Question: Franklin Armstrong is a comic strip character create by a man that died in what year?

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The Yellow Kid: The Yellow Kid was the name of a lead American comic strip character that ran from 1895 to 1898 in Joseph Pulitzer's "New York World", and later William Randolph Hearst's "New York Journal".  Created and drawn by Richard F. Outcault in the comic strip Hogan's Alley (and later under other names as well), it was one of the first Sunday supplement comic strips in an American newspaper, although its graphical layout had already been thoroughly established in political and other, purely-for-entertainment cartoons.  Outcault's use of word balloons in the "Yellow Kid" influenced the basic appearance and use of balloons in subsequent newspaper comic strips and comic books.

Charles M. Schulz: Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000), nicknamed Sparky, was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip "Peanuts" (which featured the characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy, among others).  He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists of all time, cited as a major influence by many later cartoonists, including "Calvin and Hobbes" creator Bill Watterson.

Roy Race: Roy Race was a British comic strip character, a professional football player who appeared in the comic strip "Roy of the Rovers".  The strip first appeared in the boys' comic Tiger in 1954 and continued for 22 years before giving its name to a new weekly (and later monthly) comic magazine, published by IPC and Fleetway from 1976 until 1995, in which it was the main feature.

Franklin (Peanuts): Franklin Armstrong is a character in the long-running comic strip "Peanuts", created by Charles M. Schulz.  Introduced on July 31, 1968, Franklin was the first African-American character in the strip.  He goes to school with Peppermint Patty and Marcie.  In his first story arc, he met Charlie Brown when they were both at the beach.  Franklin's father was a soldier fighting in Vietnam, to which Charlie Brown replied "My dad's a barber...he was in a war too, but I don't know which one."  Franklin later paid Charlie Brown a visit and found some of Charlie Brown's other friends to be quite odd.  His last appearance was in 1999, the year before Schulz's death.

Minnie the Minx: Minnie the Minx, whose real name is Hermione Makepeace, is a British comic strip and comic strip character published in the comic book magazine "The Beano".  Created and originally drawn by Leo Baxendale, she first appeared in issue 596, dated 19 December 1953, making her the third longest running Beano character, behind only Dennis the Menace and Roger the Dodger.

Spirou (comics): Spirou (Walloon for "squirrel, mischievous") is a Belgian comic strip character and protagonist in the comic strip series "Spirou et Fantasio" and "Le Petit Spirou".  He also serves as the mascot of the Belgian comic strip magazine "Spirou".

Tom Forman (cartoonist): Tom Forman (May 2, 1936 – May 18, 1996) was an American comic strip cartoonist, co-creator of the classic comic strip "Motley's Crew" along with Ben Templeton.  His pre-1997 take on the comic strip involved Mike Motley's career as a blue-collar worker, sports, and his friends.  After Forman died of cancer, the storylines of the comic strip he helped create became more feminine and had "touchy-feely" parts at various points in the storyline.  They dealt with being forced to say "hi" to the in-laws under embarrassing conditions, attending various weddings, and letting out bottled emotions.  This new spin on the comic strip alienated many older male viewers and may have led to its retirement on January 1, 2000.

Henry (comics): Henry is a comic strip created in 1932 by Carl Anderson.  The title character is a young bald boy who is mute (and sometimes drawn minus a mouth).  With the exception of a few early episodes, the comic strip character communicates only through pantomime, a situation which changed when Henry moved into comic books.

Bob Penuelas: Bob Penuelas is a comic strip illustrator and writer.  He was the creator of the comic strip character Wilbur Kookmeyer, which has appeared in Surfer Magazine since 1986.

Tarkan Versus the Vikings: Tarkan Versus the Vikings (Turkish: "Tarkan Viking Kanı" ) is a 1971 Turkish action film, directed by Ertem Eğilmez based on a comic strip by Sezgin Burak, starring Kartal Tibet as fictional Hunnic warrior Tarkan, who vows revenge against Viking raiders after they ambush him and leave him for dead.  The film, which went on nationwide general release on  1, 1971 (1971--) , was the fifth in a series of seven films based on the comic strip character and was released in the USA in 2005 by Mondo Macabro on a double-bill DVD with "The Deathless Devil".

Supporting paragraphs: Franklin (Peanuts) Charles M. Schulz
Answer: 2000