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

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. 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 ''Džuboks'' ( sr-cyr, italic=no, Џубокс, trans. ''Jukebox'') was a Yugoslav music magazine. Launched in 1966, it was the first magazine in SFR Yugoslavia dedicated predominantly to rock music and the first rock music magazine to be publish ...

'' (music magazine) *''Moment'' (visual media magazine) *''Venac'' (literature and culture magazine)

References

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