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Jan Kruis
Dutch cartoonist (1933-2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jan Kruis (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑn krœys]; 8 June 1933 – 19 January 2017) was a Dutch comics artist. He was most well known for the strip Jack, Jacky and the Juniors. He was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. In 1996, he was given the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
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Kruis died on 19 January 2017 at his home in Mantinge, Netherlands, aged 83.[1]