Piet Broos

Piet Broos was born in Zevenbergen, The Netherlands in 1910. He studied art in The Hague and was a writer and illustrator of children's books. He also made a lot of comics, like 'Kees Holland', a story about the second World War which appeared in May, 1945; 'Jan Pierewiet' in Credo in 1962-64; 'Professor Snip Snap' (1946-47), 'Okkie en Knokkie' (1946), 'Kuif, de onverschrokkene' (1948), 'Stroppie' (1948), 'Avonturen van Brom, Ping en Ming' (1948-1964), 'Keesje Slim' (1949), 'Kees en Karel' (1948-50), 'Reintje de Vos' (1950), 'Toon Okkernoot' (1950), 'Jaap, Brom en Annemieke' (1951), 'Kwikkie Kwiek' (1952), 'Poef, het Indiaantje' (1953), 'Wiebeltje' (1955) and 'Johanna Doedel' (1957).

These appeared mainly in Catholic journals like Roomsche Jeugd, Zonneland, Sjors, Katolieke Missiën, Okki, Taptoe, Maas en Roerbode, St. Antoniusalmanak and Onze Krant, and illustrated a few Bible series for children. Among his comics for the Catholic magazines are 'Professor Pienterbult', 'Knobbeltje Knop' and 'Tommie's Avonture'.

Broos furthermore illustrated three books in the series 'Alles in Beeld' by publisher Helmond, and 'Het Kleine Prentenboek', a series of 8 booklets published during the War. One of his English publications was 'Gnomie Longnose'. He died in 1964, at the age of 54.