CREATOR

Name: Bastei Verlag (German comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in Germany in 1953 by Gustav Heinrich Lübbe (1918-1995). Ongoing.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Bastei in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The name Bastei is a German word for Bastion. The corporation's main line is the publishing of colourful novels.

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1981. Stopped in 1983 after 56 issues.

The title character from this classic Swedish children's book is a 14-year old farmboy, who torments the animals on his parents' farm, until he is magically changed into a smaller size and taken on a trip around Sweden on the back of a goose in order to bring him to help animals and people instead of being cruel and selfish.

The series is primarily based on a Japanese cartoon TV show that was published in Germany from 1981 to 1982 (52 episodes).

 

 

MAIN CHARACTER


Nils Holgersson

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#1 - 1981
#5 - 1982
#22 - 1982

#29 - 1982
#41 - 1983
#50 - 1983

 

 

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