Theo Funke Küpper

Theodorus Franciscus Anton (Theo) Funke Küpper started his career working in advertising, just like his brother Frans. In 1934, he was employed by the publisher De Spaarnestad, for which he made illustrations and comics (at that time called 'picture-stories') for several Catholic children's magazines.

Theo's gag strip 'De VerstrooideDutch biography in De Nederlandse Stripgeschiedenis Professor' ('The Confused Professor') became very popular, running on a weekly basis for 25 years. He also wrote the text for a weekly column, 'Jan Jokkebrok', which was illustrated by his brother Frans.