Honiball

T. O. Honiball was one of  South Africa's best known cartoonists. He produced numerous cartoons and comic strips between 1936 and 1978.

His "Oom Kaspaas en Nefie" comic strips were published for many years in "Die Burger" newspaper. They were published between 1939 and 1957.

They were popular enough to be reprinted in ten book volumes of collections between 1940 and 1949.

This is The First Collection of Oom Kapaas comic strips (1940) and a sample comic strip (this collection contains 75 pages of 12 panel strips):

This is The Second Collection of Oom Kapaas comic strips (1941) and a sample comic strip (this collection contains 52 pages of 12 panel strips):

This is The Third Collection of Oom Kapaas comic strips (1941) and a sample comic strip (this collection contains 52 pages of 12 panel strips):

This is The Fourth Collection of Oom Kapaas comic strips (1944) and a sample comic strip (this collection contains 52 pages - 26 pages of 12 panel strips; 26 pages of 9 panel strips):

This is The Fifth Collection of Oom Kapaas comic strips (1951) and a sample comic strip (this collection contains 52 pages of 9 panel strips:

This is The Sixth Collection of Oom Kapaas comic strips (1951) and a sample comic strip (this collection contains 52 pages of 9 panel strips:

This is The Seventh Collection of Oom Kapaas comic strips (1947) and a sample comic strip (this collection contains 52 pages of 9 panel strips:

This is The Eighth Collection of Oom Kapaas comic strips (1951) and a sample comic strip (this collection contains 52 pages of 9 panel strips:

This is The Ninth Collection of Oom Kapaas comic strips (1951) and a sample comic strip (this collection contains 52 pages of 9 panel strips:

This is The Tenth Collection of Oom Kapaas comic strips (1951) and a sample comic strip (this collection contains 52 pages of 9 panel strips:

Three later collections from the late 1970s: "Oom Kaspaas maak 'n plan", "Oom Kaspaas op Hol" and "Oom Kaspaas in die Knyp" (each volume 46 pages):

The next series he produced was "Jakkals en Wolf" for "Die Jongspan" newspaper, between 1942 and 1969.

Here is a sample of an early strip from 1946:

Another Jakkals en Wolf strip from 1946:

This series produced 12 collections in book form between 1943 and 1961. Here are collections 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 7; 10; 11 & 12:

 

Three Jakkals en Wolf Collections from the late 1970s: "Jakkals en Wolf sien Spoke", "Jakkals en Wolf in die Pekel" and "Jakkals en Wolf van Uilkraal"

Honiball also drew "Faan Brand" for Die Jongspan in 1946:

Honiball also drew "Kalie Skietebok" for Die Burger in 1951, and "Caltex-Kaskenades" for Die Burger and Die Jongspan in 1954.

Later came the series "Adoons-hulle" which was published in "Die Huisgenoot" between 1948 and 1971.

Here is a sample strip:

Other strip from Huisgenoot 02/03/1962 & 18/05/1962:

This series produced six collections in book form between 1949 and 1961.

Collections 1-6, with a sample page from each volume (Thanks Fred for these great images):

 

 

 

Three collections from the late 1970s: "Adoons, Keesje, Kaas & Kie", "Adoons-hulle dons op" and "Adoons-hulle boer vorentoe":

 

Naledi published these three books as a bundle in 2007:

 

FP Verster's excellent book "Van Kaspaas to Kaas" (2005) presents a history of his life and work: