Although mainly a cartoonist, Eddy Ploegaerts (Ploeg) has drawn the silent comic 'Prosper' in magazine Tintin. He made his debut at the Salon van de Vlaamse Humor in Antwerp in 1959. His cartoons have appeared in among others De Linie, 't Pallieterke, Zondagmorgen, De Post, Humo, Ons Volk and De Standaard. He has also made the 'Even Geduld' cartoons for the Belgian television station BRT. He worked for Lombard's animation studios Belvision from 1964, and at the same time, he made his first illustrations for Tintin. He produced the comics 'Prosper' with Greg and 'Egide' with Hubuc from 1966. He later started a slapstick cartoon series of his own, a revival of the 'Prosper' character, from 1974. He also created the 'Picazzo' character for Ons Volkske.
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