent Deporter is an international Belgian artist who works in both comics and animation.  Deporter got his start in comics working as an assistant to Jean Graton, before selling his own strips, as Mike Deporter, to "Spirou" magazine.  In 1996, after relocating to New York, he has worked on DC's line of comic books adapted from popular animated cartoons, like "Scooby-Doo" and "Ed, Edd n Eddy", and has also inked many of the Batman, and Superman style-guides.  He continues to work for Nickelodeon, notably on "SpongeBob SquarePants".  Since Nickelodeon Magazine has closed its pages, he now writes and draws for the "SpongeBob Comics", as a regular contributor.  Vincent Deporter also writes and illustrates on epistemology and religion.  He has illustrated the book , by the host of The Thinking Atheist Seth Andrews. He now lives in Arizona. Paradox Press was a division of DC Comics formed in 1993 after editor Mark Nevelow departed from Piranha Press.  Under the initial editorship of Andrew Helfer and Bronwyn Carlton the imprint was renamed.  It is best known for graphic novels like "A History of Violence" and "Road to Perdition".  Jim Higgins edited the line after Helfer's departure, and Heidi MacDonald briefly took the helm in 2000 at the time of the line's final three Big Books, none of which ever saw publication. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 American live-action/animated comedy film based on the Nickelodeon television series "SpongeBob SquarePants".  The film was co-written, directed, and co-produced by series creator Stephen Hillenburg and starred the series' cast of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass and Mr. Lawrence, with guest performances by Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Tambor, Alec Baldwin and David Hasselhoff.  It was produced by Hillenburg's production company United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, it was distributed by Paramount Pictures and was also the first film in the "SpongeBob SquarePants" film series.  In the film, Plankton devises a plan to steal King Neptune's crown and send it to Shell City, and SpongeBob and Patrick must retrieve the crown to save Mr. Krabs from King Neptune's wrath and Bikini Bottom from Plankton's plan. SpongeBob Comics is an ongoing comic book series published by Bongo Comics and United Plankton Pictures.  It was published every two months in the United States beginning in February 2011 and has been published monthly since June 2012. Jungle (formerly known as Jungleboys), is a production company owned by Executive Producer Jason Burrows, Writer / Director Trent O'Donnell, Writer/ Performer Phil Lloyd and Head of Production Chloe Rickard.  Jungle produces TV commercials, TV programs, and branded entertainment.  The Sydney-based production company specialises in comedy.
Answer: 1998