Dečje novine (; ''Children's newspaper'') was a publishing house based in

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. It was known as the largest

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publisher of the former Yugoslavia. It also published books, magazines and sticker albums. They had almost exclusive right to publish comics of

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in Yugoslavia, and excelled as publishers of

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and

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comic books. Dečje novine were founded in 1956 by Srećko Jovanović. With the outbreak of war in Yugoslavia and the collapse of the state they collapsed in the early 1990s. Bankruptcy lasted until 2001, when it sold the remaining assets to settle the numerous creditors.

Main publications

*''Dečje novine'' (magazine for school children, mainly with content meant for the higher grades) *''Tik-Tak'' (magazine for school children, for younger children) *''Zeka'' (magazine for school children, for younger children) *''Eks almanah'' (comic magazine, included a wide variety of comics in every issue) *''Yu strip'', later ''Yu strip magazin'' (published exclusively comics of domestic authors) *''Gigant'' (comic magazine) *''Nikad robom'' (comic magazine) *'' Džuboks'' (music magazine) *''Moment'' (visual media magazine) *''Venac'' (literature and culture magazine)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Decje novine Publishing companies established in 1956 Publishing companies of Serbia Gornji Milanovac Serbian comics Yugoslav comics Yugoslav science fiction Magazine publishing companies Comics publishing companies 1956 establishments in Yugoslavia 2001 disestablishments in Serbia Publishing companies disestablished in 2001