Eerie, a one-shot horror comic book published by Avon Periodicals as Eerie #1. The book holds the distinction of being the first true, stand-alone horror comic book and is credited with establishing the horror comics genre.
March 10:Marten Toonder'sTom Poes is resyndicated in the Dutch newspapersDe Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant andDe Volkskrant after being interrupted since the Liberation in 1944.
April 26:Marten Toonder'sTom Poes storyDe Watergeest is first published. Halfway the story major Dirk Dickerdack and Markies de Canteclaer make their debut.
June 21:Marten Toonder'sTom Poes storyDe Talisman is first published. Halfway the story the antagonist Joris Goedbloed makes his debut. He will later also become a recurring character inPanda.
June 29:Marc Sleen first publishes his gag cartoon seriesDe Ronde van Frankrijk, in which he chronicles every tournament of the annualTour de France. He will continue this series up and until July 1964.[8]
The Dutch comics magazineSjors, which was already published between 1936 and 1942, reappears but every two weeks instead of each week.[9]
July 1:Willy Vandersteen leaves newspaperDe Nieuwe Gids and takes his successful comics seriesSuske en Wiske with him. About 25.0000 readers instantly subscribe toDe Standaard, the paper where the series will be published from now on.[10]
October 2:Marc Sleen's comic stripDe Avonturen van Detectief Van Zwam starringDetective Van Zwam makes its debut in the newspaperDe Nieuwe Gids. Halfway the story Van Zwam meetsNero who will soon become his sidekick and eventually the main protagonist of the series, which will then be known asThe Adventures of Nero. It will run uninterruptedly until 2002 and is drawn singlehandedly by Sleen for its first 45 years.[8]
November 28: The Dutch comics magazineTom Poes Weekblad based on the popularity ofMarten Toonder'sTom Poes makes its debut, but will only last until June 1951.[15] One of the features to debut in the magazine is the comic seriesBas en Van der Pluim by Frits Godhelp.[16]
