Willy Vandersteen

Willy Vandersteen

1913–1990 Antwerpen 23 series 637 issues

3 awards

Willy Vandersteen was a Belgian cartoonist from Antwerp best known as the creator of Suske en Wiske, which began publication in 1945 and became the longest-running Flemish comic series still in production. His studio produced more than 1,000 comic albums across over 25 series, selling more than 200 million copies worldwide. Hergé praised him as the Brueghel of the comic strip.

Name

Willy Vandersteen

Issues

637

Series

23

International Editions

20

Awards

Prix Saint-Michel - Prestige (2007), Angoulême International Comics Festival - Best Foreign Author (1977), Prix Saint-Michel - Meilleur dessin humoristique (1971)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

February 15, 1913

Death Date

August 28, 1990

Birth Place

Antwerpen

Country

Belgium

Series

Suske en Wiske

Suske en Wiske (1946)

Standaard Uitgeverij

381 issues

Suske en Wiske Pocket

Suske en Wiske Pocket (2007)

Standaard Uitgeverij

36 issues

Suske und Wiske

Suske und Wiske (2013)

Salleck Publications

1 issue

Gazet van Antwerpen

Gazet van Antwerpen (2004)

Standaard Uitgeverij

100 issues

Bob et Bobette

Bob et Bobette (1993)

Standaard Uitgeverij

9 issues

Robert en Bertrand

Robert en Bertrand (1972)

Standaard Uitgeverij

98 issues

Hello Bédé

Hello Bédé (1989)

197 issues

De Geuzen

De Geuzen (1985)

Standaard Uitgeverij

11 issues

Bob & Bobette

Bob & Bobette (1989)

Ravette Publishing Ltd

8 issues

Weekblad Eppo Wordt Vervolgd

Weekblad Eppo Wordt Vervolgd (1985)

132 issues

Issues

Het geweven geheim

#381

Het geweven geheim

Suske en Wiske (1946)

Nov 13, 2025

Doodvonnis

#1

Doodvonnis

De Helden van Amoras (2025)

Sep 04, 2025

De correcte Krimson

#380

De correcte Krimson

Suske en Wiske (1946)

Sep 04, 2025

Het Hondenhart

#379

Het Hondenhart

Suske en Wiske (1946)

Jun 19, 2025

Avontuur in Piscine-les-bains

#8

Avontuur in Piscine-les-bains

De kronieken van Amoras (2017)

May 12, 2021

Verblind

#3

Verblind

J.Rom: Force of Gold (2014)

Sep 08, 2015

Issue #36

#36

Issue #36

Suske en Wiske Pocket (2007)

Issue #35

#35

Issue #35

Suske en Wiske Pocket (2007)

Issue #34

#34

Issue #34

Suske en Wiske Pocket (2007)

Meister Klecks

#1

Meister Klecks

Suske und Wiske (2013)

May 11, 2013

Frequent collaborators

Eduard de Rop

Karel Boumans

Hannelore Vantieghem

Marck Meul

Karel Verschuere

Chantal Van den Heuvel

Chantal Van den Heuvel

Edward De Rop

Edward De Rop

Paul Geerts

Paul Geerts

Luc Dupanloup (Dupa)

Luc Dupanloup (Dupa)

Frank Sels

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