sentences:  In 1914, William Randolph Hearst founded King Features, the oldest comics syndicate still in operation.Popular, long-running King strips launched during this period included "The Katzenjammer Kids" (1897-2006) and "Thimble Theatre/Popeye" (1919–present).Also launched c. 1914 was the New York Herald Syndicate, known for most of its operation as the New York Herald Tribune Syndicate.