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The printed word (or character, pictogram, what-have-you) is one of the oldest forms of passing information or creating entertainment. This listing honors print media that has reached the state of [[Long Runner]]. Print media includes books (and [[Science Marches On|e-books]]), comics[[Comic Books]], [[Newspaper Comics]], newspapers, and [[Manga]]. Long running is considered to be a print run of 20 years or more.
 
For book series that have been going for a long time see [[Long Running Book Series]].
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== Hall of Fame ==
 
To honor those works that will probably remain in print as long as print exists.
 
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* ''[[Gray's Anatomy]] of the Human Body'': Since 1858, and the show namer for at least [[Grey's Anatomy|one teevee show]].
 
== Comics/Comic Books and Manga ==
* ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'' manga (1988–present)
* ''[[Batman]]'' (1939–present)
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* ''[[Golgo 13]]'' (1968–present)
* ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' (1987–present, 104 collected volumes as of now)
* ''[[Kochikame]]'' (1976–present1976–2016, longest continuously published manga, 13 more volumes than ''[[Golgo 13]]'')
* ''[[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spider Man]]'' (1962–present)
* ''[[Supergirl]]'' (1959-present)
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* ''Archie'' (1947–present) His very first comic book appearance (as a filler story) was in 1941. The newspaper strip was not started until 1947
* ''Arlo and Janis'' (1985–present)
* ''[[BC|B.C.]]'' (1958–present)
* ''Barney Google and Snuffy Smith'' (1919–present)
* ''[[Beetle Bailey]]'' (1950–present)
* ''The Better Half'' (1956–present)
* ''[[Blondie (comic strip)|Blondie]]'' (1930–present)
* ''The Born Loser'' (1965–present)
* ''Broom-Hilda'' (1970–present)
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* ''[[Hi and Lois]]'' (1954–present)
* ''[[Judge Parker]]'' (1952–present)
* ''The Katzenjammer Kids'' (1897–present1897–2006) is the [[Ur Example]] of a [[Newspaper Comics]] Long Runner, an astonishing ''century108 years'' of continuous production! from December 12, 1897 to January 1, 2006 (at which point it went into reruns).
** When creator Rudolph Dirks left the strip in 1914 owing to a dispute with newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst, he created a competing strip featuring the same characters (''The Captain and the Kids''), which itself ran for more than 60 years (1915-1979).
* ''[[The Lockhorns]]'' (1968–present)
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* ''[[Peanuts]]'' (just short of 50 years, 1950-2000)
* ''[[Pogo (comic strip)|Pogo]]'' (27 years, 1948-1975) A [[Revival]] strip ran from 1989-92.
* ''Steve Canyon'' (41 years, 1947-1988) Can be read on the web at [http://riphaywire.com/stevecanyon/ Steve Canyon],{{dead link}} through a agreement with the estate of Milt Caniff.
* ''Terry and the Pirates'' (39 years, 1934-1973)
* ''They'll Do It Every Time'' (79 years, 1929-2008)
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