Leever, Gerard - 1 Original page - Puzzelpagina - Eppo - 1982

Gerard Leever, also known by his pseudonym Gleever, is one of the Netherlands’ most recognizable creators of humorous children’s comics. Born in 1960 in Naarden, a town in the Gooi region of North Holland, Leever knew at the age of nine that he wanted to become a comic artist. Gleever is one of the Netherlands’ most prolific creators of comics for young readers. He has worked for magazines such as Eppo, Sjors & Sjimmie Stripblad, Donald Duck, Taptoe, Tina, Troskompas, Suske en Wiske Weekblad, Jetix Magazine and Dolfje Weerwolfje, and has created many series. Generations of Taptoe readers grew up with his iconic children’s comic ‘Oktoknopie’ (1985–2009), a gag strip about a young boy and his sentient toy. The series was also translated into Spanish as ‘Oktavio’. Since 2001, Gleever has also been responsible for the most popular feature in the girls’ magazine Tina, ‘Suus & Sas’, about two twin sisters. He also created other humorous comics for children, including ‘Ernst Vrolijk & Dick Hout’ (with Hanco Kolk and René Meulenbroek, 1984), ‘De Vloek van Bangebroek’ (1984–1985), ‘Kanaal 13’ (1985–1986), ‘Het Felix Flux Museum’ (with Kees de Boer, 1990–1992) and ‘Dik van Dieren en Zo’ (1995–2003). Gleever also drew the family gag strip ‘Gemengd Dubbel’ (1996–2005) for the TV guide Troskompas, reaching a more adult audience. His appealing creations earned Gerard Leever the nickname ‘Godfather of Dutch children’s comics’. Gleever is also historically significant because he was one of the first Dutch artists, alongside Peter Pontiac, to draw autobiographical comics—in his case, through his diary strip ‘Gleever’s Dagboek’.

Regarding this lot: In 1981 and 1982, Gleever was commissioned by the comics magazine Eppo to illustrate its puzzle page. This lot contains a beautiful, vintage Eppo puzzle page, entirely drawn by Gerard Leever. A wonderful page from a comic and from a period for which material is almost never offered.
Original drawings (pages and covers) by Gerard Leever are almost never available, making them very rare and highly sought-after.

See also the photographs, which form part of the description. The page will be carefully packed and sent by registered mail.