Joepie
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| Founded | 1973 |
| First issue | 28 February 1973 |
| Final issue | 2015 |
| Company | De Persgroep |
| Country | Belgium |
| Language | Dutch |
| OCLC | 971494300 |
Joepie (Dutch: Yippie) was a weekly youth and music magazine published in Belgium. The magazine appeared between 1973 and 2015.
History and profile
[edit]Joepie was first published on 28 February 1973.[1] The founding company was N.V. Sparta which was later renamed as Magnet Magazines. It was the precursor of De Persgroep.[1] Guido Van Liefferinge was the founding editor-in-chief of the magazine which was published in Dutch.[1]
Joepie published photonovels which featured the Belgian singers such as Willy Sommers, Micha Mara, Paul Severs, Jimmy Frey and John Terra.[1] The magazine was redesigned in 1985 to improve its sales and became a publication with a focus on pop music celebrities.[1] It began to target 12-17 years old girls after its redesign.[2] The publications of photonovels ended in February 2014.[1] The magazine sold 31,133 copies in February 2015.[3] Joepie folded in the late 2015 due to lower circulation levels.[1] Shortly before its closure the frequency of the magazine was redesigned as monthly in April 2015.[3]
Two special issues of Joepie were published in 2019 and in 2023 for charity purposes.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Clarissa Colangelo (2023). The Belgian Photonovel, 1954-1985: An Introduction. Leuven: Leuven University Press. pp. 87–89. ISBN 978-94-6166-511-9.
- ^ "Joepie Magazine, Bob Dylan front cover". bobdylan-comewritersandcritics.com. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Joepie vanaf eind april maandblad". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Jongerenmagazine 'Joepie' komt eenmalig terug". De Standaard (in Dutch). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.