''Suske en Wiske Weekblad'' was a Belgian comics magazine which debuted in September 15, 1993 and ran in weekly syndication until December 24, 2003. It was based on the popularity of

Suske en Wiske Suske (English: Willy, Luke, Bob, Spike) is one of the main characters in the popular Belgian comic strip ''Suske en Wiske'' by Willy Vandersteen. He is the boy of the duo. History When Willy Vandersteen created his first adventure story with t ...

and notable for being the last attempt 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, ...

to release a new comic book magazine.

History

Every new issue was published on Wednesdays. The magazine mostly published prepublications of comics distributed by

Standaard Uitgeverij Standaard Uitgeverij is a Belgian publisher, and the leading publisher in the Dutch language market of Flanders. History In 1919, the Standaard group was created, mainly consisting of a chain of bookshops (Standaard Boekhandel), a newspaper (''De ...

, such as

and other comics of Studio Vandersteen. But it also provided a place for Dutch comics and translations of British, American, Walloon and French comic strip series. Some comics were reprints of older series, such as

Boule et Bill ''Boule et Bill'' (known in English as ''Billy & Buddy'') is a popular comic, created in 1959 by Belgian writer-artist Jean Roba in collaboration with Maurice Rosy. In 2003, the artistic responsibility of the series was passed on to Roba's former a ...

. Apart from comics the magazine also featured games, posters, interviews, articles, mini-comics and contests. Thanks to the popularity of ''Suske en Wiske'' in Flanders and the Netherlands the magazine sold well. The first issue was a free gift with the 237th ''Suske en Wiske'' album ''De Snikkende Sirene'' (1993). Still, after a decade of publishing, the magazine was discontinued.

Incomplete list of notable series published in the magazine

* ''Bakelandt'' – Hec Leemans * '' Benoit Brisefer'' –

Peyo Pierre Culliford (; 25 June 1928 – 24 December 1992) was a Belgian comics writer and artist who worked under the pseudonym Peyo (). His best-known works are the comic book series ''The Smurfs'' and '' Johan and Peewit'', the latter in wh ...

* ''

Bessy (comics) ''Bessy'' was a long-running Belgian comics series created by Willy Vandersteen and Karel Verschuere in 1952. Together with ''Suske en Wiske'' and ''De Rode Ridder'' it was once one of his most popular and best-selling series, with successful tr ...

'' – Studio Vandersteen * ''

Biebel Biebel is the title character of a Flemish satirical comic strip series written by Marc Legendre, under the pseudonym of Ikke. It was created in 1983 for the magazine '' Robbedoes'' and was published until 2002. Biebel successfully appeared in 28 ...

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Marc Legendre Marc Legendre (born 15 April 1956 in Antwerp) is a Bronzen Adhemar-winning Flemish cartoonist and scriptwriter. He is best known for ''Biebel Biebel is the title character of a Flemish satirical comic strip series written by Marc Legendre, under ...

* ''Dik Van Dieren'' – Gleever * '' F.C. De Kampioenen'' – Hec Leemans * ''

Jerom Jerom is a Flemish comic book character and one of the main cast members in the Belgian comic strip, ''Suske en Wiske'' by Willy Vandersteen. He is the series' strongman and well known for his physically impossible powers that often make him the d ...

'' – Studio Vandersteen * ''

De Kiekeboes ''De Kiekeboes'' is a comic strip series created by Belgian artist Merho in 1977. The series appears in Dutch. It is first published in the newspapers ''Gazet van Antwerpen'' and ''Het Belang van Limburg'' and then published as comic books by Stand ...

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Merho Merho, born Robert Merhottein on 24 October 1948, is a Belgian comic-book writer and artist, best known for creating the comic strip ''De Kiekeboes''. Early life Robert Merhottein was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1948.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Mer ...

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The Adventures of Nero ''The Adventures of Nero'' or ''Nero'' was a Belgian comic strip drawn by Marc Sleen and the name of its main character. The original title ranged from ''De Avonturen van Detectief Van Zwam'' in 1947 to ''De Avonturen van Nero en zijn Hoed'' ...

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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 ...

* ''Oktoknopie'' – Gleever * ''Roboboy'' –

Luc Cromheecke Luc Cromheecke (born 2 August 1961), is a Belgium, Belgian comics artist best known for the comic series ''Tom Carbon'', ''Taco Zip'', ''Roboboy'' and ''Plunk''. Biography Luc Cromheecke was born in Antwerp in 1961.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Luc Cr ...

Willy Linthout Willy Linthout (born 1 May 1953) is a Belgian comics author, best known for the ''Urbanus'' comics and his graphic novel '' Years of the Elephant''. Biography Willy Linthout was born in Eksaarde near Lokeren, Belgium in 1953. He was a mechanic ...

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De Rode Ridder ''De Rode Ridder'' (''The Red Knight'') is a Belgian Flanders, Flemish comic book series set in medieval Europe. It stars the title character Johan, the Red Knight, easily recognizable by his red tunic. It appeared six days a week in the newspaper ' ...

'' – Studio Vandersteen * ''Sam'' –

Jan Bosschaert Jan Bosschaert (born 15 December 1957) is a Belgian comics artist, painter and illustrator, best known for the comic series ''Sam'' and '' Jaguar'', and his illustrations for the books of Marc De Bel. Biography Jan Bosschaert was born in Borge ...

* ''Sarah en Robin'' – Steven Dupré * ''

Schanulleke Schanulleke is a Flemish comic book character, also known as ''Schabolleke'' with an 'o', who originated in the Belgian comics series ''Suske en Wiske''. In the series she is Wiske's beloved rag doll. Between 1986 and 1993 Schanulleke received h ...

'' – Studio Vandersteen * ''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and in ...

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Urbanus Urbain Servranckx (born 7 June 1949), better known as Urbanus, is a Belgian comedian, actor, singer and comic book writer. Although he is most famous as comedian, some of his songs became hits, such as ''Bakske vol met stro'' (1979), ''Madammen ...

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