Gustaaf Boissevain

(Gub)

(b. 8/9/1929, The Netherlands)

Snuf en de Grollenburgers, by Gub
Gustaaf Constant Boissevain, who uses the pseudonym Gub, was born in Hilversum. He is the artist of the 'Piet Pelle' advertising comics for bicycle factory Gazelle that appeared in the 1950s, featuring the character created by Ko Doncker in 1912. For Libelle, he made 'Snuf en de Grollenburgers' in 1951.
Bliep en Barthold, in Kris Kras, by Gustaaf Boissevain
His characters 'Bliep en Barthold' appeared in the magazines Kris Kras (1965) and Eva (1970). For Televizier, he produced 'Het Mysterie van Studio X en de Televiezerik' (1958 onwards) and 'Vlugge Wilem de Televiezerik' (around 1960). Guus Boissevain contributed to the comics issue of Ratio magazine (1964) and was also present in the Dutch version of Mad magazine.
Piet Pelle, by Guus Boissevain