Eppo (comics)
![]() Gathering of comic authors of Eppo in 1982 | |
Editor | Martin Lodewijk (1975–?) |
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Categories | Comics magazine |
Frequency | weekly (1975–1988) biweekly (1988–1999) biweekly (2009–present) |
Publisher | |
First issue | September 1975 2009 (restarted) |
Country | Netherlands |
Language | Dutch |
Website | eppostripblad.nl |
Eppo is a Dutch comic magazine named after the protagonist of the back-page-gags. It was the result of the merging of the magazines and .[1] Eppo ran as a weekly magazine from 1975 to 1988; it was revived in 2009 as a fortnightly magazine.
History and profile[]
The first thirteen issues of Eppo appeared in the last three months of 1975 and introduced comics such as Storm, Roel Dijkstra, Franka (originally a character from the Pep-featured Het Misdaadmuseum) and Sjors & Sjimmie. All of them became staples of the magazine, alongside Eppo himself.
In 1985, after more than 500 issues, Eppo merged with Wordt Vervolgd, a television program devoted to comics, cartoons, and related topics. Early 1988 the magazine became the bi-weekly Sjors & Sjimmie.[1] The first years were still successful, but in 1994 the name was shortened to Sjosji in an attempt to reach a younger generation. It backfired, and by the end of the decade Sjosji ceased publication.[1]
In February 2009 the magazine was revived as Eppo[2] and taken back to heart by its original readers. Household names as Storm, Franka, Agent 327, and Eppo go hand in hand with new comics such as , Eugene and Dating for Geeks.
Comics published in the magazine[]
Comics published in the magazine are as follows:[1]
House comics[]
- Agent 327
- Eppo
- De Familie Fortuin
- Franka
- Heinz
- Grote Pyr
- Roel en zijn Beestenboel
- Sjors & Sjimmie
- Storm
- Tom Carbon
Foreign import[]
References[]
External links[]
- Official website (in Dutch)
- De Eppo-index (in Dutch)
- 1975 establishments in the Netherlands
- 1975 comics debuts
- 1988 comics endings
- 2009 comics debuts
- Comics magazines published in the Netherlands
- Children's magazines published in the Netherlands
- Dutch-language magazines
- Weekly magazines published in the Netherlands
- Biweekly magazines
- Magazines established in 1975
- Magazines disestablished in 1988
- Magazines established in 2009
- Magazines about comics