Howdy Duizendpond

Bursting onto the Dutch comics scene in 1975 via the pages of Pep, Howdy Duizendpond is a Bronze Age creation from the pen of Henk Kuijpers — one of the Netherlands' most celebrated cartoonists — and has kept lively company ever since with the likes of Franka, Agent 327, and Johnny Goodbye across the beloved anthology titles Pep and Eppo. That this character has maintained a presence in the catalog across a remarkable fifty-year span, right through to 2025, speaks to a genuine staying power in the Dutch comics tradition published under the Oberon banner. For collectors and fans of European comics heritage, Howdy Duizendpond is a charming piece of that rich, distinctly Dutch storytelling world well worth seeking out.