Pink

Eugeen Hermans, who is best known as Pink, was one of the most popular early Flemish comics artists. He began his career working as a caricaturist for De Standaard from 1931 to 1936. He drew his first comics for Ons Volkske, a supplement of the newspaper Ons Volk, from 1932. He became a true pioneer of Flemish comics, influencing great comic artists like Willy Vandersteen and Marc Sleen, drawing in nearly every genre for the supplement throughout the 1930s.

He did comic adaptations of classic tales like 'De Leeuw van Vlaanderen', 'Don Quichotte', 'Baron von Münchhausen, as well as fairy tales such as 'De Gelaarsde Kat', 'Hans en Grietje' and 'Sneeuwwitje'. He also did various humorous and adventure series, like 'Suske en Blackske op Avontuur', 'Kwik en Mot', 'Flipke en de Rakkers', 'Anneke en Stanneke', 'Pits en Pats', 'Bee-Bee', ''t Kabouterke', 'Zwarte Bill', 'Het Spookschip' and 'De Wonderbare Reis van Jan Knap'.

From 1937, he also worked as an editor and lay-out artist for Ons Land, a magazine for which he launched the series 'Mijnheer Pip Wandelt door het Leven'. In addition, he drew for Kinderland, where he did 'Sindbad de Zeevaarder', 'Reintje Vos', 'Zeven in één Slag' and 'Pinokio: Zonderlinge Avonturen van een Houten Harlekijn'. During the War, he drew for the soldier's magazine Pinnekensdraad, but also new comics for Ons Land and Kinderland. From 1947, he was present in 't Kapoentje, with 'Pluk' and 'Plop'. He also drew the World War II story 'Pierrot, le Bagarreur', that appeared in the French language at Dereume. He dropped his comics activities in the late 1940s and began illustrating books and doing advertising jobs.