Hans van Gorkom was born in Maastricht. He drew for the Marten Toonder Studios for thirteen years, drawing among others 'Olle Kapoen', ' Panda' and 'Tom Poes'. In 1974, He created the protest character 'Hikkie' for information and communication magazine H.I.K. from Hilversum, where he worked as a civil servant in the 1960s and 1970s.