Sientje

Sientje is a supporting character in Jan Kruis's beloved Dutch family comic strip Jan, Jans en de kinderen, introduced in the weekly magazine Libelle in 1981. She exists within the warm, everyday domestic world shared by the Tromp family and their circle.

Sientje made her debut in the Dutch magazine Libelle in 1981, born from the pen of beloved cartoonist Jan Kruis and stepping into the warm, domestic world of Jan, Jans en de kinderen — one of the Netherlands' most cherished comic strips. A Bronze Age creation with genuine staying power, she kept company across 37 years of publication with the likes of Jans Tromp, Catootje Tromp, Karlijn Tromp, Hanna, and De rode kater, woven into the everyday family fabric that made Kruis's strip a household institution. With a key collector issue among her appearances and 58 catalog entries spanning nearly four decades, Sientje is a testament to the quiet endurance of a well-loved character in Dutch comics culture — well worth seeking out for any fan of European strip storytelling.