Rune Andréasson

Who was Rune Andréasson?

Rune Herbert Emanuel Andréasson was a Swedish comic creator.

Andréasson has created children's comics since 1944, mainly for the Swedish market, but his works have been published in several European countries. As a teenager he made his debut with the comic strip "Brum".

Influenced by Disney's staff, such as Floyd Gottfredson, Andréasson was often called "the Disney of Northern Europe". Actually, Walt Disney once offered him work, but Andréasson refused, instead choosing to stay with his own creations. Those included the comic features "Brum", "Lille Rikard och Hans Katt", "Rulle och Maja", "Nicke Bock", "Åsnan Kal", "Nalle Ritar och Berättar", "Teddy", "Habibu" and "Pellefant".

His most famous creation, however, is "Bamse", created in the 1960s, a cute and often educational comic featuring "the world's strongest bear". This feature was highly successful, and was followed by several animated cartoons, as well as a comic book. The comic book started in 1973, featured exclusively Swedish material, and is still one of Sweden's most popular comic books today.