peterogping

CREATOR

Name: Robert Storm Petersen (Storm P.).
Personal dates: Born 1882 in Denmark. Died 1949 in Denmark.
Other creations: De Kulørte Sider, De 3 Små Mænd og Nummermanden, En Underlig Mand, Storm Petersen Album.
Successors: None.
Comments: Storm P. was widely known for his very precise and thoughtful comments to everyday life often seen through the eyes of society's lower ranks. His countless vagabond cartoons and written monologs are filled with both disarming humour and appealing craziness.

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1922. Stopped in 1949 when the artist died.

Peter Vimmelskaft is a quiet, reflective man who wanders about in the streets of Copenhagen - or sits in his favourite bar - busily observing his fellow citizens. At his side he has a talking penguin, Ping (which is short for the Danish word Pingvin), who usually only enters the conversation in small one-word balloons. Several of Storm P.'s odd-looking characters found their way into the series.