''t Kapoentje'' (literally: "The Little Rascal") was a youth supplement published by the Flemish newspaper '' Het Volk'' from April 3, 1947 until 1989. It was notable for its

comics a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate ...

and, together with ''

Ons Volkske ''Ons Volkske'' (literally: "Our little people") was the youth supplement of the Flemish newspaper ''Ons Volk Ontwaakt''. It was published without interruption from 1932 until 1988, except for the years during World War II. The magazine was notabl ...

'', the most important comic book magazine in

Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, ...

.KOUSEMAKER, Kees en Evelien, "Wordt Vervolgd- Stripleksikon der Lage Landen", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, Antwerpen, 1979, p. 158.

History

''t Kapoentje'' was created when the newspapers ''De Gids'' and ''

De Standaard ''De Standaard'' (meaning ''The Standard'' in English) is a Flemish daily newspaper published in Belgium by Mediahuis (formerly Corelio and VUM). It was traditionally a Christian-Democratic paper, associated with the Christian-Democratic and F ...

'' contested one another over copyright issues. The titles of the magazines ''Ons Volk Ontwaakt'' and ''

'' which were published by the newspaper ''De Nieuwe Standaard'' (n.v. De Gids) were claimed back by De Standaard in 1947. As a result, ''Ons Volk Ontwaakt'' was discontinued and changed to a new name, ''Overal'', while the series which appeared in ''

'' were republished in ''t Kapoentje''. From October 11, 1951 on ''t Kapoentje'' became a free supplement of '' Het Volk''. ''t Kapoentje'' published many comics by

Marc Sleen Marcel Honoree Nestor ( ridder) Neels (30 December 1922 – 6 November 2016), known as Marc Sleen, was a Belgian cartoonist. He was mostly known for his comic '' The Adventures of Nero and Co.'', but also created gag comics like '' Piet Fluwijn ...

Willy Vandersteen Willy Vandersteen (15 February 1913 – 28 August 1990) was a Belgian creator of comic books. In a career spanning 50 years, he created a large studio and published more than 1,000 comic albums in over 25 series, selling more than 200 million co ...

, Bob De Moor, Eugeen Hermans (aka "Pink"), Rik Clément, Buth,

Jef Nys Jozef "Jef" Nys (30 January 1927 – 20 October 2009) was a Belgian comic book creator. He was best known for his comic strip '' Jommeke''. Biography Early years Jozef Nys was born in Berchem, Belgium in 1927.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Jef Nys ...

, Karel Boumans, Marcel Steurbaut and the Dutch series ''Dokie Durf'' by Piet van Elk. In later years Hurey, Karel Boumans, Marcel Steurbaut, Arle (pseudonym of

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and Leo Loedts), Frank Sels,

Gilbert Declercq Gilbert Declercq (born 1946 in Zwijnaarde, Belgium) is a Belgian freelance painter, illustrator, and comics artist. Declercq did his art-studies at The Royal Academy in Gent (Belgium). Publications Declercq began his career in '' Ons Volkske' ...

, Jeff Broeckx, Albert van Beek, Henk Kabos, Henk Sprenger, Piet Wijn, Ton Beek, Gerrit Stapel, Dick Vlottes, Raymond Bär van Hemmersweil, Jan van Reek, Peter de Smet also had their comics published. During its heyday Sleen's '' Piet Fluwijn en Bolleke'' and Vandersteen's ''De Vrolijke Bengels'' were the most popular comics. In 1947 Vandersteen left to join ''De Standaard''. Bob De Moor continued ''De Vrolijke Bengels'' until 1950, when Sleen took over the series and renamed it ''

De Lustige Kapoentjes ''De Lustige Kapoentjes'' (literally: ''"The Joyful Rascals"'') was a long-running Flemish comic book series, which existed under different titles and was drawn by different artists, among whom Marc Sleen (''"The Lustige Kapoentjes"'') and Willy V ...

'', who quickly became the magazine's

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s. Sleen, Rik Clément and Michel Casteels were the magazine's editors for many years. In 1965 Sleen quit and joined ''De Standaard''. Like many comic book magazines the sales of ''t Kapoentje'' went downhill during the 1970s and by 1989 the magazine was disestablished.

References

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