Jommeke
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Jommeke is the name of a Flemish comic book series and of its main character. It deals with the adventures of Jommeke, a boy of about 11 years old and his friends. The creator of Jommeke is Jef Nys.
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Main characters
Jommeke
Jommeke is a young boy who lives with his parents in Zonnedorp. He has no siblings, but he has a parrot named Flip who accompanies him everywhere. He is clever, honest, brave, loves adventure, and is recognisable by his distinct blonde haircut.
Filiberke
Jommeke's best friend, Filiberke joins him on most of his adventures. His pitch-black haircolor contrasts nicely with the protagonist. He is creative, and a bit crazy too. Many albums start with Filiberke engaging in some crazy activity relating to the main story (e.g. he's "playing a cucumber" at the start of album 146 Komkommer in 't zuur). He is often joined by his black poodle, Pekkie.
Annemieke and Rozemieke
An identical, blonde pony-tailed twin, also called "The Miekes". They are also good friends with Jommeke. Annemieke even has somewhat of a crush on Jommeke, and Rozemieke on Filiberke. The twins are little mothers, and love to take care of cooking and washing whenever it is needed.
Professor Gobelijn
The inventions of this good-hearted professor often give rise to weird situations. In many albums he invents a potion that accidentally gets mixed in Zonnedorp's water supply, thus affecting the entire population of the town. He is also notoriously confused, often stating exactly the opposite of what he means, only to correct it immediately afterwards. I.e. "We will arrive next year, I mean tomorrow", "I have completely forgotten, I mean I remember it now." His inventions include pills that make people fly, a car that runs on grass, a submarine in the shape of a whale etc.
Anatool
The main bad guy from the album. He is a butler, and comes up with many evil schemes to steal money from people.
Kwak and Boemel
Two other bad guys that live in a digged hole in the ground of Zonnedorp's woods. Both are not able to pronounce words correctly, though each pronounces words incorrectly in a different way.