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Read The Funnies On Yahoo! Yahoo! Teams Up with for Yahoo! Comics SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Feb. 2, 1998 -- Need an extra laugh in the middle of the day? Didn't have time to read the funny pages in the morning? Yahoo! has an ideal solution for getting a chuckle anytime during the day - Yahoo! Comics. Created in conjunction with United Media's ComicZone, Yahoo! Comics (http://features.yahoo.com/comics) offers a variety of daily comics, including popular strips such as , , and more. "At Yahoo! we continue to provide features that mean the most to our users - both for and information," said Marti Berg, producer for Yahoo! Comics. "With Yahoo! Comics, we're making it easier for individuals to get access to and read the comics - an activity enjoyed by a broad number of people every day. Working with United Media allows us to bring some of the most popular national comic strips together into one convenient place for our users to enjoy." "We're thrilled to be co-branding some of United Media's most popular comics with the most highly trafficked Web site in the world," says United Media's Michael Zimbalist, general manager, Online Services. "With Yahoo! Comics, we're giving a very big audience easy access to some of today's most popular comic features, and a good laugh." Comics Anytime Visitors to Yahoo! Comics during the work week are treated to a different "Comic of the Day" ranging from Peanuts on Monday to Dilbert on Friday. Also featured throughout the week are For Better or For Worse, Robotman and . Users can easily access a collection of all of these comics through links directly to United Media's ComicZone from the Yahoo! Comics front page. Yahoo! Comics also features a variety of co-branded comics pages from Yahoo! and United Media, featuring humor from , , and Reality Check. United Media (www.comiczone.com) is an information and entertainment company that develops and markets 150 comic strips and editorial features worldwide through its licensing and syndication divisions. About Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) is a global Internet media company that offers a network of branded Web programming that serves millions of users daily. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the single largest guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach, and is one of the most recognized brands associated with the Internet. Yahoo! Inc. provides targeted Internet resources and communications services for a broad range of audiences, based on demographic, key-subject and geographic interests. Yahoo! is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. # # #