Context_1 : The Topper was a UK comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with "The Beezer". Context_2 : In 1990 "The Beezer" merged with "The Topper" to form a new comic known as the "Beezer and Topper". This new comic ended in 1993 after 153 issues. A number of characters from this comic went on to appear in either "The Beano" or "The Dandy". The following is a list of all the strips that appeared in the "Beezer and Topper", all numbers refer to issues of "Beezer and Topper". Context_3 : Baby Crockett was one of the longest running comic strips that ran from "The Beezer" issue 34 (September 1956) to "Beezer" 1809 (September 1990). He continued in the merged "Beezer and Topper" until its demise in 1993, and would appear in all the "Beezer" annuals and summer specials until they ended in 2002. Context_4 : The Beezer was a long-running weekly British comic book, which was the home to 120 different comic strips over the years. First printed in 1956, it merged with the "Cracker" and "Plug" comic strips in 1976 and 1979 respectively. It was, then, renamed into "The Beezer and Topper" on merging with "The Topper" in 1990. However, publication ceased in 1993 eventually. After its closure, some of its characters appeared in "The Beano" and "The Dandy." Context_5 : The Numskulls is a comic strip in "The Beano", and previously in "The Beezer" and "The Dandy" – UK comics owned by D.C Thomson. The strip is about a team of tiny human-like technicians who live inside the heads of various people, running and maintaining their bodies and minds. It first appeared in "The Beezer" from 1962 until 1979, drawn by Malcolm Judge. Context_6 : Willy Nilly is a comic strip in The Beezer and BeanoMAX about a boy with wandering feet. The strip first appeared in around 1993, and continued in the later Beezer annuals. The strip was brought back in 2011 in BeanoMAX with more modern stuff in it. The strip was drawn by David Sutherland in this version. Context_7 : Pop, Dick and Harry was a long lasting British comic strip series published in the magazine "The Beezer" from 1956 until 1990. It was originally drawn by Tom Bannister until 1981, after which Peter Moonie took it over until 1987. After that date Brian Walker continued the series for another three years. "Pop, Dick and Harry" was the only comic strip that ran in "The Beezer" from the first until the last issue. Context_8 : Mickey the Monkey was a comic strip which featured the eponymous fictional monkey, Mickey. The character was the cover star of British comic "The Topper" from its launch in 1953 until the 1970s. The strip appeared throughout the comic's run, until its merger with "The Beezer". The final story was in "The Beezer Annual" 2003. It was originally drawn by Dudley D. Watkins, but after his death in 1969 Vic Neill took over as artist. Context_9 : Sidney William Burgon (3 October 1936), better known as Sid Burgon, was a British comics artist. After working as a Mechanic and drawing as a hobby he was encouraged by coworkers into furthering his artistic nature. He gave up his job in 1963 and became a freelance cartoonist with some of his early work being published The Weekly News under the Pseudonym Swab. In 1970 Sid began working for Fleetway drawing a number of strips including Bookworm for Whoopee!, Joker for Knockout and Ivor Lott and Tony Broke for Buster (comics). Sid Burgon began to draw for DC Thomson in 1989 drawing a revival of Biffo the Bear in The Beano and Adrian the Barbarian for The Beezer (which was recently reprinted in The Beano as Olaff the Madlander). Sid stopped drawing for DC Thomson in the late 1990s/early 2000s and is currently retired. Context_10 : Adrian the Barbarian (later Olaff the Madlander) was a comic strip in the comic The Beezer, and later the merged Beezer and Topper, first introduced in 1989. It featured a boy who dressed as a barbarian with a magical sword. He lived in a very strange world where almost anything could happen, whether it be good or bad. Many inanimate objects gained life in the strip, for example a pile of coal for the fire turned into a man called Old King Coal. He appeared in The Beezer annual until the last one dated 2003. fact_1 : Adrian the Barbarian (later Olaff the Madlander) was a comic strip in the comic The Beezer, and later the merged Beezer and Topper, first introduced in 1989. fact_2 : The Topper was a UK comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with "The Beezer". Answer: 1989
Output: Adrian the Barbarian later Olaff the Madlander was a comic strip in the comic The Beezer, and later the merged Beezer and Topper, first introduced in which year?