Eppo (comics)
Introduction '''''Eppo''''' is a Dutch comic magazine named after the protagonist of the back-page-gags. It was the result of the merging of the magazines ''Pep'' and ''Sjors''. ''Eppo'' ran as a weekly magazine from 1975 to 1988; it was revived in 2009 as a fortnightly magazine.
History and profile The first thirteen issues of ''Eppo'' appeared in the last three months of 1975 and introduced comics such as ''Storm'', ''Roel Dijkstra'', ''Franka'' (originally a character from  the ''Pep''-featured ''Het Misdaadmuseum'') and ''Sjors & Sjimmie''. All of them became staples of the magazine, alongside Eppo himself.In 1985, after more than 500 issues, ''Eppo'' merged with ''Wordt Vervolgd'', a television program devoted to comics, cartoons, and related topics. Early 1988 the magazine became the bi-weekly ''Sjors & Sjimmie''. The first years were still successful, but in 1994 the name was shortened to ''Sjosji'' in an attempt to reach a younger generation. It backfired, and by the end of the decade  ''Sjosji'' ceased publication.In February 2009 the magazine was revived as ''Eppo'' and taken back to heart by its original readers. Household names as ''Storm'', ''Franka'', ''Agent 327'', and ''Eppo'' go hand in hand with new comics such as ''Elsje'',  ''Eugene'' and ''Dating for Geeks''.
Comics published in the magazine Comics published in the magazine are as follows:===House comics===* ''Agent 327''* ''Eppo''* ''De Familie Doorzon''* ''De Familie Fortuin''* ''DirkJan''* ''Franka''* ''De Generaal''* ''Heinz''* ''Grote Pyr''* ''Roel en zijn Beestenboel''* ''Sjors & Sjimmie''* ''Storm'' * ''Tom Carbon'' ===Foreign import===* ''Astérix'' * ''Blueberry'' * ''Lucky Luke''
References
External links *  * De Eppo-index