Netherlands.
Netherlands
1922
Dutch comics, called strips, trace their start to J.J.A. Goeverneur's translation of Töpffer as Mijnheer Prikkebeen around 1850 in Groningen.
The 1940s 'big three' text comics, with captions under the pictures, were Marten Toonder's Tom Poes, Kapitein Rob and Eric de Noorman, and in 1954 Tom Poes was said to have become Dutch literature.
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1922
1970s
Artists from Netherlands in the archive.
Comics from Netherlands in the archive.
Bulletje en Boonestaak, the earliest comic from Netherlands in the archive.
The decade when the most new comics from Netherlands began.
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Netherlands in 3 chapters
A short history you can leaf through. Click a page, use the arrow keys, or press Turn the page to read on.
Netherlands.
3 chapters
Chapter 1
1850
to 1940
Töpffer in Dutch
1850
to 1940
Chapter 01
Töpffer in Dutch
Around 1850 J.J.A. Goeverneur translated Töpffer in Groningen as Mijnheer Prikkebeen, the starting point of Dutch comics culture.
1941
to 1966
Chapter 02
The big three text comics
Marten Toonder's Tom Poes ran as a newspaper comic from 1941 to 1986, Alfred Mazure's Dick Bos followed in 1942, and Pieter Kuhn's Kapitein Rob (1945 to 1966) and Hans G. Kresse's Eric de Noorman (1946 to 1964) completed the big three text comics with Tom Poes.
1967
to today
Chapter 03
Pep, Eppo and a comics culture
Pep magazine in the 1960s and its successor Eppo launched Martin Lodewijk's Agent 327 and other mainstays, and the comics society Het Stripschap (1967) and the Amsterdam shop Lambiek (1968) followed. The Nederlands Stripmuseum opened in Groningen on 21 April 2004 and moved in reduced form to Forum Groningen as Storyworld at the end of 2019.
The comics to know
- Mijnheer PrikkebeenRodolphe TöpfferSwitzerland, 1858J.J.A. Goeverneur, after Rodolphe Töpffer. Translation published around 1850.
- Tom PussTom PoesMarten ToonderNetherlands, 1941Marten Toonder. Newspaper comic until 1986.
- Dick BosAlfred MazureNetherlands, 1940Alfred Mazure
- Kapitein RobPieter KuhnNetherlands, 1945Pieter Kuhn. 11 December 1945 to 21 January 1966.
- Eric de NoormanHans G. KresseNetherlands, 1946Hans G. Kresse. Ran until 1964.
- Agent 327Martin LodewijkNetherlands, 1966Martin Lodewijk. Launched through Pep magazine and its successor Eppo.
The people to know
- Jan GoeverneurWriter, 1809 to 1889Translated Töpffer as Mijnheer Prikkebeen.
- Marten ToonderComics artist, 1912 to 2005Tom Poes; probably the most successful comic artist in the Netherlands.
- Alfred MazureComics artist, 1914 to 1974Dick Bos.
- Pieter KuhnComics artist, 1910 to 1966Kapitein Rob.
- Hans G. KresseComics artist, 1921 to 1992Eric de Noorman.
- Martin LodewijkComics artist, Born 1939Agent 327.
More artists from Netherlands
All 294 artists- Lo Hartog van BandaComics artist, 1916 to 2006
- Piet WijnComics artist, 1929 to 2010
- Willem RitstierComics artist, Born 1959
- Thom RoepComics artist, Born 1952
- Dick MatenaComics artist, 1943 to 2026
- Eric SchreursComics artist, 1958 to 2020
- Gerard LeeverComics artist, Born 1960
- Hein de KortComics artist, Born 1956
- Peter de SmetComics artist, 1944 to 2003
- Toon van DrielComics artist, Born 1945
- Aimée de JonghComics artist, Born 1988
- Peter de WitComics artist, Born 1958
More comics from Netherlands
All 320 comics- FrankaHenk KuijpersNetherlands, 1975
- EppoMartin LodewijkNetherlands, 1975
- StormDick MatenaNetherlands, 1977
- PepMartin LodewijkNetherlands, 1962
- FingersLo Hartog van BandaNetherlands, 1983
- Professor PalmboomDick BrielNetherlands, 1978
- Sjors & SjimmieSjors en SjimmieMartin BrannerNetherlands, 1988
- PandaMarten ToonderNetherlands, 1946
- Roel DijkstraJan SteemanNetherlands, 1975
- NitroglycérineLo Hartog van BandaNetherlands
- The Upside DownsThe Upside Downs of Lady Lovekins and Old Man MuffarooGustave VerbeekNetherlands
- De GeneraalPeter de SmetNetherlands, 1971
