Eppo (comics)

Eppo
Editor Martin Lodewijk (1975–?)
Categories Comics magazine
Frequency weekly (1975–1988)
biweekly (1988–1999)
biweekly (2009–present)
Publisher Oberon
First issue September 1975- 1988
Final issue 2009-...
Country Netherlands
Language Dutch
Website eppostripblad.nl

Eppo is a Dutch comic magazine, that was the result of the merging of the magazines Pep and Sjors. [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 (a character from the Pep-featured Het Misdaadmuseum gone solo) and Sjors & Sjimmie. All of them became staples of the magazine, alongside the red-haired bespectacled title-character, whose one-page encounters with his dog and bric-a-brac-selling father livened up the back.

In 1985, after more than 500 issues, Eppo merged with Wordt Vervolgd, a television program devoted to comics, cartoons, and related topics. This proved to be a less comfortable ride than expected, and in early 1988 the magazine became the bi-weekly Sjors & Sjimmie. [2] The first years were still successful, but in 1994 the name was shortened to Sjosji in an attempt to reach a younger generation. By this time the market for comics had taken a landslide, and after five years Sjosji ceased publication. [3]

In February 2009 the magazine was revived as Eppo[4] and taken back to heart by its original readers. Classic names as Storm, Franka, Agent 327, and Eppo are featured, while new comics such as Elsje, Liberty Meadows, Plunk and Ronson Inc. were introduced on a regular basis. Late 2012 saw the release of the 100th issue of the second iteration of Eppo. [5]

Comics published in the magazine

House comics

Foreign import

References

  1. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/aanvang/1980eppo.htm
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