1974, Belgian Comics: Thomas Pips - De dubbelgangers

In 1974, the 23rd "Thomas Pips" album, "De dubbelgangers", was published by "Het Volk". The Thomas Pips series was created by Leo De Budt, better known under the pseudonym Buth. In 1946 and 1947, the strip appeared daily as a gag strip in the newspaper "Het Volk". Afterwards, Thomas Pips continued to be published in the newspaper as a daily strip in serialised story form. Initially, the scripts were written by Raymond Jean de Kremer, also known as John Flanders. From 1948 to 1949, the texts were written by the children’s author Ludovic Van Winkel, aka Lod Lavki. From 1965 until 1982, Thomas Pips appeared as a serialised story in the youth supplement "’t Kapoentje", with Buth taking charge of the stories himself.

"Thomas Pips", "De dubbelgangers" cover

No 23 "De dubbelgangers"
- black and white
- publisher: Het Volk
- never published in English
- drawings by Buth (Leo De Budt)
- story by Buth (Leo De Budt)

Thomas Pips

Tinneke

Professor Abraham Ölstein and the Boss

The main characters in this album are Thomas Pips, Thomas Pips as Lucy Pipstone, his wife Tinneke, Professor Abraham Ölstein, John, Bob, Boss, Louis, Manneke, Jef Cassiers, and the Commissaris.

Louis and Thomas Pips

Thomas Pips as Lucy Pipstone

Synopsis
When Thomas Pips goes in search of a plumber, he is abducted by a gang of gangsters who are planning a bank robbery using a mechanical double of Pips created by Professor Ölstein...

Bob and John

Commissaris

Trivia
Thomas Pips disguises himself as "Manneke", a reference to the sketch programme "Het Manneke" on the Belgian television channel BRT. The actor behind the character, Jef Cassiers, also appears in the album.

Thomas Pips as Manneke

The Boss and Jef Cassiers

Cars

• Mercedes-Benz W114-W115
• Citroën Type H
• Peugeot D3/D4
• Volkswagen Type 2 (T1)
• Peugeot 404

Mercedes-Benz W114-W115

Citroën Type H

Peugeot D3/D4

Peugeot 404

Volkswagen Type 2 (T1) and Citroën Type H

1962, Belgian Comics: Zonneland Vol 43 N° 41

On 14 October 1962, issue 41 of volume 43 of the youth magazine Zonneland was published by Goede Pers Averbode. The Catholic youth magazine Zonneland was first published in 1920 by the Norbertine Abbey of Averbode. In 1936, Father Daniël De Kesel became the new editor-in-chief and began writing under the pen name Nonkel Fons. He remained in charge until 1984.

Zonneland Vol 43 N°41 Cover

In December 1958, Zonneland was split into two magazines: Zonneland, which from then on targeted the final three years of primary school, and the newly created Zonnekind, which focused on the first three years. In 1966, the magazines were restructured once again. Zonneland would now be aimed solely at pupils in the fifth and sixth years of primary education, while the new magazine Zonnestraal would cater to those in the third and fourth years. In April 2022, Goede Pers Averbode was taken over by the publisher Plantyn, which discontinued the magazines in 2024.

De lotgevallen van Lamme

Hilde

Ritou Reporter: De D.Z.7

Prijskamp van het vakantieboek

Comics

• "De lotgevallen van Lamme" by Gray (Gray Croucher)
• "Hilde" aka "Moeraskerels" by Buth (Leo De Budt) and Rik Puttemans
• "Ritou Reporter: De D.Z.7" by Gervy (Yves Desdemaines-Hugon)

Opdat zij allen één mogen zijn

De Latijnse les

Sportpraatje: Uit de Zesdagenwereld

Zonneland in beeld: De motor van het leven

Non comics

• "Prijskamp van het vakantieboek" by Nonkel Fons (Father Daniël De Kesel)
• "Opdat zij allen één mogen zijn" by Z.A.v.H. (Sister Marie-Eymard)
• "De Latijnse les" by C. Verleyen (Cyriel Verleyen)
• "Sportpraatje: Uit de Zesdagenwereld" by Sportbroer
• "Zonneland in beeld: De motor van het leven" by A.L.
• "De wereld rond: Wat levert de Amerikaanse bodem?" by K. Bertram (Karel Bertram)
• "Een koning te koop" by R. Demoen (Renaat Demoen)
• "Als de herten vechten" by G.M. Wiedaer (Gustav Müller)
• "Het hoekje van professor Pen: Renaat Demoen, de schrijvende tekenaar" by Leopold Vermeiren
• "Nieuw bloed redt mensenlevens" by A. Luyts (Albert Luyts)
• "Kruiswoordraadsel"
• "Pret en verzet"
• "Ontstaan de palingen uit eieren of uit levende jongen?" by ?

Als de herten vechten

De wereld rond: Wat levert de Amerikaanse bodem?

Een koning te koop

Nieuw bloed redt mensenlevens

Het hoekje van professor Pen: Renaat Demoen, de schrijvende tekenaar

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