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Annie Comic Ends, but Redhead's Future Uncertain
CHICAGO (AP) -- Annie, the lovable red-headed orphan character, may be indomitable. But Annie, the comic strip, is not.

Tribune Media Services has determined there will be no more newspaper tomorrows for Annie.

After Sunday's strip, Annie, her father figure and frequent rescuer, Daddy Warbucks, and her beloved pooch, Sandy, will disappear from the funny pages. They will have a future, but for now, where that will be is unknown. Tribune Media Services says the possibilities include graphic novels, film, TV and games.

Tribune Media Services made the decision as it faces a shifting media landscape with the closing or shrinking of newspapers, a dwindling audience for comic adventures and an explosion of new forms of entertainment.

The comic strip debuted in 1924.

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