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Willy Vandersteen
Willy Vandersteen is a Belgian comic book creator. Over the course of a 50-year career, he has built a huge studio and released over 1,000 comic books in over 25 series, selling over 200 million copies worldwide. Considered alongside Marc Sleen, the father of Flemish comics, he is mainly known in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Hergé called him the "Brueghel of the Comic Strip", while the creation of his own studio and the mass production and marketing of his work made him the "Walt Disney of the Lowlands". Vandersteen is best known for Suske en Wiske, in 2008 sold 3.5 million copies. His other major series are De Rode Ridder with over 200 albums and Bessy with nearly 1,000 albums released in Germany.
BornWillebrord Jan Frans Maria Vandersteen, February 15, 1913, Antwerp, Belgium
DiedAugust 28, 1990, Antwerp, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Area(s)Writer, Artist
Pseudonym(s)Kaproen, Wil, Wirel
Notable worksSuske en Wiske, De Rode Ridder, Robert en Bertrand

About Willy Vandersteen

Cartoonist Willy Vandersteen was born in Belgium on February 15, 1913. He dies at the age of 77, on August 28, 1990.

Over 200 million copies of his numerous stories have been sold globally as a result of his success as a comic artist and writer. He received the Prestige Award at the Prix Saint-Michel in Brussels in 2007.

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Willy Vandersteen before becoming famous

Willy Vandersteen was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1913 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Ox (牛).

He used to sketch characters on the sidewalks when he was younger.

Achievement of Willy Vandersteen

He was the second most translated Dutch author in the world after Non-Fiction Author Anne Frank.

Willy Vandersteen's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born and raised in Belgium, and he has two children.

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Many people dubbed him the"Entrepreneur Walt Disney of the Low Countries" because of his well-known reputation and high-quality work.

Willy Vandersteen Income & Net worth

Willy Vandersteen's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a cartoonist. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Willy Vandersteen.

Willy Vandersteen Height and Weight

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Latest information about Willy Vandersteen updated on March 11 2023.