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In 1975, the comic celebrated the publication of the 500th issue. However, by this time the comic's popularity had already heavily declined. By the mid-1970s in
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movement. There are different accounts about the circumstances of his joining the
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outdated. They criticized the drawings, plots, dialogues and stereotypical characters. By some reports, the criticism of the comic was heavily supported by a Dečje novine competitor which published foreign comics. In 1979, Dečje novine finally cancelled the comic.
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monthly children's magazine. The story initially featured only Mirko (who was, reputedly, modeled after Žižović's son), while Slavko was added to the story later. Žižović chose the names Mirko and Slavko because they were common in all parts of
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