ðˈɛɹ, tˈɑːm θˈʌɡ kəntˈɪnjuːd tə ɹˈʌn ʌntˈɪl dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn bˈʌstɚz fˈaɪnəl ˈɪʃuː, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə lˈæst kˈʌpəl ʌv jˈɪɹz wɜː ɹᵻpɹˈɪnts ʌv ˈɜːlɪɚ stˈoːɹiz dˈuː tə bˈʌdʒɪt kˈʌtbæks baɪ ðə pˈʌblɪʃɚ.
There, Tom Thug continued to run until December 1999 (Busters final issue), although the last couple of years were reprints of earlier stories due to budget cutbacks by the publisher.