Marc Sleen
Belgian cartoonist, comic artist (1922-2016) · Belgium · On the map · Artists · Died at 93
Marcel Honoree Nestor (ridder) Neels, known as Marc Sleen, was a Belgian comics artist. He was mostly known for his humorous adventure comic The Adventures of Nero and Co., but also created gag comics like Piet Fluwijn en Bolleke, De Lustige Kapoentjes, Doris Dobbel, Oktaaf Keunink and De Ronde van Frankrijk.
Marc Sleen is read about 23 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2016Died6 November 2016Decoration of the Flemish CommunityAward2005Honorary Citizen of BrusselsAward1993Bronzen AdhemarAward1974Prix Saint-MichelAward1922Born30 December 1922
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Wall painting in Antwerp showing the main characters of Nero![Statue of Nero in Hoeilaart. It was specifically placed in front of the old train station (nowadays a bar), because this is Nero's home in the series since the album De Verschrikkelijke Tweeling (The Horrible Twin (1990)). Sleen also lived in Hoeilaart.[14]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Hoeilaart_station_Nero_beeld_-2.JPG/1280px-Hoeilaart_station_Nero_beeld_-2.JPG)
Statue of Nero in Hoeilaart. It was specifically placed in front of the old train station (nowadays a bar), because this is Nero's home in the series since the album De Verschrikkelijke Tweeling (The Horrible Twin (1990)). Sleen also lived in Hoeilaart.[14]Awards
About this person
Country
Belgium
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2016 · aged 93
