1963, Belgian Comics: “Jommeke: Het Jampuddingspook”

The thirteenth "De belevenissen van Jommeke" ("The Adventures of Jommeke") album "Het Jampuddingspook" ("The Jam Pudding Ghost") is published in 1963. The comic series was created by Jef Nys in 1955, it was first published in "Kerkelijk Leven" ("Religious Life"). In 1959 the first full length adventure appeared in the newspaper "Het Volk". After the bankrupcy of "Het Volk" in 2010, the stories were published in the newspapers "Het Nieuwsblad", "De Gentenaar" and "De Standaard". The main character is "Jommeke", an 11-year-old boy.

No 13: "Het Jampuddingspook"

No 13: "Het Jampuddingspook"

• black and white
• story and drawings by Jef Nys
• published by "Het Volk"

Jommeke, Filiberke, Flip and Pekkie

The main characters in this story are Jommeke, Flip (his parrot), Filiberke (his best friend), Pekkie (Filiberke’s dog), Mic Mac Jampudding, Arabella Pott and Anatool.

Mic Mac Jampudding

Synopsis
Jommeke, Filiberke, Flip and Pekkie meet a somewhat eccentric man in a traditional Scottish costume. He turns out to be Mic Mac Jam Pudding and he’s on the run from a ghost, the Jam Pudding Ghost. Jommeke and his friends decide to help him and travel to Scotland. His castle is located in the Scottish Highlands, more specifically at the Black Devil's Lake...

Mic Mac Jampudding and Arabella Pot

Trivia

• Jommeke has been translated into French as "Gil et Jo", in English as "Jeremy and Frankie", in German as "Peter und Alexander" and in Swedish as "Peter och Alexander".
• The name of the main character "Jommeke" is based on a folk figure from Wilrijk (near Antwerp), the village where Jef Nys lived.

Anatool

1969, Belgian Comics: “Jommeke: Anakwaboe”

The fortieth "De belevenissen van Jommeke" (translation: "The Adventures of Jommeke") album "Anakwaboe" is published in 1969. The comic series was created by Jef Nys in 1955, it was first published in "Kerkelijk Leven" (translation: "Religious Life"). In 1959 the first full length adventure appeared in the newspaper "Het Volk". After the bankrupcy of "Het Volk" in 2010, the stories were published in the newspapers "Het Nieuwsblad", "De Gentenaar" and "De Standaard". The main character is "Jommeke", an 11-year-old boy.

No 40: "Anakwaboe"

• black and white
• story and drawings by Jef Nys
• published by "Het Volk"
• republished in colour, 1979 by "Het Volk"

The main characters in this story are Jommeke, Flip (his parrot), Filiberke (his best friend), Pekkie (Filiberke’s dog), Annemieke, Rozemieke, Choco, the Queen of Onderland, Anatool, Kwak and Boemel.

The Queen of Onderland, Anatool, Boemel and Kwak

Filiberke, Jommeke, Pekkie, Annemieke, Choko and Rozemieke

Synopsis

The queen of Onderland once again takes up her residence in the castle of Achterberg. When Anatool presents himself as a servant, they notice that their hatred of Jommeke binds them. They call in the help of Kwak and Boemel and together they decide to kill Jommeke…

Flip

Jommeke and Filiberke

Trivia

• Jommeke has been translated into French as "Gil et Jo", in English as "Jeremy and Frankie", in German as "Peter und Alexander" and in Swedish as "Peter och Alexander".
• The name of the main character "Jommeke" is based on a folk figure from Wilrijk (near Antwerp), the village where Jef Nys lived.
• The battle cry used by the villans, “Anakwaboe”, is a contraction of the first three letters of the names of Anatool, Kwak and Boemel.

The Queen of Onderland and Anatool

Kwak and Boemel

1973, Belgian Comics: “De belevenissen van Jommeke” “De vruchtenmakers”

In 1973 a new "De belevenissen van Jommeke" (translation: "The Adventures of Jommeke") album is published: "De vruchtenmakers" (translation: "The Fruit Makers"). The comic series was created by Jef Nys in 1955, it was first published in "Kerkelijk Leven" (translation: "Religious Life"). In 1959 the first full length adventure appeared in the newspaper "Het Volk". After the bankrupcy of "Het Volk" in 2010, the stories were published in the newspapers "Het Nieuwsblad", "De Gentenaar" and "De Standaard". The main character is "Jommeke", an 11-year-old boy.

No 56 "De vruchtenmakers"

No 56: "De vruchtenmakers"

• black and white
• story and drawings by Jef Nys
• published by "Het Volk"
• republished in colour, 1980 by "Het Volk"

The main characters in this story are Jommeke, Flip (his parrot), Filiberke (his best friend), Theofiel (his father), Marie (his mother), professor Gobelijn, Annemieke, Rozemieke, and Choco.

Choko and Rozemieke or Annemieke

Filiberke, Flip and Jommeke

Synopsis

Marie (Jommeke's mother) plants a palm tree in her garden, but Filiberke (Jommeke's best friend) cuts it accidentally down. To restore the tree Jommeke calls the help of Professor Gobelijn. The professor discovers a timber growing substance...

Flip, Jommeke, Annemieke and Rozemieke

Professor Gobelijn, Jommeke and Flip

Trivia

• Jommeke has been translated into French as "Gil et Jo", in English as "Jeremy and Frankie", in German as "Peter und Alexander" and in Swedish as "Peter och Alexander".
• The name of the main character "Jommeke" is based on a folk figure from Wilrijk (near Antwerp), the village where Jef Nys lived. 

Jommeke, Flip, Theofiel and Marie