An end of an era. The one-man comics industry; eminent Bengali visual artist Narayan Debnath passed on Tuesday morning at a private hospital, three years and a few months short of his 100th birthday. He breathed his last at a private hospital in Kolkata after fighting prolonged illness for weeks He was 96. The legendary Indian visual artist was the creator of the popular Bengali comic characters -- ‘Batul The Great’, ‘Handa Bhonda’ and ‘Nonte Fonte’ -- and his funnies captured generations of Bengali households in awe. Over the years, his comic strips have attained a cult for nearly six decades.