Kick Wilstra
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kick Wilstra | ||
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| Place of birth | Veendorp , Netherlands | ||
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| Height | [convert: needs a number] | ||
| Playing position | Centre Forward | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ? | V.V.V. | ||
| ? | Victoria | ||
| ? | Malton Rovers | ||
| ?-1957 | Titan | ||
| National team | |||
| ? | Netherlands | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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Kick Wilstra was a fictional footballer, who was very popular in the Netherlands in the 1950s. The spiritual father of Wilstra was artist Henk Sprenger.[1]
The name Kick Wilstra is a combination of the names of three famous footballers from that time: Kick Smit, Faas Wilkes and Abe Lenstra.
Kick was the star player when he came on the field, both at his clubs and with Oranje. He experienced his greatest successes at Victoria, the Malton Roovers in England and later at the Italian club Titan. It was first published in 1949. From 1973 until 2003 it was reprinted by various publications.
Publications
In Netherlands
Henk Sprenger created the righteous comic book hero in 1949. The first episode appeared in November 1949 in Rotterdam youth magazine of adventures, the 'de Ketelbinkiekrant'. That was in the number 45. The comic strip appeared at the same time in the Amsterdam edition of the magazine 'Kapiteins Robs vrienden'. Because that magazine (with the same content if the Ketelbinkiekrant) only started in April 1949, the numbering is different. Kick Wilstra starts in Captains Robs Friends namely in number 16.
From 1952 onwards, the adventures of Kick Wilstra appeared in the Rotterdam Ketelbinkie newspaper and in the Amsterdam magazine Robs Vrienden. In March 1952, the magazine was renamed 'Rob's friends'. Both youth magazines also appear weekly from March 1952. The price remains 20 cents per newspaper.
The adventures of Kick Wilstra the miracle midvore were continued until the end of this magazine (February 8, 1957).
Wilstra would become known forever through the daily newspaper Het Parool: between 1955 and 1960, it published eighteen booklets with the adventures of Kick Wilstra.
In addition, some episodes appeared in books by Wim Meuldijk (Meuldijk/ De Ketelbinkiekrant):
- 'The new adventure book of Ketelbinkie and his friends' from the end of 1949 in episodes 6 to 9.
- 'All to the land of adventure' of 1950, episodes 27 to 34 appeared.
- 'The new book of adventure' also from 1950 the episodes 39 to 43.
From April 9, 1954 to January 21, 1955, an advertising edition appeared, with almost the same content as Rob's Friends and the Ketelbinkiekrant, but with a different title: Remia Post. A total of 42 issues have been published (Remia Post no. 1 to 42). The magazine was published every week and was obtained free of charge with the purchase of Remia products. The story began with the professional debut by Kick Wilstra in Italy.
In 2006, a booklet about comics and HFC Haarlem was published, called 'the clones of Kick Wilstra'. The booklet was printed and published by Drukkerij Excelsior Haarlem bv.
Newspapers
The comic strip appeared in newspapers and booklets in the 50s. The oblong books (elongated books) were only at the cigar shop for sale. A bookstore did not sell comics at the time, because the comic was seen as youth-spoiling reading. An incredible number of booklets were sold. The booklets passed from hand to hand and were literally and figuratively broken Read. For this reason, many of these books ended up in the waste paper. When Henk Sprenger was still making the comic, he often gave away books to boys who came to the door to ask 'Uncle Henk is another one new particle?'
- TYPHOON: from 13 November 1952 to 21 May 1955:
The comic starts with the first story and ends in the middle of the story 'Kick Wilstra as a gladiator'. We said goodbye with the sentences: 'The bad dream has come to an end. Kick has defeated his opponent in the Roman arena according to the rules of the art and is now a free man again'. The successor to Kick is ... Aram. On October 7, 1953, the Zaandam residents were able to meet Kick Wilstra 'in person'. The newspaper had organized this and also a real parade on October 11, 1953 through Zaandam.
- FRISIAN COURIER: from 29 August 1952 to 31 March 1955:
The comic starts with the first story and also ends with the story 'Kick Wilstra as gladiator', it said a different episode than with the Typhoon. The newspaper reports that the blows that Kick has received from the criminals in Naples have hit so hard that they Kick's career as a footballer. So he could no longer experience adventures, Reason that the newspaper had to look for a new different story. Kick was replaced by ... Aram.
- AROOL: from 3 October 1958 to 29 June 1959:
Kick Wilstra has only been in the Parool for a short period of time. The comic continued where the weekly magazines De Ketelbinkiekrant and Robs friends stopped. The story begins with his return to the Netherlands and ends with the last story. With the announcement on the front page that Captain Rob returns to Het Parool, implicitly the end of the Kick Wilstra comic announced. In Het Parool of September 29, 1979 there was an article entitled 'Kick Wilstra more than a children's hero'. In it, Henk Sprenger recounts that the stork at the end of the story a daughter brought!
The comic books
The cut-up weekly comics of the Ketelbinkiekrant and Robs' friends (parts 1 to 15) and the later daily comics from the Parool (parts 16 to 18) of Kick Wilstra were published from 1955 to 1960; published in book form. Het Parool/De Nieuwe Pers has the adventures in 18 oblong books (60 cents per particle) Appear. Parts 1 to 4 have also been published in book form by the Frisian Courier.
The daily newspaper de Typhoon has also published parts 1 and 2. Oblong books have also been published without the name of the publishing house. These are also publications of Het Parool/ De Nieuwe Pers.
The series of books:[2]
1955
- 1 Avonturen van Kick Wilstra de wondermidvoor
- 2 De avonturen van Kick Wilstra de wondermidvoor
- 3 De nieuwe avonturen van Kick Wilstra de wondermidvoor
- 4 De avonturen van wondermidvoor Kick Wilstra & zonen
- 5 De avonturen van Kick Wilstra en zijn sportieve zonen
1956
- 6 Kick Wilstra en zonen in moeilijke omstandigheden
- 7 Over de oude en de nieuwe tijd
- 8 Over Wiebe de Jager en een profcontract
- 9 Harde trappen en rake klappen
1957
- 10 KickWilstra als gladiator
- 11 Voetbalrevoluties
- 12 KickWilstra gaat op de vuist
1958
- 13 Avonturen op canvas, grasmat en beton
- 14 Latijnsvoetbal en voetballatijn
- 15 Avonturen in het land van Uncle Sam
1959 and 1960
- 16 Weer op eigen terrein
- 17 Oom Ferdinand de verschrikkelijke
- 18 Kick Wilstra helpt een vriend uit de nood
Later years
In 1973-1974 Skarabee Publishers marketed 4 volumes as paperback (f 7.40). The drawings were slightly adapted to the prevailing fashion at the time. Also The appearance by Kick Wilstra moved with the times. The books did not sell very well and soon came up bookstore De Slegte is justified. Parts 5 and 6 are never Appeared. Henk Sprenger was -afterwards- not very happy with the Skarabee edition
In 1984 the first two stories (Kick Wilstra as a wonder midvore) appeared in comic book form with soft cover as an appendix to Panorama 32 and 34. What is striking about these publications is that the drawings are coloured.
In 1986 and in 1990 episodes of Kick Wilstra in respectively Great Memorial Book of the 50s (episodes 249 and 250) and in the book Cartoon Aid (last story 'Helps a friend out of need').
Subsequently, in 1996, Boumaar Publishers published all the stories Reprinted again in comic book form and with a hard cover. In these three books (edition of 350 copies) describe all the stories that also appeared in the oblong particles of the fifties. In book 3 are the stories that were not published in the reprint of the 70s. In this last part, in the absence of originals, original newspaper strips had to be used. October 1999 'The new adventures of Kick Wilstra' was published, drawn by Typex.
According to Typex, the true story in the man's own words. In this bizarre book (15cm x 10cm) there is a lot of sex, it turns out that Kick Wilstra was involved in flower arranging during the war instead of espionage and his father Not the hard-working, caring and friendly family man, but a drunkard and a Kraut who is shaved bald.
In Belgium
From mid-January 1955 to the end of December 1956 (a total of 104 issues) a commercial edition of Rob's Vrienden was also published in Belgium, called 'Jeugdclub 3 Molens'. The comic strip Kick Wilstra was also in this magazine. Belgian pudding and Oatmeal (3 Mills products) are the pillars of this magazine.
In France
Kick Wilstra also appeared in a French monthly magazine Artima Olympic 'Kick Wilstra le super avantcentre'. Artima was the first and best-known small-format publishing house in France. It headquarters were in Roubaix in the north of France.
The comic starts with the first story and ends with the last story. Some issues of the magazine contain covers specially made by Henk Sprenger. The comic has appeared in issues 1 to 19, 25, 30, 31, 32 and 34. Some parts were bundled and so a booklet was created, with the name Olympic.
Career
Club
V.V.V.
Kick Wilstra was born in the village of Veendorp. His father, Fabe Wilstra, was a fanatic supporter of the local football club V.V.V. (Veendorpse Voetbal Vereniging), where Kick made his entrance at a young age. He also palyed for his school team.
Victoria
His first big club was Victoria. Kick scored the winning goal on his debut with Victoria as a substitute.
Move to England
Then came the war and he fled to England with some friends, where he ended up as an amateur in the professional team of Malton-Rovers! After the war he was involved in the reconstruction of the Netherlands as an engineer.
Italy
Only after countless tempting offers and strange experiences (...) did he sign for the Italian Titan. He became the first Dutch professional footballer. In Italy too he commands a great deal of respect with his clever passing tricks, unpredictable lobs, crystal-clear passes and formidable throw-ins. But above all for his sporting behaviour, which makes him an example to all!
In the last part of the story, Kick Wilstra and his family are said goodbye with a beautiful promise for the future (Kick becomes the father of a daughter). The strip ended in the plane to the Netherlands after his Italian adventure (1957).
International
Kick, the wonder striker also played a leading role in the Dutch national team playing in the 1950 World Cup in Brazil.
His first appearance in Oranje resulted in a hat trick.
Style of play
Kickstra was a comic book hero with the heading technique of Kick Smit, the graceful style of Faas Wilkes and the game insight (and the crest) of Abe Lenstra.
Kickstra was known for his fast 'kicks' , his hard shots as the many goals he scored.
Legacy
He is the childhood hero of many generations and the wonder midfielder in boys' dreams.
Kick Wilstra is considered the best footballer the Netherlands has ever had. He became the first Dutch professional footballer playing dor Malton Rovers.
His football fame has penetrated far beyond the Dutch national borders.
Everything he undertakes - from his youth to his fatherhood - is successful: his sports achievements at school, his first matches for the Veendorpse VV and then for his club Victoria, his crossing to England during the war, his engineering studies and the subsequent successful assignments and his contribution to the reconstruction of the Netherlands.
Personal life
Kick Wilstra married his childhood sweetheart Jannie Robijn at the height of his career. They had three children, of whom the footballing twin brothers Rob and Rudi were the eldest.
Honours
Note that all records are fictional, and only date as far as 1957, the last completed season of the comic strip.
League
Cups
- Dutch Cup:
- Winners:
