Kobus

Kobus is a character in the Dutch family comic strip Jan, Jans en de kinderen, a long-running series published in the women's magazine Libelle. He is part of the Tromp family's ensemble cast, which includes Jan, Jans, and their children.

Few characters can claim nearly five decades of continuous presence in the pages of a single publisher's world, but Kobus — born in the Bronze Age pages of Libelle in 1976, courtesy of the talented Jan Kruis — has done exactly that. A fixture of VNU Tijdschriften's beloved Jan, Jans en de kinderen universe, Kobus has shared countless adventures alongside the likes of Jans Tromp, Jan Tromp, Jeroentje, Lotje, and De rode kater across a run stretching all the way to 2025. With 61 catalog appearances, at least one recognized key issue to their name, and a debut that helped define Dutch comics storytelling for generations, Kobus is a quietly essential piece of the rich, warm-hearted world Jan Kruis built — and well worth seeking out for any collector with an eye for enduring European comics charm.